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Beginner's Guide to the Night Sky
developed by Michael Rogers
Capital Area Astronomy Club
Mid-Michigan, USA

Links to Other Sites (or things to do when it's cloudy)

Sky Online
Sky & Telescope magazine's home site. Launchpad to huge variety of astronomy and space science resources.

Discovery.com Skywatch
Updated monthly, this terrific site has outstanding, easy-to-understand resources and projects for children and parents.

Abrams Planetarium

One of the nation's finest planeteriums, located on the beautiful campus of Michigan State University. Its staff is known around the world for their astronomy outreach efforts and educational expertise.

Capital Area Astronomy Club (CAAC)

Where mid-Michigan beginning and expert amateur astronomers get together to share information and fellowship. Meets 1st Wednesday of every month at Abrams Planetarium, East Lansing, Michigan. For more information contact michaelwrogers@hotmail.com. You can also sign up for the club's email list:

Subscribe to Capital Area Astronomy Club
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Fox Park Public Observatory

Located in mid-Michigan, this facility is the premier public observatory complex in the Midwest.

Sienna Software

Home of the makers of Starry Night, an outstanding astronomy computer program (PC and Mac) for beginners and experts. Highly recommended!

International Dark Sky Association

Dedicated to fighting the light pollution that robs us of the ability to enjoy the night sky.

Small Business Association of Michigan

Not an astronomy site, but the place to go to find out how to start or sustain a small business in Michigan.

The Astronomy Educator
A resource for Ontario, Canada, students and teachers. The Astronomy Educator is designed to highlight current sky events in a form that may be of interest to educators, students and their families.

The Binocular Box
Ready to start looking at the sky with optical aid? Handy with tools? Try building this unique binocular box.

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