OUTSIDE LINKS - THREE HEAVENS
The three heavens are as follows:
First Heaven is the air, under Weather
Second Heaven is outer space, under Astronomy
Third Heaven is that beyond, under Religion
Weather and Aviation
- Florida State University - Previous week's data available
- Plymouth State University - for a specific obs from a site from 1998 to present.
There is now a website showing haze in real time!!
Intellicast - click here to see how much longer it is going to rain or snow.
Another radar page for New England - loads up reasonably fast on dialup connection.
The Weather Information Superhighway - Angelfire site
Todd Gross' Weather and Astronomy Page
Meteorological Service of Canada Many thanks to John MacPhee for this link!! NOTE:This link was added while in an airplane 29000 feet up!!:-)
Go here to see where the thunderstorms are currently in the continental USA.
Raw METAR data sites:
ICAO Site ID's for US and Canadian Airports
Weather FAQ an oldie but goodie (Part 2 - other 6 parts linked)!!
Get info on your airport by going here. Runway diagrams are found here.
Astronomy
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An excellent site on the Solar System is found by clicking
here.
Click here, or here to learn about Saturn's moon Titan.
This image from NASA may take a while to load (about a half meg) but it's worth it if you are concerned about light pollution wordwide. Many thanks to Dale Worley for the link!!
Excellent web site about the Moon - I am especially impressed with the clickable lunar phase calendar.
Go here for info on the variable star Algol which is in the constellation Perseus and also in Medusa's head One. It is interesting to note that one of the historic nicknames for Algol is "The Spectre" and it foreshadowed how the star's variability was understood - astronomers using a spectroscope!!
This site shows a recently discovered cosmic snake.
Go here to generate Interactive Star Maps anytime and anywhere!!
Go here to see what your favorite planet would look like from anywhere and anytime
Get all kinds of astronomy news and info by going to this site!!
Free downloadable monthly star charts are available here.
2004 Venus Transit links: One / TWO / Three / Four
My new page about 2009 and its importance to astronomy and space.
Religion
Web page on the Three Heavens.
A Web site on U2's spiritual aspects, including discussion of individual songs.
This site is practically an on-line encyclopedia on religions and cults
Another site with an extensive index of cults, religions and related terminology.
Some links making excellent cases for the historical truth of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: One / Two.
This site on John 3:16 has excellent and efficient animations - loads up in a Flash on a high speed Internet connection, worth the wait on slower modem connections.
Click here before reaching for your horoscope.