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The following are useful links that may help answer frequently asked questions.  Please click on the links below.

Local Sacramento Interest:

• California State University, Sacramento, Department of Physics and Astronomy  Public Outreach Activities
• Sacramento area astronomy resources can be found through liks described on this page.
• California astronomy resources, including places to visit in person, can be found through liks described on this page.

• Several general-level astronomy magazines (available at bookstores/ local libraries) have web sites.  These include Sky & Telescope and Astronomy.
• The online-version of Mercury Magazine, from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, also has useful general-level astronomy information.

• Current and upcoming astronomical events are described in several websites.  Please see the Astronomical Events section of Sky & Telescope magazine (see above) and/or the Sky Show section of Astronomy magazine (see above).
Courtesy of the United States Naval Observatory
• Sunrise/Sunset times for any day and from any city can be found using this calculator.
• Sun's Position in the sky during the day can be found using this calculator.
• Moonrise/Moonset times for any day and from any city can be found using this calculator.
• Lunar Phases can be found for any date can be found using this calculator.
• Moon's Position in the sky during the day can be found using this calculator
• Additional Events, such as solstice/equinox dates and times, dates of lunar/solar eclipses, etc. can also be found courtesy of the USNO.

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Last Updated 21 June, 2000.