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THE UNIVERSE Highlights of The Day Astronomy Pictures of Day/Week ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY - Authors & Editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA), NASA Multimedia Astronomy Image Database (Text & Images). "...Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer..." For more information see Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive ASTRONOMICAL IMAGES - Author: D. Malin, Anglo-Australian Observatory, Australia Multimedia Image Database (Text & Images). For more information see Anglo-Australian Observatory, Australia CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY PICTURE OF THE DAY - Chandra X-ray Center, NASA Multimedia Image Database (Text & Images). For more information see Chandra X-ray Center @ Havard or Chandra X-ray Center @ NASA HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS PICTURE OF THE WEEK - High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), NASA Multimedia Image Database (Text & Images). For more information see High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE PICTURE OF THE WEEK - Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Multimedia Image Database (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see the Hubble Space Telescope Space Agency Missions EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY MISSIONS - European Space Agency For more information see the European Space Agency HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS MISSIONS - High Energy Astrophysics Sciences Archive Research Center (HEASARC), NASA JPL CURRENT & FUTURE MISSIONS - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA TODAY AT NASA - NASA

MICROLENSING - GRAVITATIONAL LENSING Microlensing, Gravitational Lensing Databases THE OPTICAL GRAVITATIONAL LENSING EXPERIMENT - Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE), Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory, Warsaw, Poland Multimedia Optical Gravitational Lensing Database (Text & Images). For more information see the Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory MICROLENSING ALERTS - MOA (Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics), University of Canterbury, New Zealand Multimedia Database (Text & Images). For more information see MOA (Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics), New Zealand or University of Canterbury Microlensing Courses & Teaching Modules MICROLENSING - P.D. Sackett, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, ANU, Canberra, Australia Multimedia Microlensing Teaching Modules (Text & Images). "...Micro lenses located in distant galaxies are massive, compact astronomical objects with a gravitational force field of a sufficient strength to bend and refocus the light of a very distant source of light into multiple images separated by about a microarcsecond..." For more information see Penny D. Sackett's Home Page or the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics

ASTRONOMICAL - ASTROPHYSICS VIEWERS & DATABASES Astronomical - Astrophysics Databases - All Inclusive ASTRONOMICAL DATABASES - Canadian Astronomy Data Center Multimedia Astronomical Databases (Text & Images). For more information see the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics ASTROPHYSICS DATABASES - National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) NASA Multimedia Astrophysics Databases (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) CDS: THE VIZIER CATALOGUE SERVICE, SIMBAD, ALADIN SKY ATLAS - Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS, Strasbourg), France Multimedia Astronomical Databases (Text & Images). For more information see the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS, Strasbourg), France MAPS - University of Minnesota Multimedia Astronomical Databases (Text & Images). NATIONAL VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY DATASCOPE - High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Exploration of the Universe Division (EUD), Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Multimedia Astronomical Databases (Text & Images). "...allows the user to query many different services but also returns results in common standardized formats, allows access to many remote archives, and will send selected datasets into analysis tools like Aladin, OASIS, VOPlot and VOStat..." For more information see the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC); Exploration of the Universe Division (EUD) or the Goddard Space Flight Center SKYVIEW - High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), NASA Multimedia Astronomical Databases (Text & Images). For more information see HEASARC Specialized Astronomical & Astrophysics Databases ISO Databases INFRARED SPACE OBSERVATORY DATA - Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), The Netherlands Multimedia Infrared Space Observatory Databases (Text & Images). Stars in Open Clusters Databases STARS IN OPEN CLUSTERS DATABASE - J.C. Mermilliod, Institute of Astronomy, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Multimedia Stars in Open Clusters Databases (Text & Images). "...The database tries to collect all published data for stars in open clusters that may be useful either to determine the star membership, or to study the stellar content and properties of the clusters..." For more information see Institute of Astronomy

EXTRASOLAR PLANETS Extrasolar Planets Databases & Teaching Modules EXTRASOLAR PLANETS - G.W. Marcy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State University & U.C. Berkeley Multimedia Extrasolar Planets Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Geoffrey W. Marcy's Home Page or the Department of Physics and Astronomy THE EXTRASOLAR PLANETS ENCYCLOPAEDIA - J. Schneider, Observatoire de Paris, Paris France Multimedia Extrasolar Planets Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see the Observatoire de Paris

IMAGE ATLASES & DATABASES Image Atlases & Databases All Inclusive DEEPSKY ATLAS - Deepsky Atlas, Hawaiian Astonomical Society Multimedia Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). An "...online atlas of the heavens, combined with photographs of significant objects, and their descriptions..." For more information see Hawaiian Astonomical Society Major Databases include Constellations Messier Objects The Caldwell Listing Beyond Messier & Caldwell DEEP-SKY CORNER ATLAS - The astro!nfo Team, Buchs/ZH, Switzerland Multimedia Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). In German/Deutsch. For more information see the Astronomical Information in Cyberspace

Image Atlas/Databases by Category Caldwell Objects CALDWELL OBJECTS - Deepsky Atlas, Hawaiian Astonomical Society Multimedia Caldwell Objects Database (Text & Images). For more information see Deepsky Atlas or Hawaiian Astonomical Society Constellations CONSTELLATIONS - Deepsky Atlas, Hawaiian Astonomical Society Multimedia Constellations Database (Text & Images). For more information see Deepsky Atlas or Hawaiian Astonomical Society CONSTELLATIONS: THE DEEP PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO - S. Kohle & T. Credner, Astronomical Institutes of the University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany Multimedia Constellations Database (Text & Images). "...Every month a constellation of the season is presented..." For more information see Digital Images of the Sky or Astronomical Institutes of the University of Bonn CONSTELLATIONS - TCAEP.co.uk, J. Stott Multimedia Constellations Database (Text Only). "...Table of constellations with info on 3164 stars..." For more information see Welcome to TCAEP.co.uk CONSTELLATIONS - The Peoria Astronomical Society Multimedia Constellations Database (Text & Images). For more information see Astronomical Handbook or the The Peoria Astronomical Society Dark Matter CRYOGENIC DARK MATTER SEARCH - CDMS Consoritium Multimedia Dark Matter Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Messier Objects MESSIER LISTING - Deepsky Atlas, Hawaiian Astonomical Society Multimedia Messier Objects Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Deepsky Atlas or Hawaiian Astonomical Society MESSIER FROM THE DIGITAL SKY SURVEY - B. Arnett, nineplanets.org Multimedia Messier Objects Database (Text & Images). For more information see Bill Arnett's Home Page or nineplanets.org Nebulae NEBULAE - B. Arnett, nineplanets.org Multimedia Nebulae Database (Text & Images). For more information see Bill Arnett's Home Page or nineplanets.org

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