Web Resources - Astronomy - Physics & Astronomy 2023 - LibGuides at University of Victoria Libraries

Featured Resources in Astronomy

UVic Physics & Astronomy - Online Literature
Hosted on the website published by UVic's Department of Physics & Astronomy.
Access to Astronomical Catalogues
The Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center (CDS) collects and distributes astronomical data catalogues, related to observations of stars and galaxies, other galactic and extragalactic objects, solar system bodies and atomic data. It is also a repository of the IAU Commission 27 Archive of Unpublished Observations of Variable Stars. Browse the list of catalogues or find and query catalogues through VizieR
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Scientists producing new datasets or astronomical catalogues are encouraged to make their computer-readable material and documentation available for distribution to the worldwide astronomical community, by depositing a copy in one of the international astronomical data centers.
For a rapid insertion into the data center archives and into the VizieR facility, the authors are advised to have a look at the guidelines for the preparation and submission of catalogues.
SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant. The ADS maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 8.5 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and arXiv e-prints. The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable through highly customizable query forms, and full-text scans of much o
UNIVERSITY OF Toronto Astronomy and Astrophysics Library "Astro Resources"
Many resources listed are freely available on the internet. Some databases listed are restricted to U of T but may also be available directly at UVic via the UVic Libraries website.
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The library was founded in 1935 along with the David Dunlap Observatory. Its primary mandate is to serve the research and reference needs of faculty and graduate students of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the staff of CITA / ICAT (the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics). The collection consists of approximately 25,000 volumes and is primarily devoted to astronomy and astrophysics material.
Long RangePlan 2010 (CASCA)
Dr. Chris Pritchard (UVic Physics & Astronomy) is Chair of the Canadian Astronomical Society's long range plan 2010. The goal is to chart the course for astronomy research in Canada over the next decade. A Town Hall meeting will be held in Victoria in March 2010 (time and place tba.)
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Chris Pritchet is a Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, U. Victoria; his research interests include supernovae, cosmology, data mining, galaxy evolution, and stellar populations. He is the Principal Investigator of the Canadian Network for Astronomical Research, a CANARIE-funded cloud computing project. (Bio taken from LRP panel website)
Origins of Structure in the Universe
Canadian Astronomy and Astrophysics in the 21st Century. The Long Range Plan for Canadian Astronomy - Mid-Term Review. A report to the Canadian Astronomical Society. 2005.
Canadian Astronomical Society
CASCA serves as a national forum for scientific planning in astronomy.
Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy
ACURA is an organization of Canadian universities dedicated to the advancement of research and teaching in astronomy and astrophysics in Canada.
Univeristy of Victoria Astronomy
Web pages of the Astronomy and Astrophysics group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria.
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Canadian IYA2009 web site.
NASA's High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
The High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) is the primary archive for NASA missions dealing with extremely energetic phenomena, from black holes to the Big Bang. Having recently merged with the Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis (LAMBDA), it includes data obtained by NASA's high-energy astronomy missions from the extreme ultraviolet through gamma-ray bands, along with missions that study the relic cosmic microwave background.