Can you recommend any resources for Astronomy?

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For the Science Olympiad in Astronomy, participants are looking for offline resources to aid in preparation. Recommended software includes Stellarium, which is a compact planetarium program that doesn't require internet access. Additional resources mentioned are the Astronomy magazine and Sky & Telescope, which provide valuable information and project ideas. Science Books Online offers a collection of up-to-date astronomy books that can be useful for study. These tools can help with identifying celestial images and applying relevant formulas during the competition.
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Hey!

I'm doing Science Olympiads and my category is Astronomy. We're allowed to bring in a laptop with whatever we want on it but it just can't connect to the internet.

Can you recommend any software, databases, or etc that would be useful to have?
Normally, the questions are basic astronomy related stuff. They'll show us a picture and ask us to identify what's being shown...or they'll ask us to use formulas.

Anything will be useful. Thanks.
 
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athena810 said:
Hey!

I'm doing Science Olympiads and my category is Astronomy. We're allowed to bring in a laptop with whatever we want on it but it just can't connect to the internet.

Can you recommend any software, databases, or etc that would be useful to have?
Normally, the questions are basic astronomy related stuff. They'll show us a picture and ask us to identify what's being shown...or they'll ask us to use formulas.

Anything will be useful. Thanks.

Hi Athena ... try Stellarium its a relativly small download and you won't need an ISP connection.

http://www.stellarium.org/

Dave
 
Www.astronomy.com is a magazine where you can find interesting stuffs on astronomy
 
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/search?searchKeywords=school+projects
 
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