Expert: Ed - 3/16/2006

Question
i have recently moved to Lanzarote. as i look out of my back door i always have a good view of orions belt and would like to find a web site that has a printable star chart that can tell me of the other stars and constalations around me. i also would like to find a site that could tell me when to look for satalites overhead including the space shuttle.

Thanks for your attention

Answer
Martin,
This is my favorite website for getting maps of the sky, at any location, at any time.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/

These ones are good too, in various ways.  They're usually less cluttered that the Fouri Sky website, which can be a good thing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/myspace/nightsky/
http://www.wunderground.com/sky/ShowSky.asp?TheLat=

Here is a good site to help you find satellites.
http://www.heavens-above.com/

Keep Looking Up!
--Ed