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Useful links

General websites

Australian Astronomical Societies (Amateur)
Skippysky Astro-weather Forecast website (Australian / International). SkippySky shows clouds, wind and temperature, and specific astronomy fields that called "Seeing", "Transparency" and "Dewing Risk".
Time zone conversion site (International)
Space.com (International. Space and Astronomy news)
Moon phase information (Australia). Also see my site for 2009 Moon phase information.
Spaceflightnow.com (International. Space news)
Sunrise, Sunset and twilight times (Australia)
JPL Space Calendar (International. A very useful and detailed list of upcoming space and astronomy events).
North Australian Fire Information (Australian. Find out where the smoke is coming from).
Satellite Image Page - Bureau of Meteorology (Australian. Satellite views of cloud cover for Australia.)
Moonrise and Moonset times (Australia)
Transit times for Jupiter's 'Great Red Spot' (International)
IceinSpace Australian Amateur Astronomer Community (Australian)
Definitions of Astronomical events (International)
Skymaps.com (Australia/International. Free monthly all-sky chart.)
Near Earth asteroids (International)
NASA Near Earth Object Programme (U.S.A)
Asteroid Impact Simulator (International. An easy-to-use, interactive web site for estimating the regional environmental consequences of an impact on Earth. This program will estimate the ejecta distribution, ground shaking, atmospheric blast wave, and thermal effects of an impact as well as the size of the crater produced.).
Daylight Savings Calculator (Australia) This not only shows the various current times across Australia but also shows the current Universal time for your location.