Resource Library - Middle Tennessee Astronomical Society

MTAS Resource Library

Welcome to the Middle Tennessee Astronomical Society's Resource Library. This section is maintained primarily for the benefit of amateur astronomers in the Middle Tennessee area, though many will be of interest to others as well. Please let us know if you find broken or outdated links, or know of resources which we should add to it. Thanks!

Space & Astronomy News

NASA Science News
NASA General Interest News
Tennessee
- Space workshop at Vanderbilt inspires 3rd-graders, teachers - 10/20/2003
- ALCON 2003 - 7/24/2003
- Astronomer takes dim view of star-naming business - 12/23/2002
- House Approves $340,000 For New MTSU Observatory - 11/8/2001
- Observatory dedicated to longtime professor - 9/27/1999

Astronomy Groups in Tennessee

Barnard Astronomical Society - Chattanooga
Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society - Nashville
Bays Mountain Astronomy Club - Kingsport
Bristol Astronomy Club - Bristol
Cumberland Astronomical Society - Kingsport
Memphis Astronomical Society - Memphis
Middle Tennessee Astronomical Society - Mid-TN region
Oak Ridge Isochronous Observation Network - Oak Ridge
Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society - Knoxville

Astronomy Programs in Tennessee

Austin Peay State University - Clarksville
East Tennessee State University - Johnson City
Middle Tennessee State University - Murfreesboro
University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Tennessee - Martin
Vanderbilt University - Nashville

Observatories and Planetariums in Tennessee

M.D. Anderson Planetarium - Jackson
Bays Mountain Planetarium and Observatory - Kingsport
Cleveland State Community College Observatory - Cleveland
Cordell-Lorenz Observatory - Sewanee
Craigmont Planetarium - Memphis
Dyer Observatory (Vanderbilt) - Brentwood
ETDC Akima Planetarium - Knoxville
ETSU Planetarium - Johnson City
Heritage Planetarium - Maryville
Clarence T. Jones Planetarium - Chattanooga
Middle Tennessee Radio Observatory - Murfreesboro
Renaissance Center CyberSphere - Dickson
Sharpe Planetarium - Memphis
Sudekum Planetarium - Nashville
Tamke-Allan Observatory - Harriman

National/International Organizations Active in Tennessee

Email Lists

Astro-Officers - Astronomy club officers
TNAstronomy - Amateur astronomy in Tennessee
Telescopes - Discussion of astronomical equipment
AmateurAstronomyOnline - Anything stargazing-related
StarryNights - Observing reports, techniques, and any other stargazing topics

Prominent Area Amateur Astronomers

Loren Ball - Decatur, AL based asteroid hunter - 138 discoveries as of 3/1/2004!
Lonnie Puterbaugh - Nashville area video astronomer

Other Resources

Compiled and maintained by the Middle Tennessee Astronomical Society