Resources+for+Amigos-ITEST+Astronomers


 * Here's a great [|map of the sky] for Boston. You can click on different buttons to see different things!


 * Here is a monthly [|sky chart] in any language you want! You can pick a star map for the northern hemishpere or equatorial area.


 * Here is a link to [|what the symbols mean] on the map of the sky


 * **Here's a link that helps you to know if the [|Boston Skies] or** **if the [|Arizona Skies]** **will be clear for your viewing the universe!**


 * **[|Spaceweather.com]**A good source of current sky happenings, from possible aurora displays, upcoming meteor showers, bright comet observing opportunities, NEOs (Near Earth Objects, as in asteroids passing near the Earth) to current views of the Sun.


 * A free, open source**[| planetarium computer program]** for seeing the night and daytime sky anywhere in the world. Available for Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux computer systems.

7Timer!, pronounced as "Tri-Timer", means "bell of clear sky" in Chinese, provides slightly less precise weather modeling & forecasting predications, but for any location around the world. Provided by Ye Quanzhi.
 * **[|7Timer's Astroweather Panel] - Another Sky Predicaton Service**


 * **[|Sky & Telescope publication Sky & Telescope]**, See the "Sky Tonight" to find out where planets, stars and constellations are on each night of the week. This provides a wealth of current information on astronomy news, happenings, including current observational events.
 * **[|Heavens-Above]** is a non-profit web site dedicated to observing and tracking satellites orbiting the Earth. See detailed star charts of satellite paths across the sky. Excellent resource to help determine what that unexpected object is in our MicroObservatory images! **[|Heavens-Above for the Arizona site.]**