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Frequently Used Tools:




Astronomy Subject Guide

Internet Resource Guides

AstroWeb: Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet
Resources in Astronomy (Special Libraries Association)
Astronomy Web Sites (Sky & Telescope)
A good site for amateur astronomers.

Databases

Astronomy and Astrophysics Preprints (Stanford University)
INSPEC (1967 to present) (UT only)
The best database to use to search the physics literature. Covers journals, conference proceedings, reports, etc.
NASA Astrophysics Data System
Provides abstracts from major journals, conference proceedings, NASA reports, theses, and preprints as well as pointers to astonomical data catalogs and data archives.
Web of Science (1900 to present) (UT only)
Provides access to Science Citation Index, and has the ability to search the cited references of over 5,700 peer-reviewed science journals.
Other UT Databases

Data Sources

Planetary Data System (NASA)
Provides information from NASA's planetary missions, astronomical observations and laboratory measurements.
SIMBAD Astronomical Database
Provides "basic data, cross-identifications, observational measurements, and bibliography, for celestial objects outside the solar system: stars, galaxies, and nonstellar objects within our galaxy, or in external galaxies".
Space Science Data Archives
Data from NASA missions.
U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Dept.
Provides data for rise and set times, eclipses, positions of solar system objects, etc. as well as background information on common astronomical phenomena, calendars and time.

Space Exploration

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
NASA Human Spaceflight
Provides information about NASA space flights including the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station.
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Space Telescope Science Institute
Responsible for operating the Hubble Space Telescope.
Other Telescopes and Observatories (from AstroWeb)

Professional Societies

American Astronomical Society (AAS)
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
Royal Astronomical Society
Other Astronomical Societies (from AstroWeb)

Astronomy Subject Guide

Contact

Teresa Berry
Science Librarian
152 Hodges Library
(865) 974-8685
Teresa-Berry@utk.edu
AIM: utklibtberry


UT Dept. of Physics & Astronomy

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