Solar System (Planetary)

Objects with the Earth's solar system, including the Sun, planets, comets, and asteroids.

Resources in this category:

American Meteor Society
http://www.amsmeteors.org/

"Welcome to the home of the American Meteor Society, Ltd., a non-profit scientific organization established to encourage and support the research activities of both amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in the fascinating field of Meteor Astronomy. Our affiliates observe, monitor, collect data on, study, and report on meteors, meteor showers, meteoric fireballs, and related meteoric phenomena." Website includes sighting logs, activity outlooks, and comet and meteor shower reference information.

International Occultation Timing Association
http://www.occultations.org

"Encourages and facilitates the observation of occultations and eclipses. It provides predictions for grazing occultations of stars by the Moon and predictions for occultations of stars by asteroids and planets, information on observing equipment and techniques, and reports to the members of observations made." The IOTA web site includes astronomical data, eclipse and occultation predictions, meteor shower predictions, comet predictions, and newsletters.

The Planetary Society
http://planetary.org/home/

The Planetary Society Home Page has news flashes on astronomical events, organizational information, educational programs for students and educators, and an interactive page where visitors can "sign" the guest book and engage in discussion on current issues of astronomy and space exploration.

International Meteor Organization
http://www.imo.net/

"The International Meteor Organization (IMO) was founded in 1988 and has more than 250 members now. IMO was created in response to an ever growing need for international cooperation of meteor amateur work. The collection of meteor observations by several methods from all around the world ensures the comprehensive study of meteor showers and their relation to comets and interplanetary dust." Site contains "information about meteor observing techniques, analyses and recent results from world-wide data, a list of meteor showers, glossary, meteor-related projects, addresses and more."