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(This is not intended to be an exhaustive list. In fact, I was getting exhausted just trimming down my links collection for inclusion here. My astronomical links numbered nearly 400 by themselves, never mind all the other topics, and these were culled from them...)

Astronomical

Astronomy Clubs
Ft. Bend Astronomy Club
Jackson Astronomical Association
Pontchartrain Astronomy Society
Shreveport Astronomical Society
Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas
The Baton Rouge Astronomical Society

EQ Platforms (by builder's name)
Andre Heijkoop
Art DeBrito
Bill Cheng (article)
Bill Mitchell
Chuck Shaw (brief)
Chuck Shaw
Dave Molyneaux
David Shouldice
Don Odegard
EQ Platforms WebRing
Glenn Schaeffer
Guy Walton
Jan Van Gastel
Kurt Maurer
John Reagan
Nils Olof Carlin (stepper motor circuit)
Reiner Vogel
Tom Hole

Catalogs and Data
A General Catalogue of Herbig-Haro Objects
Abell Planetary Nebulae
Bill Ferris' GC visual magnitudes
Galactic Supernova Remnants (SNRs)
Interface to the McMaster GC Catalogue
Messier
NGC - IC Project
PK
The Interactive NGC Catalog Online
The Palomar Globulars
ADC for Amateur Astronomers
Aladin Interactive Sky Atlas
Astrographic Catalogue and AC 2000
Astronomical Data Sources
CfA Planetary Sciences Division
ESO and Space Telescope Science Archive Facilities
GIS And Base Map Data For The U.S
Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
NASA - IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)
Orbital Elements for Software Packages
Orbital Elements_ Comets
Recommended Star Catalogs
SAA 100_ Best Non-Messier Objects
SIMBAD Astronomical Database
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
The Astronomer's Telegram
The ATM Page

General websites
Deep-Sky.Org
ICSTARS Astronomy
Messier45.com
Night Sky Observer
Stargazing Network
The Web Nebulae

Imagery
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Catching the Light (Jerry Lodriguss)
Robert Gendler Astrophotography

Lunar
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Lunar Republic
Selenographia - the Inconstant Moon Atlas

Miscellaneous
Space Weather Bureau

Observatories
Amateur Observatories
Big Cigar Astronomy
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Panther Observatory
Rainwater Observatory
The United States Naval Observatory
The Warren Rupp Observatory
Waning Moon Observatory

Observing Information
Ben Sugerman's Visual Limiting Magnitude Calculator
Larry Bogan's Limiting Magnitude Calcalculator
Limiting magnitude (SEDS)
Scopulator

Challenging Observing Projects for Amateur Astronomers
Comets Currently Visible
Doug Synder's Planetary Nebulae Homepage
ICPLANETARIES
Internet Amateur Astronomers Catalog
Observing the Sky

Organizations
IDA
The Astronomical League
The Webb Society

Personal websites
AstroDesigns Homepage
Astronomy Boy
Greg Konkel's Home Page
Horizontal Mike
Nils Olof Carlin
Pete Lawrence's Web Site
Rod Mollise's Skywatch!
S4 - Chuck Shaw
Schurs Astrophotography
Thierry Lombry's Luxorion webpage

Publications
Amateur Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Now
The Astronomer Magazine

Reviews
Cloudy Nights
Ed Ting's Scope Reviews

Shoppers
astro!nfo Pinboard - Browse Advertisements
Astrofieds
AstroMart
Astronomy Buy & Sell
Astronomy Mall
AstronomyNet
Internet Telescope Exchange
TeleTrade

Star Parties
Deep South Regional Star Gaze
Deep South Texas Stargaze
Kielder Forest Star Camp
Kisatchie Star Party
Mid-South Star Gaze
Starfest
Texas Star Party

Accessories & components
Astrobuffet Products
Astrosystems
David Chandler Company
FocusKnobs
Hutech Astronomical Products
Ideal Astronomy
Jim's Mobile, Inc. (JMI)
KenDauzat.net
Lumicon Home Page
Meridian Telescopes
MoonLite Telescope Accessories
Optical Components, Inc.
ProtoStar Astronomy Products
RobinCasady.com
ScopeStuff
ScopeTronix Astronomy Products
Sky Commander
The Insulated Dewshield Homepage
Venturescope (UK)

Books & publications
Covington Innovations
Willmann-Bell

Coating
Focal Point
QSP Optical Technology, Inc.
Spectrum Coatings

Miscellaneous
AstroPro
Austin Astronomy and Science
Green Witch Astronomy Centre
Idealastronomy.com
Schott Glass Technologies Inc
Stellar Products
Surplus Shed
The Beer Chair.Com

Mounts & Drives
CelesTrak
Equatorial Platforms
Pier-Tech
Tech2000 (DobDriver II)

Observatories
Backyard Observatories
Moonshine Domes
SkyShed Observatories
The SkyShed

Optics
A. Jaegers, Jr. Optics, Inc.
D & G Optical
Galaxy Optics
Kennedy Optics
Lightholder Optics
Mike Spooner
NOVA Optical Systems
Optical Components, Inc.
Optical Mechanics
Pegasus Optics
QED Technologies
R.F. Royce POC
Sirius Optics
Swayze Optical

Retailers & discounters
Analytical Scientific, Ltd.
APM Information System
Astronomics
Crazy Ed Optical
Hands on Optics
Orion Telescopes and Binoculars
Rother Valley Optics
Telescopes Direct

Software
DeepSky 2000
GrayStel Software Ltd.
Guide
MegaStar
Programs to generate XEphem 3.4 xe2 catalogs
Rainman Software
Skyhound
SkyMap Software
XEphem RPM's for Linux
XEphem_ The Astronomy Software for UNIX and Linux

Astronomy Freeware and Shareware
Astronomy Programs
AstroTips - Astronomy Freeware and Shareware
AstroTips
Dan's Astronomy Software Collection
ftp.seds.org_pub_software_pc_optic
Manfred Dings - Download Freeware (astronomy)
MS-DOS en Windows Astronomie Software Archief
Old astronomy software
Only Freeware (astronomy)
SEDS software listing

Miscellaneous
Aberrator.astronomy.net
AstroPlanner
Cartes du Ciel - (SkyChart, @SourceForge)
Fourmilab
Moon Calc
Planetarium Software (Bill Arnett)
SatEvo Page
Sky Charts (Cartes du Ciel)
Sky View Cafe - Astronomy - Star Charts and Ephemeris
The Hitchhiker Homepage
Virtual Atlas of the Moon

Telescopes
Apogee Inc.
Astro-Physics
Bray Imaging
Celestron
Guan Sheng Optical Co.
Jim's Mobile, Inc. (JMI)
Meade
Pulsar Optical
Starmaster Portable Telescopes
Tele Vue Optics


Other than Astronomical

Development
ACCU (Association of C & C++ Users)
Bob Stout's SNIPPETS
Cprogramming.com
Dev-C++ on SourgeForge
Digital Mars C and C++ Compilers
Eton Computer Systems Ltd
The Dev-C++ Resource Site

CLC FAQ
Programming in C
WinProg.org

A Tutorial on Pointers and Arrays in C
The GNU C Programming Tutorial
theForger's Win32 API Tutorial
The alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++ FAQ

Catalog of Free Compilers and Interpreters
Network Tools

ActivePerl Function Reference
PERL Programming Resource Center
perl.com

Catch22
Win32 Programming FAQ

Camping & outdoor
L.L.Bean
Lands' End
RefrigiWear-Industrial Quality-Economical Prices

Road maps
MSN Maps & Directions

Topo - aerial
JSC orbital photographs
TerraServer Homepage
TopoZone

Home & hardware
Electronic Surplus Inc.
Hoover Fence
Hurst Manufacturing
Laptops for less (power adapters)
Lile Engineering
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
OnlineMetals
Reid Tool Supply
Sloan's Woodshop - The Scroll Saw Store
SmallParts.com
TAP Plastics

Travel
Alpine, Texas
French Camp Academy
Prude Guest Ranch
Queen Wilhelmina State Park
The Davis Mountains of Texas
The Official Fort Davis Home Page
Travel Big Bend Texas

Weather
Astro-Weather-Meteo
CRWS Jet Stream Map Menu
NOAA - National Weather Service
Weather Underground

Miscellaneous
ThinkGeek __ Stuff for Smart Masses
XFree86(TM)_ Home Page
FreeBSD Inc.
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
Hoaxbusters
MajorGeeks.com
PostScript to Acrobat converter

Yo Pete (Pete Barbutti)
American Science & Surplus

Software
Backup4all
Boxer Software
HI-TECH Software
Jasc Software
UltraEdit (IDM)
ZTree

Free Windows Software by Gregory Braun
Freeware Home

NEdit
pdf 995
Pegasus Mail
Source Edit
The VIM Home Page
Theophilos Home Page
Tranglos Software
XEphem
ZipCentral



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