Newaygo County Dark Sky Astronomers
Members' Favorite Sites


Astronomical Photos by Newaygo County Dark Sky Astronomers member Terry Hancock

The Down Under Observatory: NCDSA member Terry Hancock's website

Spaceweather: news and information about the Sun-Earth environment

NASA: information about all things related to NASA

Heavens Above: transit predictions for satellites (including the International Space Station), Space Shuttle missions, comets, minor planets, and sun and moon data.

Heavens Above site configured for Stephen F. Wessling Observatory location.

Mars Rover: follow the explorations of Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity

Astronomy Picture of the Day: a new astronomy photograph every day with an explanation from a professional astronomer

Chandra: information about NASA’s flagship mission for X-ray astronomy.

JPL’s Site about near-Earth asteroids

Hubble: cosmic mysteries unraveled by the Hubble Space Telescope

ISS: an interactive reference guide to the International Space Station

Clear Sky Charts and North American seeing observations

USNO Sun and Moon data for Stephen F. Wessling Observatory.

U.S. Naval Observatory: create yearly charts of sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset, eclipses, and more

SETI@home uses Internet connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.

Star Map for Stephen F. Wessling Observatory

Cal Sky: sign up for e-mail alerts of good ISS passes, Iridium flares, aurora alerts, daily celestial calendar, and more.

Beyond the International Year of Astronomy

Muskegon Astronomical Society

Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association

Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce

Newaygo Conservation District

Newaygo County Council for the Arts

Newpage Publishing

Stephen F. Wessling Observatory
Owned and operated by the Newaygo Conservation District

Located at 6523 West Baseline Road, Fremont, Michigan 49412