Natural World: Sun, Moon, Weather, & More

Astronomy: Sun, Moon, Solstices, Equinoxes, etc.

Want to know how many hours of sunlight there are in a particular location on a specific day?  When the moon will be full?  Exactly when Winter Solstice or Summer Solstice occurs?  Other cool stuff like that? 

US Naval Observatory Data Services

• • Sun and Moon data

  • Rise, set, transit, twilight data; phases of the moon; eclipses and transits; positions of celestial objects; synthetic views of the earth and solar system bodies; dates; celestial navigation; misc.

• http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services

US Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications

• • Includes Data Services (above)

  • Astronomical Information Center

    • Solstices, Equinoxes, FAQs, etc.

• http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications

US Naval Observatory Main

• http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO

archeoastronomy.com charts

• • Equinox, Solstice, and Cross-Quarter moments for different years

• http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/2011.html

Weather

I lived in the Pacific Northwest for a little while and think Cliff Mass rocks. 

Cliff Mass Weather Blog

• http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/

The Weather of the Pacific Northwest

• • Cliff Mass' amazing book about the many different microclimates and kinds of weather in the PNW.  Easily understood by us ordinary folks. 

• http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/MASWEA.html