Groups & Societies

The Society For Popular Astronomy Society for Popular Astronomy
The Royal Astronomical Society The Royal Astronomical Society
British Astronomical Association British Astronomical Association
Federation of Astronomical Societies Federation of Astronomical Societies
The society's observatories are located in Dalby Forest run by Forestry Commisson Dalby Forest

Organisations

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) NASA
European Space Agency (ESA) ESA
UK Space Agency UK Space Agency
International Astronomical Union (IAU) IAU
Minor Planetary Centre (MPC) MPC

Local Weather

Local Weather forecasts from the BBC Scarborough
Malton
Pickering
Dalby Forest Weather Station Dalby Forest Weather Station

Software and Other Resources

Stellarium Planetarium Software - Windows, Mac, Linux Stellarium
Cartes du Ciel - Skychart Generation Software Cartes du Ciel
Virtual Moon Atlas - Lunar Surface Software Virtual Moon Atlas
Polar Finder - Software to Assist Polar Alignment Polar Finder
Deep Sky Stacker - Astrophotography Stacking Software Deep Sky Stacker
Registax - Planetary Image Stacking Software Registax
Startrails - Software for Creating Star Trail Images Startrails
Astro Photography Tool (APT) - Canon DSLR Astrophotography Software (Shareware) APT
GPredict - Satellite Tracking Software GPredict
Real-time satellite, ISS, and Space Shuttle orbital pass information, maps, and star charts Heavens Above
Aurora Watch UK Aurora Watch UK
Spaceweather - Details of solar activity Spaceweather
NASA website for 2012 Transit of Venus NASA Space-Earth Day
Astronomy Picture Of The Day NASA's Picture Of The Day
The BBC's Sky At Night web site The Sky At Night
The Society for Popular Astronomy, Occultations Section SPA Occultations
Website of society member Jim Cornmell - full of good observing material including starcharts Cornmell.com (NGC891.com)

Publications

BBC Sky at Night Magazine Sky at Night
Sky & Telescope Magazine Sky & Telescope
Astronomy Now Magazine Astronomy Now
Astronomy Magazine Astronomy
The Astronomer (Online Subscription Only Magazine for the Serious Amateur Astronomer) The Astronomer

Forums and Messageboards

Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society S&RAS Forum
Stargazers Lounge Stargazers Lounge
Cloudy Nights Cloudy Nights
UK Astro Imaging UK Astro Imaging
UK Astro Buy Sell - Messageboard for Buying and Selling Used and New Astronomy Equipment UK Astro Buy Sell

Retailers

Astronomica Astronomica
Altair Astro Altair Astro
First Light Optics First Light Optics
Ian King Imaging Ian King Imaging
Modern Astronomy Modern Astronomy
Rother Valley Optics Rother Valley Optics
Scopes & Skies Scopes & Skies
Telescope House Telescope House

Education and Research

The Open University The Open University
The University of Manchester (Jodrell Bank) The University of Manchester (Jodrell Bank)
Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool John Moores University
University of Central Lancashire University of Central Lancashire
Open Learn - Free Open University Learning Materials Open Learn
National Space Centre - Leicester National Space Centre