Identify methods and tools for identifying star patterns SPI 0507.6.3

Links verified 9/19/2014

1. Astro Viewer - interactive night sky map
2. Free Software to Draw Sky Charts - provided free because the author would rather than amateur astronomers spend money on their telescope rather than software
3. How to use a star chart - this explanation has ten images for students to identify
4. The Night Sky on Paper - how to read a star map
5. Planisphere to print - an instrument used to represent the heavens at any time and date, by aligning its date and time scales
6. Sky Maps - each month this site provides a two page download of the night sky
7. The sky tonight - what to look for in the night sky
8. Space Hopper Game - a FunBrain game on identifying constellations
9. Star Journey - The Heavens star chart from National Geographic
10. Using a Naked Eye Star Map - instructions from Sky and Telescope magazine
11. Using a Star Chart - links at the bottom of the page lead to six different star field images which can be used to identify star patterns
12. Your Sky - produce maps in one of three views for any time and date, viewpoint, and observing location

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