FITS Image Viewing and Processing Software

This page contains links to software that helps with image processing of FITS formatted images.

 

Heavens Above - Charts

This is a great site to visit for a glance at various astronomical information and charts. Just visit it and you'll see what I mean.

 

Skymaps

This is an excellent site to get sky maps. I've cherished the sky maps they put out and only recently re-found them. Be sure to check their PDF downloadables for the current months sky map!

 

The Sky Live

Provides a way to view what's in the night sky from your browser without any add on software.

 

LXD55 and LXD75 Polar Alignment

How to do polar alignment on an Meade LXD55 or LXD75 mount.

 

LXD55 and LXD75 Polar Finder Scope Collimation

Method to achieve polar finder scope collimation.

 

LXD55 and LXD75 Polar Finder Scope Usage

Descriptive post on how to align the LXD55 and LXD75 mounts using the polar finder scope.

 

Eclipse Information & Tool

A site with various Sun, Moon and Eclipse information.

 

Find Your Magnetic Latitude

This site will help you find your magnetic latitude which is important in determining if you can view aurora.

 

Northern Hemisphere Polar Passes

Provides graphics related to polar observations of auroral strength and location.

 

OVATION Auroral Forcast

This site provides predictions on auroral strength and location.

 

Planetary Kp-index Monitor

This site provides the current strength of magenometric fluctuations. This is a strong indicator of aruoral activity.

 

Space Weather

News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

 

Space Weather Live (auroral activity)

This site is a great graphical resource to indicate whether aurora will be visible from a given location.