Young Astronomers Program

Presented by The Central Valley Astronomers
  • Welcome
  • Requirements
    • Age
    • Attendance
  • Competencies
  • Program Summary
  • Application
  • Student Resources
    • Spring Trimester
         (February – April)
    • Summer Trimester
         (May – July)
    • Fall Trimester
         (August – October)
  • Contact

Student Resources – Summer Trimester

Light Pollution, The Bortle Scale, and Air Pollution

  • CVA Website – Clear Sky Charts
  • Wikipedia – Bortle Scale
  • University of Colorado Boulder – The New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness

Finder Scopes

  • High Point Scientific – Types of Finder Scopes
  • Orion Telescopes – Finder Scopes
  • Company Seven – Telrad Sight

Moon Features

  • NASA Science – Earth’s Moon
  • Smithsonian – Interactive Moon Map
  • National Geographic – Our Newest Moon Map

Naked-Eye Planets

  • The Sun UK News – Naked Eye Planets

Constellation Identification

  • Constellation Guide – Summer Constellations
  • In-The-Sky.org – Free Online Planetarium
  • We also recommend using an app on your smart phone or tablet to assist you with seeing what is up in the sky. There are many options, including some that are free.

Deep Sky Object Identification and Observing

  • Messier-Objects.com – Messier Objects by Constellation
  • International Astronomical Union – Printable Constellation PDF Maps