Over the years various LSO members have compiled and reformatted a broad list
of astronomical data for convenient reference by our members. They are listed below.
Make no mistake, all of this information was simply downloaded from websites and
you can find even more in-depth info on any of these categories yourself with a
simple Google search.
We will gladly send you copies of this data we have collected if you will send us
an e-mail and request a specific item. It will be sent in a read-only PDF file. This
must be for your personal use only and cannot be used for commercial purposes.
| LSO Reference Data | |
| 100 Best Double Stars | By RA |
| 100 Nearest Stars | By distance |
| 350 Brightest Stars | By brightness |
| 90 Brightest Arps | 90 brightest |
| All About Telescope Pointing | Article on problems in pointing a telescope accurately, Patrick Wallace |
| Amateur Asteroid Research | Astronomy mag article |
| Arp Catalog | Full catalog, sorted by category |
| Best Non Messier Objects | 100 best non-Messiers |
| BOFFO 2005 | Bright Objects For First Time Observers By RA |
| Cat of V-V Interacting Galaxies | 96 pages of interacting galaxies by RA |
| Dark Matter Article | Highly technical article by Boehm, et al |
| Discovery of Objects | Chronology of when various objects were discovered |
| Distance to Galaxies Calculated | LSO member has calculated distances to all NGC, IC, CGCG, MCG, UGC (contact for details) |
| Elliptical Galaxies | 100 best elliptical galaxies |
| FK5-SAO Cross Index (Smith) | Cross index of all 1300 FK5 stars to SAO with added details |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram article on LSO | Article on Lone Star Observatory |
| Galaxy Images | NOAO collection of images of 150 galaxies |
| Hickson Galaxy Cluster List | Full Hickson with other designations |
| History of Astronomy | Science magazine summary of astronomical history |
| Hmmmm….. | Collection of about 100 sayings about astronomy |
| How Astronomers Know Age of Universe | American Astro Society article by Frankoni, et al |
| Imaging With A WebCam | Astronomy mag article |
| Markarian Galaxies | 1500 Markarian, with other ID |
| Messier Objects by Constellation | List by constellation |
| Messier Objects with Distance & Size | Distance and size data given |
| Nobel Letter Re Intelligent Design | Letter signed by 38 Nobel Laureates to KS Board of Education re intelligent design |
| Objects for Computerized Telescopes | With descriptions of each (Covington) |
| Planetary Nebulae | Details on all 1147 planetary nebulae |
| Primer for Beginner Astronomers | Amer Society of Amateur Astronomers article (Barra) |
| Smithsonian Air & Space | Article on Lone Star Observatory |
| Star Charts, All | Basic star charts from SFA Observatory, printable |
| TSP Observing List | Texas Star Party Observing List |
| Universe As One Year | Charts showing history of our universe assuming just one year in length |
| Washington Double Star List | List of thousands of double stars by Washington Astro Society |