Astronomy Merit Badge Resources

• Worksheet on Astronomy from usscouts.org. This is a great tool to organize your work, projects and thoughts.
• Mr R's Astronomy Merit Badge Passport is awesome!
• Light pollution
• Air pollution
• Binoculars Basics
• Telescope types and instruments
• Telescopes & Types
• Constellations
• Zodiac Constellations
• Eclipses, moon phases, Milky Way, etc.
• Conspicuous Stars (brightest)
• Big Dipper: diagram
• Milky Way
• Planet location and visibility by month
• Solar System with planet links
• Details on the planets
• Planetary Orbits Video
• Monthly planner for upcoming moon and planet events
• Sky View Café - Java applet which shows the precise locations of celestial bodies at any latitude/longitude. Provides different viewings to suit your needs as well as data on the movements of each body. Can also change the dates to look at information on previous days.
• Moon phases, surface, moon phase video, etc.
• All about the moon
• Sun - Encarta Encyclopedia article
• Notable stars by color
• Planetarium
• Astronomical Observatory
• Career opportunities in astronomy
• Dress for astronomical success! Stay warm!
• Observe the Sun safely at Sky and Telescope.
• Lots of space news, multimedia links at space.com.
• Great resource on the Hubble telescope.
• Skywatch podcast - almost 200 episodes.
• The constellations - lots of good information.
• National Air and Space Administration website has video, TV, links, space mission updates and more. Also, a section for students.
• Backyard Astronomy for Amateur Astronomers
• The American Association of Amateur Astronomers

There were many additions made to the original list that was posted to the ScoutSigns blog.