DATABASES
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- Science Reference CenterContains astronomy-related materials from magazines, science encyclopedias, and reference books. Search by keywords, subject headings, and "benchmark" categories such as "Earth & Space Sciences - Astronomy".
LIBRARY BOOKS
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Call Number: NJ 522.09749 Lyn
Guide to the night sky designed for beginner and intermediate stargazers ages twelve and up. Includes monthly star maps for New Jersey’s northern latitude, and a local resource guide.
Call Number: 523 Moo
Written for newcomers, half of the guide consists of maps of the constellations, and the other half contains the categories of celestial objects visible through binoculars or small telescopes.
NightWatch : a practical guide to viewing the universe
Call Number: 523 Dic
"This long-overdue update of a classic handbook for amateur astronomers combines a text both meaty and hard to put down with a great array of charts, boxes, tables, and dazzling full-color photos of the sky." School Library Journal review.
Astronomy : a visual guide
Call Number: 520 Gar
Astronomy is custom designed to inspire stargazing. Twenty-four sky maps are offered for just such an eventuality. Otherwise, astrophysicist Garlick organizes the universe in a conventional but still beautiful manner, proceeding from the solar system outward to the multibillion-light-year depths probed by the Hubble Space Telescope
Origins : fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution
Call Number: 523.1 Tys
"This is the most informative, congenial and accessible general look at cosmology to come along since Carl Sagan's Cosmos 27 years ago...incorporat[ing] the latest cosmological developments, from string theory to recent thinking on dark energy." Publishers Weekly review.
WEB SITES
- NJ Night SkyAn online astronomy community, with forums, news, equipment reviews and classifieds.
- This Week's Sky at a GlanceProvided by Sky and Telescope.
- The Sky This MonthProvided by Astronomy Magazine.
- Astronomical Almanac"An interactive utility that can calculate the position of any astronomical object for any time, date and location on Earth. It also provides details for the Sun, Moon and planets."
- Interactive Sky Chart"Create a custom naked-eye map of the whole sky for any place on Earth, at any time of day or night, on any date from 1600 to 2400." From Sky & Telescope.
- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationThe main site for NASA is the entryway to a huge amount of information in various formats, with sections for children, students, educators, the media, missions, news, and more.
- HubbleSiteDevoted to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Contains news; photographs of "stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, and strange celestial phenomena" taken by the telescope; an FAQ; educational resources and games; and more.
- Astonomy Picture of the Day"Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer."
- astronomyLINKSAstronomy and space related links from around the world.
- Virtual Reference Library - AstronomyAn index of astronomy-related links provided by the librarians of Toronto Public Library.
ASTRONOMY CLUBS
- Willingboro Astronomical SocietyMeetings on the first and last Friday of the month (except when holidays interfere), 7:30-9:30 pm, usually held at the St. Peter Celestine School in Cherry Hill; public education; star parties; in-depth training and experienced leadership.
- Amateur Astronomers Association of PrincetonMeetings with lectures on the second Tuesday of the month (September through June) at 8 pm, usually at Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus; workshops; use of the two club observatories; public outreach and regional star parties.
- ASTRA - Astronomical Society of the Toms River AreaMonthly meetings at the Ocean County College in Toms River; use of club telescope; student discount on admission to Planetarium shows.
- Delaware Valley Amateur AstronomersMeetings with speakers usually held the second Friday of each month at 7 pm in the Greater Plymouth Community Center in Plymouth Meeting, PA; telescope construction; star parties; newsletter, observing classes.
- South Jersey Astronomy ClubMeetings on the second Thursday of the month at the Upper Cape Branch (Upper Township), Cape May County Library; public sky watches; star parties.
- New Jersey Astronomical AssociationMonthly meetings with speakers at the Edwin E. Aldrin Astronomical Center in Voorhees State Park; observatory; newsletter; star parties; annual BBQ.
- United Astronomy Clubs of New JerseyAn umbrella organization for New Jersey area astronomy clubs; astronomy programs every Satruday evening from April through October; hosts a dark sky observing site at Jenny Jump State Forest near Hope, NJ.
PUBLIC TELESCOPES
- Simpson ObservatoryOf the Amateur Astronomers Assn. of Princeton. Located in Washington Crossing State Park, several miles west of Pennington, NJ. Open to the public on pre-selected Friday nights April through October.
- Joel N. Bloom ObservatoryLocated at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, the telescopes are open daily, weather permitting, for daytime and nighttime viewing. Operated by the Institute's Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts.
- Robert A. Schommer Astronomical ObservatoryOn the Busch Campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway; currently closed for renovation.
- Paul Robinson ObservatoryOf the New Jersey Astronomical Assn. Located in Voorhees State Park, Glen Gardner, NJ. Open Saturdays 8:30-10:30 p.m., Memorial Day-October 31, plus fourth Saturdays in November & February.
PLANETARIUMS
- Fels PlanetariumLocated in the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia; renovated in 2002 with state-of-the-art digital projection.
- New Jersey State PlanetariumLocated in the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton, NJ; currently closed for renovation but due to re-open soon.
- Hayden PlanetariumIn the Rose Center for Earth and Space, at the Ameican Museum of Natural History in New York City.
- Planetarium at RVCCNew Jersey Astronomy Center for Education at Raritan Valley Community College in Somerville, NJ.
- Robert J. Novins PlanetariumLocated in Toms River on the Ocean County College campus. Currently closed for renovation.
- Alice and Leonard Dreyfuss PlanetariumNew Jersey's first planetarium offers programs on astronomy, space exploration, constellations, and more. Located at the Newark Museum in Newark, NJ.
MUSEUMS
- Rose Center for Earth and SpaceIn the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Includes an impressive exhibit on the evolution of the universe.
- Franklin Institute Science Museum"Space Command" is a permanent exhibit at this Philadelphia museum. It focuses on the equipment and methods of space exploration, both past and future.
Staff @ BCLS |
 Marge Delaney |
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