Useful Links
Peter Rea, a founder member of the society, was interviewed recently on BBC Radio Lincolnshire about pictures of Jupiter taken by The James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Artemis programme to revisit the Moon. You can listen to the interview here by kind permission of BBC Radio Lincolnshire.
Peter Rea interview 2022-08-24.mp3Links to external sites are provided for additional information. We do not endorse such websites; we are not responsible for, and cannot be held liable for their content.
Gresham College Lectures – A variety of free online lectures, many on astronomical themes
First Moon Landing Further Reading – ‘We Choose to go to the Moon’. Personal recollections of the first moon landing – Further reading for the talk on 5 June 2019 by Peter Rea, CDAS Founder Member
The Sky at Night – BBC television programme
Sky at Night Magazine – BBC astronomy magazine
Astronomy Now – British monthly astronomy magazine
Sky and Telescope – Leading American astronomy magazine
Amateur Astrophotography Ezine – Amateur astrophotography e-magazine written by fellow amateur astrophotographers
In The Sky – Guides to the night sky
The Night Sky This Month – Jodrell Bank astronomer, Prof Ian Morison, lists some of the sights that can be seen this month
Paul Money – Local astronomer, author, broadcaster and Sky at Night magazine reviews editor
The Moore Winter Marathon – Details of the BBC Sky at Night’s Moore Winter Marathon with interactive planetarium
Solar System Simulator – NASA/JPL solar system simulator
Pete Lawrence's Moon guides – Pete Lawrence's Moon guides with downloadable PDFs
Moon Phase – Current moon phase
Heavens Above – Visible passes of satellites (location preset to the observatory, change for your local position)
Weather Satellite – Satellite images of current weather conditions
Astrum Space – Astronomy based YouTube channel by Alex McColgan, film and TV student at Grimsby Institute
Go Stargazing – Information about public stargazing events
Stellarium – Free planetarium software
Cartes du Ciel – Free planetarium software
Computer Aided Astronomy – Free planetarium software
Registax – Free stacking software for planet images (Windows only)
Deep Sky Stacker – Free pre-processing software for deep sky images (Windows only)
StarStaX – Free software for star trail images (Mac OS and Windows)
Astronomy for children – A fun guide from NASA to teach children about astronomy
BAA – British Astronomical Association
ELAC – East Lincolnshire Astronomy Club
FAS – Federation of Astronomical Societies
LAS – Lincoln Astronomical Society
RAS – Royal Astronomical Society
SPA – Society for Popular Astronomy