Astronomy
Arun Sannuti Librarian asannuti AT library.caltech.edu Caltech Astrophysics Library Lindsay Cleary |
Associations, Societies, Observatories, and Agencies |
The Astrophysics Library is a departmental branch of the Caltech Library System and is located in Robinson Hall (wheelchair access), home to the Caltech Astronomy Department, Building 24 on the Caltech Campus Map. This library supports the astronomers, instrumentation designers, and related staff and students engaged in the research and study of optical, radio millimeter, submillimeter, X-ray, gamma ray, cosmic ray, infrared, and theoretical astronomy projects. The library and its staff also support small technical libraries located at the following Caltech operated observatories: Owens Valley Radio Observatory and Palomar Observatory
Associations, Societies, Observatories and Agencies
- AAS - American Astronomical Society
- AAO - Anglo-Australian Observatory
- AAVSO - American Association of Variable Star Observers
- ASP - Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- ATNF - Australia Telescope National Facility
- BBSO - Big Bear Solar Observatory
- CCAT - Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope
- CDS - Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
- CELT - California Extremely Large Telescope
- CfA - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- CfAO - Center for Adaptive Optics
- CFHT - Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
- Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
- CSO - Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
- ESO - European Southern Observatory
- Gemini Observatory
- Griffith Observatory
- Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
- IAU - International Astronomical Union
- IPAC - Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
- JCMT - James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
- JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Keck Observatory
- LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
- LIGO - Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory
- Lowell Observatory
- LPI - Lunar and Planetary Institute
- Mt. Wilson Observatory
- NOAO - National Optical Astronomy Observatory
- NRAO - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- NSSDC - National Space Science Data Center
- OCIW - Observatories of the Carnegie Institute of Washington
- OVRO - Owens Valley Radio Observatory
- Palomar Observatory (Observers' Site)
- Palomar Observatory (Public Site)
- SETI Institute
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- STScI - Space Telescope Science Institute
- TMT - Thirty Meter Telescope Project
- UCO - University of California Observatories
- UKIRT - United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope
- USNO - U.S. Naval Observatory
- Vatican Observatory
Bibliographic Databases
- ADS - Astrophysics Data System
- ARIBIB - ARI Bibliographic Database for Astronomical References
- ArXiv - e-Print Archive
- Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations and Theses): Citations 1861-, abstracts 1980-, Caltech dissertations full text 1997+
- Level5 Knowledge Base on Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology
- LIGO Document Search
- LIGO Publications Search
- LIGO Theses
- NED - NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
- NRAO RAPs
- SIMBAD - Astronomical Database
- STScI STEPsheet Search
Electronic Journals, Newsletters and Publications
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- AAO Newsletter (Newsletter of the Anglo-Australian Observatory)
- AAS Bulletin
- Annual Reports of Observatories
- Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- ASP Conference Series
- ASTRA: Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions
- Astronomer Online
- Astronomical Journal
- Astronomical Newsletters
- Astronomische Nachrichten
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
- Astronomy and Geophysics
- Astronomy Education Review
- Astronomy Letters
- Astronomy Now Online Journal
- Astronomy Reports
- Astrophysical Journal
- Astrophysical Journal Supplement
- Astrophysics and Space Science
- Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- ESO Messenger
- European Astronomical Society Publications Series v. 2 - 5 (2002)
- European Astronomical Society Publications Series v. 6 - 8 (2003)
- FermiNews
- Hubble Space Telescope News
- IAU Central Bureau Astronomical Telegrams: This site is for telegrams over one year old. The most current year is available to the Caltech community as a newsgroup.
- IRAM Newsletter
- IRAM Newsletter 55 (February 2003)
- Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
- Journal of Cosmology & Astroparticle Physics
- Journal of the Italian Astronomical Society
- Keck Newsletter
- LIGO Newsletter
- Lowell Observer
- Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana
- Mercury Messenger
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Nature
- New Astronomy
- New Astronomy Reviews
- NOAO/NSO Newsletter
- NRAO Newsletter
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Science
- Science News
- Sky and Telescope Magazine
- STScI Newsletter
- UKIRT Newsletter
Astronomical Data
- AAVSO International Database
- Catalog and Atlas of Cataclysmic Variables
- Catalog of Infrared Observations
- CDS - Centre de Donnees astronomiques de Strasbourg
- Database of UV-Optical Spectra of Nearby Quiescent and Active Galaxies
- Digitized Sky Survey
- ESO Imaging Survey (EIS)
- Guide Star Catalog
- Guide Star Photometric Catalog
- IRSA: NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
- MAST: Multimission Archive at Space Telescope
- NASA Planetary Data System Imaging Node
- NED - NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Small Bodies Node - Comets, asteroids, and interplanetary dust
- Variable Star Charts
Astronomy Image Archives
- AAO Astronomical Images by David Malin
- Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
- Caltech Astronomy Astronomical Images from Palomar
- CFHT's Astronomy Image of the Month
- CFHT's Astronomy Picture of the Week Archive
- GALEX: Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- Great Images in NASA
- Hubble Images
- Hubble Heritage
- LPI Astronomical Imagery
- LPI Solar System Imagery
- LPI Special Event or Topic Imagery
- NASA Planetary Data System Imaging Node
- NOAO Image Gallery
- NRAO Image Gallery
Astronomy Web Sites
- Astrobiology (NASA)
- Astrobiology Web
- Astronomy and Astrophysics - links to observatories, organizations, and utilities
- Astronomy General Resources
- Astronomy Links
- Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Expanding Universe
- Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
- James Webb Space Telescope: the First Light Machine
- PACS - Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme
- Skyview: the Internet's Virtual Telescope
- Star Pages - Astronomy Yellow Pages on the WWW
- Star*s Family of Astronomy and Related Resources
Educational and Popular Level Astronomy Resources
- ADS Digital Library: scanned, online books relating to astronomy for browsing and printing on demand
- ASP's A Selected List of Web Sites for Instructors of Introductory Astronomy Courses
- Astrobiology.com
- Astronomical Images by David Malin/AA0
- Astronomical Psuedo-Science: A Skeptic's Resource List
- Astronomy Cafe - the web site for the astronomically disadvantaged
- Astronomy.com
- Bad Astronomy: devoted to airing out myths and misconceptions in astronomy
- Bologna University Department of Astronomy: Museo della Specola
- Cool Cosmos
- Eclipses of the Sun and Moon
- Einstein@Home
- The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight
- Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
- Great Debates in Astronomy
- History of Astronomy: biographies of 800+ astronomers, plus info on observatories, places, archives, museums, publications, meetings, etc.
- How Telescopes Work
- Journey to Palomar
- Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way
- PhysLink: physics and astronomy online education and reference
- Project Astro: astronomers and educators as partners for learning
- Project CLEA - Contemporary Laboratory Experiences in Astronomy
- Space Calendar
- SpaceRef.com
- Solar System Simulator
- StarDate Online: electronic site for the syndicated radio show
- Stephen Hawking's Website
- U of T Astronomy and Astrophysics Book and Software Reviews
- USNO Eclipse Portal
- Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
- Your Sky: the interactive planetarium of the Web
Funding Opportunities and Resources
- Community of Science Funding Opportunities
- D.O.E. Financial Assistance Home Page
- NRC Research Associateship Programs
Directories
- American Astronomical Society membership directory
- Caltech Astronomy Graduate Alumni
- ESO Directory of Astronomy Librarians and Libraries
- NASA Center Libraries
- Search for Astronomy related persons, institutes, or addresses
- StarHeads: database of personal web pages of astronomers