Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Amateur Astronomy

• Africa:

  • ASTROSOC, Rhodes University Astronomy and Ham Radio Society.

• Asia:

  • Hong Kong Astronomical Society (Hong Kong) (HKAS)
  • Tokyo Astronomical Club

• Australia:

  • Astronomical Society of New South Wales Inc. (ASNSWI)
  • Astronomical Society of South Australia (ASSA)
  • Astronomical Society of Victoria Inc. (Melbourne) (ASV)
  • South East Queensland Astronomical Society Inc. (Kedron) (SEQAS)
  • Southern Astronomical Society (Queensland)

• Canada:

  • Athena Community Astronomy Club (Summerside, Prince Edward Island)
  • Cape Breton Astronomical Society (CBAS)
  • Club d'Astronomie de l'UQAR [French]
  • Club des Astronomes Amateurs de Laval [French]
  • Club des Astronomes Amateurs de Longueuil
  • Hamilton Amateur Astronomers
  • North York Astronomical Association (NYAA)
  • Physics and Astronomy Students Association at the University of Calgary (PASA)
  • Prince George Astronomical Society (PGAS)
  • Royal Astronomical Society of Canada:
    • Edmonton Centre
    • Halifax Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
    • Hamilton Centre
    • Kingston Centre (Kingston, Ontario)
    • London Centre (London, Ontario)
    • Montreal Centre
    • Ottawa Centre (Ottawa, Ontario)
    • Saskatoon Centre
    • St. John's Centre
    • Toronto Centre (Don Mills, Ontario)
    • Vancouver Centre (Vancouver, Britsh Columbia)
    • Victoria Centre
    • Winnipeg Centre
  • University of Victoria Physics and Astronomy Students Society
  • York University Astronomy Club (North York, Ontario)

  • Canada: Clubs, Societies and Foundations: Astronomy (Index)
  • Canadian Astronomy Club List (Index)
  • L'Astronomie au Quebec [French]

• Europe:

  • Agrupación Astronómica Aragonesa [Spanish] (AAA)
  • Agrupación Astronómica de Gran Canaria [English] (AAGC)
  • Agrupación Astronómica de Huesca (Spain) [English]
  • Agrupación Astronómica de Madrid [Spanish] (AAM)
  • Agrupació Astronòmica de Sabadell [English]
  • Agrupació Astronòmica de Tenerife [Spanish/English] (AAT)
  • Antares, Agrupación Astronómica de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Madrid, Spain) [Spanish]
  • Association NOVAE
  • Associazione Astrofili Bolognesi [Italian] (AAB)
  • Associazione Astrofili Fiorentini [Italian] (AAF)
  • Associazione Astrofili Trentini [Italian] (AAT)
  • Associazione Astronomica Cassino [Italian]
  • Associazione Astronomica Geminiano Montanari
  • Associazione Astronomica Milanese [Italian]
  • Associazione Ligure Astrofili POLARIS [Italian]
  • astro!nfo (Zurich, Switzerland)
  • Astronomical Association Jyvaskylan Sirius (Finland)
  • Astronomical Association Porin karhunvartijat Ry (Finland)
  • Astronomical Society of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) (ASE)
  • Astronomical Society of Haringey (United Kingdom) (ASH)
  • Astronomical Society of Malta
  • Astronomische Arbeitsgruppe Laufen e.V. (Germany) [English]
  • Astronomische Vereinigung Augsburg (Germany) [English] (AVA)
  • Astronomisk Selskab i Danmark [English]
  • Astronomiska Sallskapet Tycho Brahe [Swedish] (ASTB)
  • Astronomy Ireland
  • ASTROSOC (Bath, United Kingdom)
  • Astroteam Mariazellerland (Austria) [English]
  • AUCONA - Austrian Communication Net for Astronomy (Austria) []
  • Blackpool & District Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • Bolton Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • British Astronomical Association (United Kingdom) (1)
  • British Astronomical Association (United Kingdom) (2)
  • Burgenländischen Amateurastronomen (Austria) []
  • Cambridge University Astronomical Society (CUAS)
  • Cardiff Astronomical Society (United Kingdom) (CAS)
  • Centro de Observação Astronómica no Algarve (Portugal) [English] (COAA)
  • Chester Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • Circolo Astrofili di Milano (Milano, Italy) [Italian] (CAM)
  • Cleveland and Darlington Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • Comets and Meteors Workshop (Poland)
  • Czech Astronomical Society (CAS)
  • Dutch meteor Society (DMS)
  • Federation of Astronomical Societies (United Kingdom) (FAS)
  • Federation of East Anglian Astronomical Societies - Radio Astronomy Section (United Kingdom) (FEAAS)
  • Finnish amateur astronomy homepage (Finland)
  • Finnish Deep Sky Section (Finland)
  • Furness Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • Grup d'Estudis Astronòmics (Spain) [English]
  • Grupo Universitario de Astronomía (Spain) [Spanish]
  • Gruppo Astrofili Astigiani [Italian]
  • Gruppo Astrofili DLF [Italian]
  • Gruppo G.E.D. Alcock [Italian]
  • Hafacka Astronomicka Federace (the Czech Republic) [English] (HAF)
  • Hungarian Astronomical Association (HAA)
  • Interessengemeinschaft Sternfreunde an der Ruhr [German] (IG StaR)
  • International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC)
  • JVS Descartes (Belgium)
  • Leicester University Astronomy Society (Leicester, United Kingdom)
  • Liverpool Astronomical Society (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
  • Macclesfield Astronomical Society
  • Malmo Astronomi- & RymdfartsSallskap [Swedish] (MARS)
  • Manchester Astronomical Society (Manchester, United Kingdom) (MSAS)
  • Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society
  • Mediterranean Association of Environmental and Space Sciences (France) (AMSEE)
  • National Centre for Astronomy (Novo Polje, Slovenia) (NCA)
  • Norsk Astronomisk Selskap [English] (NAS)
  • North West Group of Astronomical Societies (United Kingdom) (NWGAS)
  • Norwich Astronomical Society (United Kingdom) (NAS)
  • Orwell Astronomical Society (Ipswich, United Kingdom)
  • Salford Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • Shropshire Astronomical Society (Shropshire, United Kingdom)
  • SKYLINK (The Amateur Astronomy WWW Server of France)
  • Sociedad Astronómica de España y America [English] (SADEYA)
  • Sociedad de Meteoros y Cometas de España [Spanish] (SOMYCE)
  • Societa' Astronomica Italiana - Astronomi non Professionisti [Italian] (SAIt)
  • Societe Astronomique de Liege [French] (ASBL)
  • Society for Popular Astronomy (United Kingdom)
  • South Downs Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • South East Kent Astronomical Society (SEKAS)
  • Southern Area Group of Astronomical Societies (United Kingdom) (SAGAS)
  • South Carelian Amateur Astronomical Association Nova (Finland)
  • South Downs Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • Stratford upon Avon Astronomical Society (United Kingdom) (SONAAS)
  • Trinity Astronomy & Space Society (Ireland) (TASS)
  • Unione Astrofili Italiani [Italian]
  • URANIA - Associazione Ligure per lo Studio e la Divulgazione dell' Astronomia [English]
  • Volksterrenwacht Mira (Grimbergen, Belgium)
  • Walsall Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)
  • Webb Society (United Kingdom)
  • Wega: Leuven Astronomical Society (Leuven, Belgium)
  • West Yorkshire Amateur Astronomy Society (WYAS)
  • Wycombe Astronomical Society (United Kingdom) (WAS)
  • York Astronomical Society (United Kingdom)

  • Directory of Swedish Amateur Astronomer Clubs

• Latin-America:

  • Academia de Astronomía Armazones (Chile) [Spanish]
  • Asociación Chilena de Astronomía y Astronáutica (Chile) [English] (ACHAYA)
  • Asociación Peruana de Astronomía (Perú) [Spanish] (APA)
  • Centro de Estudos Astronômicos de Alagoas (Brasil) [Portuguese]
  • Clube de Astronomia de Brasília (Brasil) [Portuguese]
  • Rama de Astronomía '95 (Chile) [Spanish]
  • Sociedad Astronómica de México (México) [Spanish]

• USA:

  • Alachua Astronomy Club (Gainesville, Florida)
  • Amateur Astronomers Association (New York)
  • Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh (AAAP)
  • Amateur Astronomers' Association of Princeton (AAAP - 1)
  • Amateur Astronomers' Association of Princeton (AAAP - 2)
  • Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island
  • Amateur Observers' Society of New York, Inc. (AOS)
  • Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston (ATMoB)
  • American Association of Variable Star Observers (Cambridge, Massachusetts) (AAVSO)
  • Ames Area Amateur Astronomers (Ames, Iowa)
  • Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers Association (Amherst, Massachusetts)
  • Antique Telescope Society (ATS)
  • Association of Amateur Astronomers at Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)
  • Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (San Francisco, California) (ALPO)
  • Astronomical League
  • Astronomical Society of Harrisburg (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
  • Astronomical Society of Kansas City (Kansas City, Kansas) (ASKC)
  • Astronomical Society of North Texas (ASNT)
  • Astronomical Society of the University of Texas at Arlington (Olympus Mons)
  • Astronomical Society of Southern New England (Rehoboth, Massachusets) (ASSNE)
  • Astronomical Society of the Atlantic (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
  • Astronomy Club of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, Virginia)
  • Atlanta Astronomy Club
  • Austin Astronomical Society (AAS)
  • Boston University Astronomical Society
  • Bradley Amateur Astronomy Club (Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois)
  • Brigham Young University Astronomical Society (Provo, Utah)
  • Carolina Skygazers Astronomy Club
  • Catawba Valley Astronomy Club (CVAC)
  • Celestial Observers of Rhode Island (Providence, Rhode Island) (CORI)
  • Central Florida Astronomical Society (Florida) (CFAS)
  • Central Indiana Amateur Astronomers
  • Central Maryland Area Amateur Astronomy (Maryland)
  • Champaign-Urbana Astonomical Society (CUAS)
  • Chesmont Astronomical Society
  • Cheyenne Astronomical Society
  • Colorado Sprints Astronomical Society (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
  • Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Des Moines Astronomical Society
  • Digital Circus Amateur Astronomy
  • Eastbay Astronomical Society
  • Eastern Michigan University Astronomy Club
  • El Paso Astronomy Club
  • Elko Astronomy Association
  • Escambia Amateur Astronomers (Pensacola, Florida)
  • Eugene Astronomical Society (Eugene, Oregon)
  • Five College Astronomy Club
  • Forsyth Astronomical Society (FAS)
  • Fort Bend Astronomy Club (FBAC)
  • Fort Worth Astronomical Society (FWAS)
  • Fremont Peak Observatory Association (San Juan Bautista, California)
  • Front Range Astronomical Super-Cluster (FRASC)
  • Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association (GRAAA)
  • Halls Valley Astronomical Group (San Jose, California) (HVAG)
  • Hawaiian Astronomical Society (HAS)
  • Houston Astronomical Society (HAS)
  • Huachuca Astronomy Club (Sierra Vista, Arizona) (HAC)
  • Idaho State university Astronomical Society
  • Indiana Astronomical Society (IAS)
  • International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)
  • JFK Astronomy Club
  • Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society (JSCAS)
  • Kansas Astronomical Observers (Wichita, Kansas) (KAO)
  • Lake County Astronomical Society (Illinois) (LCAS)
  • Las Vegas Astronomical Society (Las Vegas, Nevada)
  • Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society (LVAAS)
  • Longmont Astronomical Society (Longmont, Colorado)
  • Los Angeles Astronomical Society (Los Angeles, California) (LAAS)
  • Madison Astronomical Society (Madison, Wisconsin)
  • Mankato Area Astronomy Association
  • Martha's Vineyard Amateur Astronomy Club (MVAAC)
  • Marquette Astronomical Society (Marquette, Michigan) (MAS)
  • Maryland SEDS (University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland)
  • Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at Worcester Astronomy Club
  • Memphis Astronomical Society
  • Michiana Astronomical Society
  • Middle Tennessee State University Astronomical Society
  • Minnesota Astronomical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota) (MAS)
  • Mount Cuba Astronomcal Observatory (Greeville, Delaware)
  • Mountain Skies Astronomical Society (Lake Arrowhead, California)
  • New Jersey Astronomical Association (Voorhees State Park, High Bridge, NJ) (NJAA)
  • New Mexico Tech Astronomy Club
  • North American Skies
  • North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club (North Shore, Massachusetts) (NSAAC)
  • North West Astronomy Group
  • Northeast Florida Astronomical Society (NEFAS)
  • Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League (NEKAAL)
  • Northern Colorado Astronomical Society
  • Oglethorpe Astronomical Association (OAA)
  • Oklahoma City Astronomy Club
  • Omaha Astronomical Society (Nebraska) (OAS)
  • Peoria Astronomical Society (Peoria, Illinois)
  • Phoenix Astronomical Society (PAS)
  • Prairie Astronomy Club (Lincoln, Nebraska)
  • Raleigh Astronomy Club (RAC)
  • Rhode Island's #1 Astronomy Club
  • Rock Valley Astronomical Society
  • Roper Mountain Astronomers (Greenville, South Carolina) (RMA)
  • Rose City Astronomers (Portland, Oregon) (RCA)
  • Ryerson Astronomical Society (University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois)
  • Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society (SVAS)
  • Saint Petersburg Astronomy Club (SPAC)
  • San Diego Astronomy Association (San Diego, California) (SAAA)
  • San Antonio Astronomical Association (San Antonio, Texas)
  • San Jose Astronomical Association (San Jose, California)
  • San Mateo Astronomical Society
  • Santa Cruz Astronomy Club (Santa Cruz County, California)
  • Seattle Astronomical Society (Seattle, Washington) (SAS)
  • Seven-0-Five Astronomers (University of California, Berkeley, California)
  • Sheboygan Astronomical Society (SAS)
  • Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association
  • Sidewalk Astronomers:
    • Los Angeles
    • San Francisco
  • Skokie Valley Astronomers (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Society for Amateur Scientists - Astronomy
  • Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
  • Society of Low-energy Observers (SLO)
  • South Plains Astronomy Club (Texas)
  • Southern Cross Astronomical Society (Miami, Florida)
  • Spokane Astronomical Society
  • Springfield Stars Club (Springfield, Massachusetts)
  • Starfax Astronomy Club (Ashville, North Carolina)
  • Stillwater Astronomy Club (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
  • Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
  • Tallahassee Astronomical Society (Tallahassee, Florida)
  • Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas (Dallas, Texas)
  • The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS)
  • The Meteoritical Society
  • Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (Tucson, Arizona)
  • University of Arizona Alumni Association Astronomy Camp
  • University of Arizona Astronomy Club
  • University of Arizona SEDS (Tucson, Arizona)
  • University of Illinois Astronomy Society (UIAS)
  • University of Texas Astronomy Students Association
  • Ventura County Astronomical Society (Ventura, California)
  • Von Braun Astronomical Society (Huntsville, Alabama) (VBAS)
  • Westchester Amnateur Astronomers (Westchester, New York) (WAA)
  • Western Observatorium (WO)
  • Williamson County Astronomical Club (Texas)
  • York County Parks Astronomical Society (York County, Pennsylvania)

  • American Astronomy Club List (Index)
  • Astronomy Organizations in the United States by Dan Murry
  • S&T's Astronomical Directory: United States Museums, Planetariums, Observatories, and Clubs
  • United States of America Astronomy Club List (Index)

Conferences:

• IMAGING THE SKY '95 (Western Oregon State College - Monmouth - Oregon, 13-14 October, 1995)

Events:

• XVIIth National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers (April 5-8, 1996 - Brisbane, Australia)
• 2nd Annual Nebraska Star Party (JULY 25-30, 1995)
• East Coast Star Parties for 1995
• Fourth Annual South Pacific Star Party (May 16-20, 1996, Australia)
• Georgia Star Party 1995 (19-22 October - Georgia mountains)
• Mid-Atlantic Star Party 1996 (10-15 October - Central North Carolina)
• Minnesota Astronomical Society Star Parties 1996
• National Astronomy Week NAW'96
• Night of the Comet: Big Fun with Hyakutake by NASA
• Queensland AstroFest 1995 (September 18-24, Queensland, Australia)
• Star Parties and Other Astrogatherings
• Texas Star Party 1996 (May 12-19, Fort Davis, Texas)

Indexes:

• Amateur Astronomy on the Net by George Musser
• Astronomía Amateur / Amateur Astronomy
• Astronomy Clubs by ASTRONET
• Astronomy In The Carolinas
• EINet Galaxy: Amateur Astronomy
• Information Center for New Star Gazers by Dan Murry
• Italian amateur astronomy clubs and associations
• Per l'astrofilo, a resource list in Italian
• Planetaria and Planetarium-Related Web Sites
• Planetaria and Related Resources
• Planetaria in the WWW, by Troy Stoneking
• Planetarium WWW Sites
• Planetariums on the Net
• UK Amateur Astronomy, by Nick Stevens
• WWW Amateur Astronomer Resources
• YAHOO: Science: Astronomy: Clubs

Publications:

• 1000+ - The Amateur Astronomer's Field Guide to Deep Sky Observing by Tom Lorenzin with Tim Sechler
• AAVSO Newsletter
• Amateur Astronomy & Earth Sciences
• Ascending Node
• AstroNet
• Astronomy
• Astronomy Book Reviews - Newsletter of the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers
• Astronomy Now On-Line
• CCD Astronomy (GOPHER)
• CCD Astronomy
• CCD Québec [French]
• Crépuscule Astronomique [French]
• Discover (GOPHER)
• Electronic Journal Of The Astronomical Society Of The Atlantic (EJASA)
• Gemini, Publication of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
• Journal of the British Astronomical Association
• Mercury
• Newsletters - Ames Area Amateur Astronomers
• Newsletters - Eugene Astronomical Society
• onOrbit
• Popular Astronomy
• Popular Astronomy
• Practical Astronomy
• Saguaro Astronomy Club Newsletter (FTP)
• Satellite Times
• SETIQuest
• Sky & Space
• Sky & Telescope (GOPHER)
• Sky & Telescope
• SpaceBound
• Star Facts: An Electronic Journal About the Universe
• STARTIMES
• The Astronomer
• The Focal Point, Newsletter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club
• The Meridian, Newsletter of the South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association
• The Observer, Newsletter of the Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society

Sky Photography:

• A Quartz Controlled Scotch Mount by Ray Grover
• Amateur Astrophotography [German]
• AstroGallery: Profondo Cielo - Deep Sky
• (Deep Sky) Astrophotography for Amateurs by Olivier Thizy
• Astrophotos by Mel Bartels
• Galaxy Photography, Astrophotos by Jason Ware
• Low-Light Photography, by Kjell Raastad
• Lunar Photography with Telephoto Lenses by Michael Oates
• Purcell's Astrophotos by Michael Purcell
• Robert Provin's Astro-Imaging FTP site
• Sky Photography by Tom Polakis
• Steve Albers's Astro Images and Photographs
• The Latest Images by Brad Wallis and Robert Provin

Shops and Companies:

• Apogee Instruments Inc.
• ASTROMART, The Global Astronomy Market-Place
• AstroSystems Inc.
• Black Mountain Astronomy
• Company Seven Astro-Optics Division
• COMSOFT
• DFM Engineering, Inc.
• Loch Ness Productions
• MæstroniX
• Main Sequence Astronomy T-Shirts
• Procyon Systems (Macintosh based Astronomy software for amateurs astronomers)
• Radio-Sky Publishing (focus on amateur radio astronomers)
• Santa Barbara Instrument Group
• Sirius Instruments
• SKY Online (Sky Publishing Corporation)
• Swayze Optical
• TELETRADE

• SKY Online's Marketplace (Index)

Sky and Observing Info:

• Backyard Astronomy: Tips on Observing the Universe
• Bob's Backyard Astronomy Page by Bob King
• Cataclysmic Variables
• Celestial Events (Monthly)
• Celestial Phenomena
• Chuck's Astronomy Page
• Comet Home Page by Ikufumi Makino
• Comet Observation
• Comet Places On-line
• Comets and Meteor Showers by Gary W. Kronk
• Constellation of the Month
• Current Skies (Monthly)
• Earth Satellite Ephemeris Service
• GalacticSky Charts by Mike C. Harvey
• Izzy's Skylog, the Web page for amateur and backyard astronomy
• Jupiter
• Jupiter Events by Dan Bruton
• Knowing the Sky
• Limiting magnitude
• Planets for the Month
• Saturn Ring Plane Crossing Information by NASA
• Saturn Viewer
• SeeSat-L (mailing list for visual satellite observers)
• Sketches of Deep Space Objects by Scott D. Davis
• SKY Online's Comet Page
• SKYWATCHER'S DIARY (Daily)
• Space Calendar by Ron Baalke
• Star Trak by Hal Kibbey
• STARMAN, A Visual Look At The Visible Sky by Jay Ryan
• Stellar Occultations
• Steve's Astronomy Home Page
• Sunspot Numbers
• The Constellation of the Week
• The Constellations and their Stars
• The Mizar Pages
• The Night Sky (Monthly)
• The Planets in 1995
• The Position of the Planets
• The Sky Calendar (Monthly)
• Tools for Variable Stars by Karl Dubost
• Variable Star Network Communications
• Visual Astronomy by Mel Bartels
• Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page
• Visual Satellite Observer's Home Page (German Mirror)
• What's Up (in the Sky)?

• Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) Index
• Comet Hyakutake (C/1996 B2) Index
• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter Index

Software:

• Astrometrica
• Astronomical Sky Calendar
• Astronomical Software for Microcomputers
• CyberSky
• Deepsky 2000 For Windows 95/NT by Steven S. Tuma
• Home Planet Release 2
• LogSat Professional for Windows
• PlanetWatch
• Review of Astronomical Computer Software
• Rising, Setting and Transit Times of the Sun, Moon and Planets
• SkyMap
• Starchart Online by S. K. King
• Starry Night (Sky Simulator for Macintosh)
• Sunrise/Sunset Computation
• The Earth Centered Universe
• WWW Moon ver 1.50 by Lorenzo Pasqualis

• Astronomical Software (Index)

Telescope Making:

• A source of material for the advanced telescope builder
• Amateur Telescope Maker's Journal
• Amateur Telescope Making by Mark Wettering
• Amateur Telescope Making
• Amateur Telescope Making Resource List (WWW)
• Amateur Telescope Making Resource List (FTP)
• ASTROMART: Amateur Telescope Makers Resource
• ATM page
• Computerize a Dobsonian Telescope by Mel Bartels
• Conversion Factors, Material Properties and Constants Related to Telescope Design
• How to Choose a Quality Telescope for Under $500.00 by David Lent
• LX200 Controller Software by Brandon S. Jones
• Programs for Amateur Telescope Makers (FTP)
• Telescopes and Telescope Making by Mel Bartels
• The ATM Page by Mathew A. Marulla
• Thoughts on Building a Dobsonian by Mark Wettering