A handy tool designed to help beginner Astronomers.
The software Astronomy CCD Calculator uses NASA/SkyView survey resource which provides CCD images of the night sky.It helps you plan an observation by letting you play with different instruments resulting various "Fields Of View" so you can see what your camera will capture and choose the best target for the session.
Java based astronomical logging software which stores it's data in a free and open XML based format (OpenAstronomyLog).
Discontinued project: Please check out the fork: https://github.com/capape/observation-manager for an updated version
CosmicOS is a framework for creating stand-alone messages suitable for sending to ourselves in the distant future, or to use in SETI research. It is inspired by Hans Freudenthal's language, Lincos, and Carl Sagan's book, Contact.