Astronomy Information
Looking to learn more? Follow these great links!



Virginia Living Museum Resources

These pages are part of our site. For more information than is available on the web, come by and visit! You may also call the Abbitt Planetarium at 757-595-1900 x256.

• Constellation Information
• Where are the Planets? 

Astronomy Magazines and Resources

 

• Sky and Telescope
• Astronomy Magazine
• Spaceweather

 

Telescopes

• Celestron
• Orion

 

Astronomical Images

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Hubble Space Telescope

 

Eclipses

 

• NASA's Eclipse Home Page

 

Observing Satellites
 

• Heavens Above
• NASA's J-Pass

Other Sites

• NASA Homepage
• I.P.S. Homepage International Planetarium Society
• Dark-Sky Association Support the Movement for Dark Skies

   

 

 

 

 

The Museum is an official NASA Space Place. Check out these neat activities for kids.

 

The Space Place is a partnership between the International Technology Education Association and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

 

Got a Space Place Question? Send it to the Astronomy Department, with the subject line "Space Place Question." Six questions per month will be sent along to Dr. Marc Rayman at the Space Place. To see if YOUR question is chosen, call the Space Place at (866) 575-6178 (Toll Free) or visit the Space Place Website.