These are some recommended astronomy related websites. If you have, or know of, a good website which should be included in this list, then please send an email to brendan@djmurphy.demon.co.uk.

CPAC Members' Personal Websites

Dave Smith's Website
Club Member, Dave Smith, hosts his own website. An interesting assortment of astronomy pictures and pictures of birds!

Tim's Astro Pics
Club Member, Tim Duke, hosts his own website with many Astronomy photos taken by himself.

Jim's Astro Equipment
Club Member, Jim Vincent, hosts his own website with telescopes for Sale.

Peter Carson's Website
Club Member, Peter Carson, hosts his own website displaying his own astro photos!

Chris & Anthony Seal's Homepage
Meet Chris & Anthony Seal. They used to attend our Club but can now be found chasing eclipes! Discover their enthusiasm and learn all about the equipment they use to capture a solar eclipse. Recently appeared on Channel 4 Television and also on the Discovery Channel

Around Essex

Loughton Astronomical Society
Meets Every Thursday in the Scout Hall, Theydon Bois, Essex.  This Club also arranges the the Annual Equinox Sky Camp at Thetford.

Southend Planetarium
Just next to Southend Victoria Railway Station, is the Southend Museum. In here, you can visit the Southend Planetarium and receive a realistic tour of the skies.

Thurrock Astronomy Society
Another Astronomy Club in Essex. The Thurrock Astronomy Society is situated near Grays and Tilbury.

Other "Friends of the Club"

Pete Simmons' Astronomical & Musical Website
This is a link to Pete Simmons' Website who recently entertained us with his own pictures of La Palma accompanied with his own musical talent.

Fort Bend Astronomy Club
Keith Hammons enlightened us recently with his talk about the George Observatory and the activities of the Fort Bend Astronomy Club including the Texas Star Party.

Jonathon Tennison
A Guest Speaker who recently told us all about evidence of water in the Solar System and beyond

Astronomical Utilities ( Calculations and Predictions )

Heavens Above
When and Where to see the new International Space Station (ISS). This website plots the path and transit times of the ISS above your location.

The Salopian Web
Star charts, Sky Diary, a guide to the current month's astronomical events, lunar phases, sunrise and sunset times, a guide to the constellations and a description of visibility of the  major planets for the current month, plus orbital elements (keplers) for orbiting satellites and space stations.

Computing Planetary Positions.
All the necessary equations and algorithms required to calculate the positions of the Sun, Moon and planets to an accuracy of 1-2 arc minutes. An easy to read tutorial with worked examples. Routines can be easily converted into BASIC, Java, C, and C++ to make your own astronomy applications.

Earth, Moon and Sky Viewer
A very good website which displays the Night-Sky above your location. It can also show in graphic form the Earth as it is illuminated by the Sun. This website can also show what the Earth would look like right now if you were viewing it from the Moon. Good Astronomy related Screen-Savers too to download. Many other very good HTML and Java applications for keen astronomers.

Total Solar Eclipses
A map showing the moon's shadow for the next 20 years.

Other Interesting Websites

Astronomy Picture of the Day A high-resolution astronomy picture from Nasa updated daily. Why not make it your default start-up page?

Other Organisations

The Federation of Astronomical Societies
The Castle Point Astronomy Club and the other two Essex Clubs mentioned above are members of the Federation of Astronomical Societies. If you do not live in Essex, you will find a good Astronomy Club near you.

Campaign for Dark Skies
Better lighting will keep the skies dark whilst lighting up the streets.

Nasa's Homepage
No Astronomical list will be complete without this entry.

Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Information on Cassini, Galileo, Voyager 1 & 2, Mars Global Surveyor and future missions to the solar-system.

Hubble Space Telescope
Latest pictures and more information.

Latest Weather Satellite Image
from Nottingham University.