Local Astronomical Weather Forecast sky conditions for the next 48 hours at Finger Lakes Area Airport near Waterloo. Close enough to be good for Southern Cayuga Observatory. This Canadian weather man is quite accurate. Another site for local forecasts is www.accuweather.com. Enter your zip at the top left box.

A terrific beginners site by an young amateur with lots of advice and the story of his adventures exploring the sky. Astrogirl, (astrogirl.org) a very useful site, covers a broad range of astronomy subjects and is not only for women.

For Teachers and Students Superb instructional animations that explain astronomical phenomena, with instructions and teaching aids.

Find Satellites and International Space Station Up to date information on all statellites with maps a,d time of passage over your site.

Sky Map for any time, any location

Free Sky Map download Cartes du Ceil (Maps of the Sky) takes time to learn all of its many features but is useful right away. Basic version shows stars to Magnitude 9. Additional catalogs can be added to Magnitude 20.

Telescope and Equipment Reviews with good advice.

Buy and Sell used astronomy stuff at Astromart.

Sky and Telescope magazine Read by amateurs and professional astronomers, sometimes a little dense for beginners but that makes you learn more about astronomy.

Astronomy magazine better for novices than S&T but even advanced amateurs subscribe. Many useful links and much information on their web site.