Astronomy Links

Useful websites, information & friends.

The Manchester Astronomical Society

The home page of the Manchester AS

Heavens Above

The place to go to check if the ISS, Irridium Flares, or other satellites will be visible from your location

The Jodcast

The premier Pod cast for Astronomers - New editions at the beginning and middle of the month.

The Amateur Astronomy Centre

The AAC is a great place to visit, located in Todmorden over the pennines

The West Yorkshire Astronomical Society

The home page of the West Yorkshire AS.

The Hull and East Riding Astronomical Society

The home of the Hull & East Riding AS

NASA

Lots of interesting stuff from NASA including NASA TV.

Jet Propulsion Lab

Visit JPL to see what's happening in the world of space missions.

The Astronomy Now Magazine

The home of the UK's oldest Astronomy magazine.

Sky and Telescope Magazine

The home of the premier Astronomy magazine in the US.

Modern Astronomy

Modern Astronomy is run by Bernard Karpinski, who is always happy to talk to you and offer unbiased advice. He can supply the latest cameras, telescopes, filters and accessories, so why not visit his web site?

York Priory Centre

Home of the York CVS and the kind people who provide our meeting venue.

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Equipment, Books, etc.

UK Astronomy Buy and Sell

The best place to advertise free and browse "for sale" and "wanted" ads for UK astro gear.

Aurora Books

The place to buy new and second hand Astronomy books at unbeatable prices. Tell all your friends!

Astronomica

Astronomica offers a comprehensive selection of high quality products at affordable prices. Our range includes telescopes, eyepieces & accessories, and will suit the aspirations of beginners and advanced amateurs alike. As astronomers ourselves, we offer an excellent level of support and advice for all our customers. We attend most UK star-parties, where we invite you to examine and test the equipment we offer, or just pay us a visit to chat about astronomy in general.

Ian King Imaging

Ian sells quality Telescopes and Imaging equipment, and offers a 5% discount to YAS members on most of his products including Starlight, Astro Engineering TMB and some Vixen, but excluding the Skywatcher and one or two other ranges.

Rother Valley Optics

Located near Sheffield, Rother Valley Optics are one of our nearest Astronomy suppliers, and well worth a visit or phone call fi you are interested in buying your first scope, or needs a particular accessory or part.

Telescope House

Suppliers of a vast range of Astronomy equipment and accessories, and also the main UK Meade Dealer. Some very good prices and very fast delivery (normally next day) included in the price of most items.

Dark-Sky-Lighting

Light Pollution is wasted light and power, and costs you money. Power-saving sky-friendly floodlights and light fixtures can provide safe, effective lighting of homes and small businesses without glare. They can also save you money, and help you reduce pollution and unpleasant sky glow at the same time!

Earth And Sky Books

You can find book on all Astronomy related subjects here.

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