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
- University of California at San Diego - several months' data on line. Warning! May load slow on ANY connection!!
- Plymouth State University - for a specific obs from a site from 1998 to present.
- Get weather from anywhere in the USA by clicking anywhere on their map on this site.
- Download an archive of METAR surface weather data from sites in Massachusetts by going to this website.
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.
NEW!!Go here for weather and other ratings for many U.S. cities.
WeatherNet - links to lots of weather sites
Todd Gross' Weather and Astronomy Page
Weather symbols: One / Two / Three / Four
Meteorological Service of Canada Many thanks to John MacPhee for this link!! NOTE:This link was added while in an airplane 29000 feet up!!:-)
This is the web site of the Canadian weather sensor testing group that got me started with the Internet by having me using FTP to collect test data at work from a Canadian test site to see how visibility sensors perform in blowing snow back in 1994. The rest is history.
Go here to download satellite photos of your favorite hurricane.
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.
Interactively check the surface weather conditions anywhere in the world on this website.
Astronomy
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An excellent site on the Solar System is found by clicking
here.
Click here, here or here but not 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.
A few links on the variable star Algol which is in the constellation Perseus and also in Medusa's head: One / Two / Three. 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 / Five
My new page about 2009 and its importance to astronomy and space.
Religion
How many church websites have hedgehog rollovers instead of mouse rollovers set up by their webmasters like on this page?:-)
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.
Christian Apologetics Site - Has links to sites Biblically refuting reincarnation, religious cults, atheism.
Some links making excellent cases for the historical truth of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: One / Two / Three . Related to this is a web page that refutes the notion that His remains were found in Jerusalem that is discussed in an upcoming documentary titled "The Lost Tomb of Jesus".
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.