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Almost everybody at some point has looked up at the stars in amazement.  Don’t you wish you could see them better?  Here’s a list of sites where you can find some new amazing ways to look at the stars from your own computer…

• NASA.gov – of course NASA would have great pictures :)  They also have video available.
• NASA’s Picture of the Day - a wide variety of both space and science related videos and pictures that include a detailed description with many reference links for each piece of media.  They just celebrated their 15th anniversary on June 16th!
• Gigagalaxy.com – fantastic page that lets you zoom in on composite pictures of our galaxy.
• HubbleSite.com – photos specifically taken by the Hubble telescope
• HiRISE – Courtesy of the University of Arizona, they specialize in very high resolution pictures of anywhere but earth
• Spitzer.caltech.edu – images specifically from the Spitzer telescope at California Institute of Technology
• Mars Rover @ Caltech.edu – Images from both Spirit and Opportunity on Mars (be sure to click on “Raw Images” on the left)
• Space.com – has a wide variety of space related pictures setup in multiple galleries
• ESA.int – pictures from the European Space Agency
• Reddit’s bmgoau compilations – This Reddit.com user posted some great links to both very high res pictures and a clip from the epic IMAX film, Cosmic Voyage.
• SkyImageLab.com – Tired of looking at these on your computer?  Want to see them on your wall?  You can buy posters of many quality space pictures here, many of which can be found at NASA’s Pic of the Day.
• NASA Earth Image of the Day – and finally an inverse of the first link: images of earth, from space!

I’m sure there’s more out there – feel free to post your links in the comments!

EDIT: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth is worth checking out as well!