Brendan's list of useful websites

this is a work in progress...


Astronomy Links:

astro-ph/new
arxiv.org preprint server for new papers

APOD
Astronomy Picture of the Day


Catalogues and Databases:

SIMBAD
Astronomical database by identifier, coordinates, and more

IPAC Gator Query
2MASS, IRAS, Spitzer, MSX, COSMOS catalogues

USNO recommended catalogues
(and not recommended ones)


IfA Regular Meetings:

Center for Star and Planet Formation Journal Club
Every other Wednesday at noon in the Moon Room

Low-mass Group
Every other Monday at noon in the Moon Room (meets opposite weeks from the journal club)


News:

The Star Formation Newsletter
A monthly compilation of abstracts, theses, meetings, and jobs in the field of star formation


Miscellaneous Links:

Astronomy on a mac
A useful resource for setting up the basics

Astronomy Tools

Includes an hourly airmass table calculator, object seasonal observability, and more



Computing:



Supermongo:

Supermongo Reference Manual
For a detailed look at the macros that come with the program

The Joy of Supermongo
Some helpful SM basics


IDL:

A Guide to IDL for Astronomers
A thorough intro and great resource for beginners (like me!)

IDL Astronomer's User Library

UNIX:

IRAF:

Emacs:




Blogs:

Cosmic Variance

Egyptology News
A fantastic resource for Egyptology news (I love this stuff)