Meteorites
Asteroids
- The Minor Planet Center — The MPC operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, under the auspices of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union (IAU)
- NASA CNEOS — Center for Near Earth Objects
- Spacewatch -at Kitt Peak.
- NASA Asteroid Radar Research Page
Comets
- NASA’s Comet Observation Page
- Dr. Louis Frank’s “Small Comets” – a controversial theory from a respected aeronomer
- Dr. David Jewitt’s Submillimeter Comet Page – Dr. Jewitt observes comets in the submillimeter wavelengths using the James Clerk Maxwell telescope on Mauna Kea.
Amateur Organizations and Projects
- The International Meteor Organization (IMO) — a valuable source of information on observing techiniques
- The Dutch Meteor Society (DMS) — a group of advanced observers providing useful information
- Society for Popular Astronomy Meteor Section (SPA)– based in Great Britain
- The British Astronomical Association (BAA) — the BAA has a very active meteor section
- The Royal Astonomical Society of Canada– popularizing all aspects of astronomy across Canada
- The Transient Sky – Comets, Asteroids, Meteors— Carl Hergenrother’s informative site bringing you cool stuff about Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Professional Level Organizations and Projects
- The American Astronomical Society — the major professional organization in North America for astronomers and other scientists and individuals interested in astronomy. The History section has a good page on amateurs including the founding of the AMS.
- The NASA Astrophysics Data System Home Page — Abstracts and reprints from professional journals.
- EISCAT — Incoherent scatter radar in Norway.