{"id":804,"date":"2022-05-02T15:53:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T15:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/observatory\/?page_id=804"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:44:28","slug":"observing-tools-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/observatory\/observing-tools-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Observing Tools &#038; Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">User Manual for ACE Desktop (by Section)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/05\/ACE-Introduction.pdf\">ACE Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/05\/Basic-Operations.pdf\">Basi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/05\/Basic-Operations.pdf\">c Operation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/05\/Interactive-Command-Reference.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interactive Command Reference<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/05\/Appendix.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Appendix<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tools and Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.briancasey.org\/artifacts\/astro\/airmass.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hourly Air mass calculator<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spiff.rit.edu\/richmond\/signal.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Signal-to-Nose calculator for CCD Photometry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.sfasu.edu\/observatory\/SFAMoonPhases\/SFAMoonPhases.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moon Phases<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weather.com\/weather\/tenday\/76401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 day Forecast from Weather.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/US\/TX\/Stephenville.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 day Forecast from Weatherunderground.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/simbad.u-strasbg.fr\/simbad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SIMBAD Astronomical Database<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aavso.org\/apps\/vsp\/\">AAVSO: Variable Star Plotter (VSP)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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