T-EC1  Night sky of the Southwest.  Dan Heim.  Phoenix, AZ: Primer Publishers, 1997.  32 p.  ill.  (Easy field guides)  $1.50 ISBN 0-935810-62-5 (paper)
    Alternate title: Easy field guide to the Southwest night sky
    Sky charts included are accurate for observers in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

T-EC2  Star Date: The Astronomy News Report.  Austin: Univ. of Texas at Austin, McDonald Observatory, Public Information Office, 1986-  .  Bimonthly.  $24/yr; $42/2 yr.; $60/3 yr. ISSN 0889-3098  TexDoc Z UA330.6 St28
Also available: http://www.stardate.org/
    Alternate titles: Star Date, StarDate
    Continues: McDonald Observatory news (1973-1986)
    Begins with v. 14, no. 5, May 1986.
    Includes monthly star charts, bimonthly calendar of celestial events with moon phases, and astronomical news. Sky Almanac (Jan./Feb. issue) includes moon phases and calendar of celestial events by month for the year and dates of explorations and anniversaries for the year.
    StarDate Online includes Stargazing (sky almanac and constellation guide); Radio (archive of all StarDate programs in RealAudio files back to Jan. 2001, including Spanish language version, Universo Online); Magazine; Resources (FAQs, image gallery, solar system guide, explorations, galaxy guide, astroglossary, and resource list); Teachers (lesson plans, classroom activities, and workshops); and Gift Shop. Introductory site on astronomy and space science for the general viewer, undergraduate, and K-12 teachers. Podcasts are available through RSS feed or Apple’s iTunes in the Radio section.

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T-EC3  Austin Astronomical Society (AAS).  URL: http://www.austinastro.org/
    Information on membership, facilities, activities for all ages, and history. Access to current issues of its newsletter Sidereal Times and a calendar of events.

T-EC4  Fort Bend Astronomy Club.  URL: http://www.fbac.org/
    Meetings held at Houston Community College Southwest Campus, Stafford, TX. A nonprofit organization dedicated to the dissemination of information pertaining to the science of astronomy. Information on membership, meetings, the observatory, dome schedules, and research. Access to monthly newsletter, The FBAC Observer.

T-EC5  Houston Astronomical Society.  URL: http://www.astronomyhouston.org
    Includes a calendar of society and sky events, articles, and photographs of astronomical objects (in Members Gallery). Provides details on membership and schedule of monthly novice meetings for the beginning stargazer.

T-EC6  Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI).  URL: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/
    Located in the Universities Space Research Assoc. (USRA) Center for Advanced Space Studies (CASS) in Houston. Encourages academic participation in studies of the current state, evolution, and formation of the solar system. Offers access to the LPI Library, research and educational resources, publications, and information about the moon and Mars. Provides information about meetings and conferences. Links to the home pages of CASS, USRA, NASA, and the Planetary Data System (PDS) on Planetary Science Websites page. Offers RSS feed for the Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin.

T-EC7  Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas.  URL: http://www.texasastro.org/
    Details on membership, meetings, events, and monthly presentations about various constellations.

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T-EC8  University of Texas publications in astronomy.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Radio Astronomy Observatory and Dept. of Astronomy, Univ. of Texas at Austin, 1970-  .  ISSN 0276-1106
    No. 1 is a reprint of a previously published article. Some issues called also "Publications of the Department of Astronomy, the University of Texas at Austin, Series II, Volume III."

T-EC9  McDonald Observatory: Peridier Library abstract archive.  URL: http://abstract.as.utexas.edu/abstracts.html
    Information on abstracts currently available through the Peridier Library at the Univ. of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory. Abstract archive is searchable by author, title, keyword, or abstract text. Includes an abstract information form, submission commands for submitting a preprint to the e-print server, and a description of the required format for abstract submissions. Lists the current abstracts and links to the Dept. of Astronomy at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.

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T-EC10  StarDate online: AstroGlossary.  URL: http://stardate.org/resources/astroglossary/
    Glossary of astronomical terms.

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T-EC11  Big and bright: a history of the McDonald Observatory.  David S. Evans, J. Derral Mulholland.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., Nov. 1986.  xiv, 224 p.  ill., photos.  (History of science ser., no. 4)  ISBN 0-292-70759-2, out of print (cloth); $9.95 ISBN 0-292-70762-2, out of print (paper)
    Includes: append. A, last will and testament of William Johnson McDonald (p.165-169); append. B, list of McDonald Observatory directors (p. 170); append. C, list of telescopes at the Univ. of Texas observatories (p. 171). References (p. 173-178). Alphabetical index (p. 179-186).

T-EC12  Early astronomy in Texas.  David Stanley Evans, Donald W. Olson.  Austin: Texas State Historical Assoc., 1990.  24 p.  ill.
    Repr. from Southwestern historical quarterly, v. XCIII, no. 4, Apr. 1990, p. 433-456. Includes bibliographical references.

T-EC13  Seeing stars, McDonald Observatory: its science and astronomers.  Mark G. Mitchell; pref. by Frank Bash; fore. by David H. Levy.  Austin: Eakin Pr., Sep. 1997.  viii, 128 p.  ill. (some col.), map.  $17.95 ISBN 1-57168-117-5 (cloth); ISBN 0-585-18368-6 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    History of the McDonald Observatory in West Texas. Discusses astronomical discoveries related to stars. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95) and index.

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T-EC14  Burke Baker Planetarium.  URL: http://www.hmns.org/see_do/planetarium.asp
    Houston Museum of Natural Science. Includes short history.

T-EC15  George Observatory.  URL: http://www.hmns.org/see_do/george_observatory.asp
    Houston Museum of Natural Science. Includes history, activities, and interactive star chart.

T-EC16  Hudnall Planetarium.  URL: http://www.tyler.cc.tx.us/planet/planet.htm
    Tyler Junior College. Features history and schedule of public shows, including monthly public astronomy lectures.

T-EC17  MacDonald Observatory.  URL: http://www.as.utexas.edu/mcdonald/mcdonald.html
    General and technical information on the observatory, the Hobby-Eberly telescope, and other telescopes. Includes employment opportunities, research, instruments and facilities, schedules, press releases, visitor information, and committee directories.

T-EC18  Noble Planetarium.  URL: http://www.fwmuseum.org/noble.html
    Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Includes short history and descriptions of current and upcoming public shows.

T-EC19  SFASU Observatory.  URL: http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/Observatory/obs.htm
    Operated by Dept. of Physics and Astronomy at Stephen F. Austin State Univ. The observatory, located near Nacogdoches, features facilities for students and researchers. Documentation about the telescopes and instrumentation of the observatory.

T-EC20  Clear Sky Clocks in Texas.  URL: http://cleardarksky.com/csk/prov/Texas_clocks.html
    Sponsored by the San Antonio Astronomical Association, Starlight Observers League, and others. Links to over 100 clear sky clocks for observatories, observation locations and cities throughout Texas. Includes instructions for reading the clocks, which predict sky and ground conditions for the next 48 hours. Provides road, light pollution and topographical maps for each location.

T-EC21  University of Texas-Austin Astronomy.  URL: http://www.as.utexas.edu/
    Includes both the Dept. of Astronomy and the McDonald Observatory. Details undergraduate and graduate programs in astronomy. Lists research projects and interests of faculty, research staff, and students. Annual reports describe facilities, academic and nonacademic staff, visitors and affiliations, educational services, proposals, and funding.

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Updated: 4 February 2007
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