# Home astronomy website? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 7, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625 "2003-08-07T17:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625/1 "2003-08-07T17:05:58Z")
I have heard of a site like [nightsky.com](http://nightsky.com) or [earthsky.com](http://earthsky.com) or something like that, that lets you know what is going on in your night sky. I hear Mars is very close and I want to know which direction I should look. I would also like to stay informed as to other astronomy events happening… any help? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625/2 "2003-08-07T17:09:20Z")
[Skymaps](http://www.skymaps.com/). ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625/3 "2003-08-07T17:42:34Z")
I was looking at _Sky and Telescope_ magazine’s site yesterday. They have a terrific listing of monthly events and a genuinely easy-to-use interactive sky map. If I was better at coding I’d put the link here. Google on their name, though, and it should come right up… ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625/4 "2003-08-07T17:46:15Z")
[_Sky & Telescope_](http://skyandtelescope.com/). ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625/5 "2003-08-07T17:55:01Z")
Don’t forget the [Bad Astronomy](http://www.badastronomy.com) web site run by our very own **Bad Astronomer**. There is also a [message board](http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/index.php) there like this one where they discuss current astronomical events (among other things). ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625/6 "2003-08-07T17:59:40Z")
My personal favourite is [http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/](http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/) which allows you to increase the magnification to beyond naked-eye visibility. * * * SF worldbuilding at [http://www.orionsarm.com/main.html](http://www.orionsarm.com/main.html) ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625/7 "2003-08-07T18:16:10Z")
You guys rock! Thanks… ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-astronomy-website/193625/8 "2003-08-08T04:14:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*[_Sky & Telescope_](http://skyandtelescope.com/). \*\* Crap beat me to it. Must have missed this thread the first time around. Another decent site is [www.heavens-above.com](http://www.heavens-above.com)