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Skyview - NASA's virtual telescope.

Google Earth - Explore far-away galaxies, nebulae, and more. Start with the beginner tour to see the highlights or browse on your own to take the scenic route. Zoom in to see imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, hear about the lifecycle of a star, or even view the constellations.

Celestial Sphere - Very impressive online virtual planetarium.

AstroViewer - Dirk Matussek's really well done planetarium applet with 1400 stars. Nice user interface. Can generate printable charts (pdf format too.)

Sky View Cafe - Another virtual planetarium with planetary orbits and ephemeris, calendar, and Jovian/Saturn moons. Easily jump to a number of celestial events.

Sky & Telescope Interactive Sky Chart - A planetarium applet from Sky and Telescope magazine. Can generate printable sky charts.

Stars and Constellations - Information and views of the constellations. Includes interactive star charts.

Fourmilab - John Walkers's collection of online software including Earth and Moon Viewer, Solar System Live and Your Sky.

GeoAstro Applet Collection - Juergen Giesen's collection of small astronomy applets.

Night Sky Observer - Lots of astronomy news.

Star Journey: The Heavens - Star Chart @ nationalgeographic.com

SEDS - Home of Nine Planets Solar System Tour, Messier Deep-Sky Catalog, and various other gems.

Heavens Above - Satellite and star observation maps.

Virtual Solar System - Virtual reality tour of the solar system from National Geographic.

Solar System Simulator - Generate pictures of solar system bodies from many different viewpoints. From NASA/JPL/Caltech.

Orbiter - A visually stunning and realistic spacecraft simulator for Windows.


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