WEB SITES FOR FURTHER RESOURSES

(Dennis Schmickley – Boeing)

Summer 2000

Delta Partnership: http://www.deltapartnership.org/

There are many resources listed and information on the Mesa flight simulators.

Note that there is a web site for “Dr. Sky” on astronomy topics.

Nocturnal Animals, a program on Nova: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kalahari/

This site has Zoology after Dark,

Night Vision, and

Resources Teachers Guide.

U.S.Naval Observatory home page: http://www.usno.navy.mil/

Topics are Astronomy,

Astronomical Applications,

Earth Orientation,

Flagstaff Station and

Time Service.

In particular, you can get sun & moon rise and set times at:

http://riemann.usno.navy.mil/aa/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html

Usery Mountain Park: http://members.aol.com/SonoranNat2/places/usery.html

Maricopa County Parks & Recreation: http://www.maricopa.gov/rec_svc/default.asp

Includes Usery Mountain Recreation Area,

McDowell Mountain Regional Park,

and others.

Litton Electo-Optical Systems: http://www.littoneos.com/

Manufacturer of night vision devices and member of Delta Partnership.

Edmund Scientific: http://www.edmundscientific.com/

Optics & science supplies.

Star Gazing: http://www.stargazingforeveryone.com/

Amateur astronomy in Arizona.

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Usery Park location:

Latitude N33.47021^o (N33^o 28’ 12.75”)

Longitude W111.60684^o (W111^o 36’ 24.62”)