Abstract
This paper describes how the emergence of the Internet enabled astronomy to become more prevalent as a hobby and contribute to the further development of the new concept of amateur astronomy, "Astronomy from the Chair" (example: Astronomy Live and Virtual Astronomy Telescope Project Group). In this paper we also present the observatories
that make it possible to take direct control over their equipment and to conduct observation and photography (example: MyTelescope and Virtual Telescope Project Group), and virtual observatories which can be accessed huge databases and carry out its processing directly through the Internet (example: Galaxy Zoo, Planet Hunters and
citizensky).
