astronomy link roundup in honor of the perseids

hello! the earth is once again moving through the perseid cloud. the peak of the meteor shower is tonight (and tomorrow night), so i'll be waking up before dawn to see it. i should probably be sleeping right now instead of blogging, so today's post is a quick but topical roundup of some astronomy sites i enjoy.

update: the moon was too bright! i didn't see any meteors!

meteoritical bulletin database

database of 77k+ meteorites with basic information about each

american meteor society's fireball database

fireballs are extra bright meteors. if you see one, you can report it on their site!

the clear sky chart home page

astronomical condition forecasts for thousands of locations in canada, the usa, and parts of mexico

space weather prediction center

see how the sun's doing! this is where i go to check for aurora updates. they have a dashboard for space weather enthusiasts hehehe

seiichi yoshida's home page

30 year old personal website full of photos and data about comets. still actively updated! i really like the yearly diaries of comet observations

stellafane

amateur astronomy and telescope making club that holds a yearly convention. their site has everything you need to know about building your own telescope

nasa's astronomy picture of the day

simple and fun. pictures :-)