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Don't know what's in the sky tonight? There are many Web sites that will let you know what celestial objects are observable at each time of year. Here are a few to get you started.
Our daily list of what is up in the sky at each of our telescope locations.
To see what satellites are visible click here. Whitney's Star Finder is a good introduction to the night sky. The Sky Watcher's Diary describes the month's observing highlights, with emphasis on naked-eye objects. If you have the catalog number of a celestial object such as a galaxy or nebula, but don't know its coordinates on the sky, try this handy tool: Search for an object in the NGC or IC catalogs Need help finding an asteroid? Try the Online Asteroid Resources. Need help finding a broad range of astronomical information? Try the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers.
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