Northumberland Astronomical Society

http://www.nastro.org.uk

Northumberland Astronomical Society was founded in January 2000 and has approximately 40 members.

Sunderland Astronomical Society

http://www.sunderlandastro.com

One of the liveliest and busiest UK astronomical societies.

Cleveland and Darlington Astronomical Society

http://home.btconnect.com/planetarium/home_frame.htm

Another highly active local society.

Wynyard Planetarium

http://home.btconnect.com/planetarium/planetarium_frame.htm

Planetarium situated in Wynyard Woodland Park (formerly the Castle Eden Walkway Country Park) at Thorpe Thewles.

The Institute of Physics (North-East Branch)

http://www.iop.org/activity/branches/North_East/index.html

The Institute of Physics (North-East Branch)

BBC's Sky at Night Magazine

http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com

A really good source of information for beginners and experienced amateurs.

A website for the Kielder Star Camp

http://www.richarddarn.demon.co.uk/starcamp

Kielder Forest Star Camp is an annual event which takes place in the heart of Europe's biggest man-made woodland. In Autumn 2006 the event takes places between 18 to 22 October and amateur astronomers from across the UK are invited to sample some of the nation's darkest skies at the 4th Kielder Forest Star Camp, Northumberland.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

One of the most famous astronomy sites on the net.