Special Events ... coming soon
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the last total solar eclipse
of the century on August
11, 1999
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1999
(November 19) Transit of Mercury
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next total lunar eclipse: January
21, 2000
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Eclipses
During 1999
Weekly and Monthly Events
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phases
of the moon
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sunrise/sunset
moonrise/moonset/moonphase computation
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sky
charts for different latitudes
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planet
finder where to find the planets
this month's Sky
Watcher's Diary from Abrams planetarium
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this week's What's
Up in the Sky from Sky and Telescope
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THIS
month's sky almanac from Astronomy magazine
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NEXT
month's sky almanac from Astronomy magazine
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Hal Kibbey's StarTrak
monthly description of sky events
sample sky calendar for April
97 from Abrams planetarium
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1998 USNO
Astronomical Almanac data online
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PBS' Jack Horkheimer is StarHustler
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this week's radio scripts from
Earth
& Sky with Debra Byrd and Joel Block
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celestial navigation sites
Telescopes and Binoculars
Telescope
Buying Guide from Morehead Planetarium
Heretic's
Telescope Guide easy to read with recommendation by price
sci.astro.amateur
Telescope Buying FAQ great detail with recommendations by price
How
to Buy Binoculars
Reviews
of astronomical telescopes, binoculars, & other stuff from Sky
& Telescope
go to the NCSSM
Physics home page or Duke
Astrophysics home page
send mail to kolena@ncssm-server.ncssm.edu
or kolena@phy.duke.edu