online resources

[oakwell]

can people please link me to online stuff they use to help me when i get my scope tomorrow?

i have downloaded a program and am looking at that but things printable would be good so i can learn where to look.

thanks

[pvaz]

free software:

Stellarium easiest to use

Sky Charts, Free Astronomy software , Celestial atlas best to create your own charts

Google Earth best DSO images

charts:

Star Wheel gives you the current sky configuration without a power supply

Skymaps.com - Publication Quality Sky Maps & Star Charts monthly map with events and best located objects for that month

Messier Maps shows all the messier DSOs location by constellation

SAC's 110 Best of the NGC Book greate free book with locating charts for the 110 best objects in the NGC catalog

EDIT: corrected the free star wheel link. this one is better

[richbyers]

think that should get you started!

what have you gone for?

rich

[oakwell]

have saved all them and will start looking through them once my scope comes tommorrow am looking forward to using it but so not clued up i need to do some homework on stuff to study.

[m.tweedy]

try this

http://tonightssky.com/MainPage.php

remember to set where you are observing from.

it can be printed in a variety of formats