Resources

Astrophotography:

Chris Hendren’s Night Sky Photography – Great astrophotography site.

Jerry Lodriguss – deep-sky astronomical photographs, tips and techniques for digital astrophotography, and image processing in Photoshop.

Robert Gendler – Astrophotgraphy author of “A Year in the Life of the Universe”

Russell Croman – “Fine Photographs of Celestial Wonders”

Spiegelteam – lots of astrophotos

 

Observing:

Heavens Above – predicts where to look to see Satellites, International Space Station, Shuttle, Iridium Flares, Hubble Telescope, and the ISS Tool Bag.

Skymaps.com – monthly skymaps.

Sky & Telescope  - observing highlights

Tonight’s Sky – customizable web based observing session planner.

 

Organizations:

Astronomical League – promotes observing and planning with many observing “clubs” with awards!

Orange County Astronomers – calendar, one of the largest astronomy clubs in the United States located in Orange County with their own dark sky site near Temecula, CA.

Riverside Astronomical Society – Star Parties, Riverside astronomy club with their own club site near Joshua Tree, CA.

 

Retail:

 Oceanside Photo & Telescope – great products and great help. Very knowledgeable staff.

Orion Telescopes & Binoculars – great prices, and great place to order if you exactly what you need.

Cloudy Nights- online classifieds.

 

Starting Out:

Andy’s Shotglass – articles, tutorials, and videos great and easy to navigate site.

Cloudy Nights – reviews, articles, forums, and classifieds probably the best resource out there.

 

Weather:

Clear Sky Chart- astronomer’s forecast for the OCA Anza Observatory, OCA Silverado,  Riverside Astronomical Society site, Joshua Tree, Laguna Niguel, and many other locations.

Accuweather.com – Weather forecasts for, OCA Anza site, Riverside Astronomical Society site, Joshua Tree, Laguna Hills . . .