Astronomy enthusiasts! Help!

[Gypsie Skripto]

So, my father in law got a telescope, and he's an amateur enthusiast of astronomy, but he's asked me if I can investigate if a software or an online website exists that helps to know when and how we can enjoy an astronomy outdoors telescope thingie session.

I figured it should be something that allows us to input our location (doh) and then give us a calendar / how to observe space thingies.

Anyone?

---

[Derkylos]

http://www.eso.org/~ohainaut/bin/astrolabe.cgi

---

[Machelvanius]

Astronomical Events for 2014

2015 Calendar of Astronomical Events

The 2015 one you can choose your time-zone at the very bottom of the page.

---

THE IMBALANCE OF POWER is a construct of THE MIND systemic to the reactions between the subjects of the system. POWER is given by those who acknowledge such power. REFUSAL to acknowledge power removes that power for THE REBEL; however, it produces anomalies in interactions throughout the system. These ANOMOLIES cause the UNPREDICTABLE nature of the system that all users CRAVE.

[Gondoros]

He should definetly use Stellarium http://www.stellarium.org/. i've used it some time ago and had so much fun with it. Plus its easy to use.

Cheers

[An'shur]

Yes, Stellarium is good, but I prefer Cartes du Ciel / Sky Charts, it is far more detailed than Stellarium, means there are stars down to 12th magnitude. But for outdoor astronomy, I should recomment some sky atlas, a book. Preferably "Pocket Sky Atlas" or simmiliar.

---

User was banned for: Requested
Time left: (Permanent)

[Gypsie Skripto]

Thanks a lot everyone! I have to investigate now...

---

[Mímir]

http://vitotechnology.com/star-walk.html this is a pretty nifty app as well.

---

[Tenacity]

http://www.heavens-above.com/

Also has times for iridium flares based on location, which you can spot with or without a telescope.

---