Welcome to Skywatch!
Sykwatch is a site designed to help average citizens take the first steps in learning about the skies above us.
For those looking for a resource to search for hard-to-find image resources from NASA, the site includes links to the iAnnotate service.
iAnnotate provides users with the ability to search through thousands of NASA images, and optionally annotate regions of images which can be exchanged with others.
For those who want to learn more about how to personally experience star watching, the Searching the Heavens pages provide the tools needed to understand the basics of astronomy.
Whether you are interested in how the internals of telescopes work, or developing the basic skills needed to get started in astronomy, the Searching pages are for you.
iAnnotate
Search through thousands of NASA images ranging from photos of the early days of the space race, to today's images representing the state of the art accomplishments in space exploration and discovery.
Viewers also have the opportunity attach pointers or regions highlighting portions of any image, and transfer such a reference to others as part of online dialog regarding all-things-space.
Searching the Heavens
Interested in learning more about astronomy? The Searching the Heavens pages are for you!
Current pages cover the basics of how telescopes work --- from pages describing the function of lenses, to an overview of how today's amateur telescopes work, these pages serve as an ideal introduction to the basic tools used by any aspiring astronomer.
Coming soon will be pages discussing the basics of celestial navigation and resourced needed to enjoy the exciting field of star-gazing.