Celestial Sodas & Spritzers

Quench Your Cosmic Thirst
Stimulate your mind and sate your soul.

Astrology

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Astronomy & Astrophysics

NASA's Spaceweather
Sunspots, Aurora Watches, Solar Flares, Electromagnetic storms and a heap o' nifty photographs.


NASA/JPL NEO Orbital Simulator
Don't be fooled by the name- a super-fun online "toy". Plot & view the orbits of thousands of celestial bodies- static or in motion and from a variety of views. Galactic-Geeks beware! Hours of fun- you could easily loose a whole day (or a good part of it) on this nifty gadget.

Weather Underground:
View of the sky- by location. Constellations, Moon, Planets, Stars all shown in position for current or selected date/ time. (Moon & Sun times shown below are CDT/CST. Click the banner to see other locations).




NOAA Space Environment Center
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration / National Weather Service page for Geomagnetic Storms, Radio Blockouts , Solar Radiation Storms, Sattelite Environment Plot, Solar X Ray Flux charts, Aurora Maps, Alerts, Warnings & more data than you can shake a sattelite dish at...

U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department
All kinds of data- Sun/ Moon rise/ set & daily positions, moon phases, eclipses & transists (Mercury & Venus), occultations of stars by asteroids & so much more (click on "Data Services")! Kewel.

Geophysics & Geography

USGS
Ok, so this is of a more "terrestrial" orientation. But, hey, that's where most of us homo sapiens sapiens live.
It is still really freakin'-geekin' cool- see stuff like earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, water data & streamflow conditions. Check out the real-time earthquake maps: USGS Earthquake Hazard Program.

Geodata.gov
U.S. Maps galore!

Chronography

SYNCHRONICITY
What time is it EXACTLY? The Official US Time, courtesy of NIST (National Institute for Standards and Technology).