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An online computing facility for UK astronomers. Consists of a network of computers at UK universities, a collection of software to reduce and analyse astronomical data, and a team giving hardware, software, and administrative support.
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Starlink Welcome to the home page of the Starlink Project. The Starlink Project Has Now Ended For community software support please subscribe to the Starlink support mailing list. Starlink USSC219B 2004 ISO images available download now New Bulletin What's New PPARC...An informative website from the home of the Prime Meridian of the world.
http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/
Services and support to enable astronomers to undertake research using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope.
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T first to detect flare from Deep Impact World's most powerful infrared camera opens its eyes on the heavens Key to Martian atmosphere found A giant cocoon of molecular hydrogen discovered around a massive young star Intelligent Agents and robotic...Site describes teaching facilities and contains information on current research programs.
http://sol.star.bris.ac.uk/
Contains pages for 24 research groups in the UK, with details of their research topics and contact details for experts in planetary science.
http://ast.star.rl.ac.uk/forum/
Research and development project to produce a virtual observatory based on grid technologies. Site has news, forum and wiki areas allowing free and open collaboration on project.
http://www.astrogrid.org
University of Southampton provides course details plus information on local seminars, speakers, and articles.
http://www.astro.soton.ac.uk/
News and reminders plus links for observing with the Gemini telescopes, operational and UK support plans.
http://gemini.physics.ox.ac.uk/
University of Leicester research groups in x-ray and observational astronomy, theoretical astrophysics, space projects and instrumentation.
http://www.star.le.ac.uk/