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Binary Stars (15)		Pulsars *(22)
Black Holes *(66)		Star Clusters *(21)
Dwarf Stars (15)		Stellar Evolution (9)
Neutron Stars (22)		The Sun *(108)
Novae and Supernovae (15)		Variable Stars (12)
Planetary Nebulae *(8)

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Name a Star - Name a star as a special gift for any occasion. Receive a fully personalized gift pack with Online Star Register certificate.

Name a Star at Star Registry - Name a star after a loved one. Count on International Star Registry for a unique gift or memorial. Naming stars for celebrities, dignitaries, and individuals worldwide since 1979.

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A Mystery of Space: STARS - A great site for kids, teens and teachers. Site has received numerous awards and has excellent appearance and navigation.

A Positive Light - Like a Diamond in the Sky - Information and links on the theory that the moon's geology is suitable for the formation of diamonds.

Astrometry Department, U.S Naval Observatory - The primary purpose of this website is to distribute information related to the positions and motions of the stars and planets, mainly to the Defense community.

Astronomy 162: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology - Entire Astrophysics course online. Very extensive introduction course to stars.

BBC Space - Stars - Five concise articles covering the birth and death of stars, star types, and all the things we "know" from just looking at them

Celestial Bodies - Basic overview of stars and the sun in particular - with informational video clips included.

Dark Stars, Black Holes, Bright Galaxies - One huge page packed with illustrations, diagrams and photographs portraying some interesting aspects of stars, black holes and galaxies.

Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Deepsky Atlas - A listing of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deepsky Atlas by constellation.

How Stuff Works: Stars - Illustrated tutorial about stars, their properties, formation, and death. Includes related links.

Laser Star Astrophysics - Plasma recombination lasers in rapidly cooled stellar atmospheres (plasma laser astrophysics) including history of the laser and astronomical spectroscopy.

Measuring the Stars - In-depth lecture notes that provide information on how to derive properties of stars, based on observation.

Scientific American Explorations: A Parade of New Planets - A Parade of New Planets

Space Telescope Science Institute - A small Hubble telescope image gallery of Quasars.

Star Data Pages - Provides detailed information about stars: positions, proper motion, radial velocity, magnitudes, spectral class, color index, catalogue references, data about multiple star systems (i.e. orbital elements), data about variability (min./max. brightness, period, type of variability) and more.

Star Journey @ nationalgeographic.com - Star Journey. Journey through the stars with National Geographic Online. View the nighttime sky with popular National Geographic Star Chart...

Star Maps - Three high resolution star maps in .tif format for download. Tycho, Hipparcos and Yale bright star maps available.

Stars and Galaxies - Behavior of stars, generation of energy, their origin, and life cycle. Also includes a wide range of interesting pictures of galaxies and related phenomena that can be observed in the universe through telescopes.

Table of Contents - Introduction to Astronomy - Several pages regarding many aspects of astronomy, but particularly double stars and variable stars. Also includes beginner observation techniques and the Messier List.

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