Astro Resources at MCC
Astronomy Web Tool Kit
Phases of the Moon
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Planetary Atmospheres
Energy Levels and Spectral Lines
Craters and Surface Ages
Density of the Terrestrial Planets
Magnitude Calculator
Free Astronomy Software
Celestia, cosmic 3-D simulator
Google Earth shows the night sky
Google Mars: explore the Red Planet
Stellarium, a planetarium program
Orbiter, space flight simulator
Heavens Above: track a satellite
Observatories in Arizona
Kitt Peak National Observatory
(west of Tucson, open to visitors)
Lowell Observatory
(Flagstaff, open to visitors)
Mt. Graham International Observatory
(near Safford, guided tours)
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
(south of Tucson, guided tours)
Discovery Channel Telescope
(near Flagstaff, under construction)
Arizona Science Centers & Planetariums
Dorrance Planetarium
at Arizona Science Center
Challenger Space Center (Peoria, AZ)
UofA Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium
Local Astronomy Clubs
East Valley Astronomy Club
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix Astronomical Society
Other Astronomy Sites in the Southwest
Meteor Crater (east of Winslow, AZ)
Very Large Array (western New Mexico, on US Highway 60)
Astronomy News and What's Up?
Space News at Live Science
Near-Earth weather at NASA Space Weather
Night-time forecast at Clear Sky Clock
Sky & Telescope's Sky at a Glance
Astronomy Image Archives
Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA Planetary Photojournal
NASA Human Spaceflight Gallery
Hubble Space Telescope Gallery
Hubble Heritage Project
NASA Image Exchange
NOAO Image Gallery
Space-based Observatories
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Fermi Space Telescope
Chandra X-Ray Observatory
GALEX: Galaxy Ultraviolet Explorer
Hubble Space Telescope
Kepler Planet-hunting Mission
Spitzer Space Telescope
Herschel Infrared Observatory
Wilkinson Microwave Observatory
Planck Microwave Observatory
Missions to the Solar System
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
MESSENGER to Mercury (arrival 2011)
Magellan at Venus (1989 - 1994)
Venus Express (arrived May 2006)
Lunar Recon. Orbiter (arrived June 2009)
LCROSS Impactor (arrives October 2009)
Mars Global Surveyor (1997 - 2006)
2001 Mars Odyssey (arrived October 2001)
Mars Express (arrived December 2003)
Mars Exploration Rovers (arr. January 2004)
Mars Recon. Orbiter (arr. March 2006)
Mars Phoenix Lander (arrived May 2008)
Dawn to Vesta and Ceres (arrival 2011)
Galileo at Jupiter (1995 - 2003)
Cassini at Saturn (arrived July 2004)
New Horizons to Pluto (arrival 2015)
The Voyagers to outer Solar System (1977 - ?)
Chronological List Of All Missions (1957-?)
Contact Kevin Healy: email: khealy@mesacc.edu | phone: 480-461-7027 | office: PS 239 map
