Astronomy Research Resources

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Journal Article Databases | Reference Sources | Online Journals & Preprints |
Web Guides & Sky Charts | Associations & Organizations | Other Resources

Oberlin College Physics & Astronomy Department

Journal Article Databases

INSPEC astronomy, physics, engineering, 1969-

Science Citation Index (ISI Web of Knowledge) 1980-

NASA Astrophysics Data System

SIMBAD Astronomical Database provides basic data, cross-identifications and bibliography for astronomical objects outside the solar system.

Other Physics and Science & Technology Databases (OhioLINK list)

Reference Sources

• Access Science: Online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (McGraw Hill)
  also in print: Q 121 .M3
• Allen's Astrophysical Quantities QB 461.A564
• The Cambridge Atlas of Astronomy QB 65 .G6813
• The Cambridge Star Atlas QB 65 .T56
• Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy QB 14 .D53
• Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics QB 14 .E54
• The Great Atlas of the Stars QB 65 .B87
• Norton's 2000.0 Star Atlas and Reference Handbook QB 65 .N7
• Oxford Reference, Science online dictionaries & encyclopedias
• Sky atlas 2000.0 : 26 Star Charts, Covering Both Hemispheres QB 65.T54 (in the atlas case)
• Sky Atlas 2000.0 Companion G1000.2 .S8
• The Solar System QB 501.S625
• StarBriefs: a dictionary of [astronomy] abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols QB 14 .S74
• StarGuides: a world-wide directory of organizations in astronomy QB 1 .S775

Online Journals and Preprint Servers

• arXiv.org E-Print archive for astrophysics, physics, math, etc.
• The Astronomical Journal
• The Astrophysical Journal
• Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• LANL E-Print Archive for Astrophysics; Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• Sky & Telescope A service of Sky Publishing Corporation, home of Sky & Telescope, CCD Astronomy, and the Sky Publishing Catalog
• Other online journals to which the library subscribes are all fully cataloged on OBIS; choose periodical title search for quickest access.
• OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center
• The Electronic Journal Finder guide to online journals accessible from Oberlin, through publishers' agreements with various database providers.
• Google's list of Astronomy Journals

Web Guides & Sky Charts

• AstroWeb : astronomy and astrophysics on the Web
• Astronomy Links from Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Sky Chart Simulate a naked-eye view of the sky from any location on Earth, at any time of day or night, on any date from 1600 to 2400. Or print an all-sky map.
• The StarPages - Astronomy Yellow Pages on the WWW
• Google's Astronomy Page

Associations & Organizations

• American Association of Amateur Astronomers
• American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
• American Astronomical Society
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• International Astronomical Union
• NASA National Aeronautics & Space Administration

Other Resources

• Astronomy Education at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• The Hubble Deep Field
• Skyview Virtual Observatory NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center