List of astronomical societies
There are numerous groups devoted to promoting astronomy research and education. See, for example:
- Amateur Astronomers Association Delhi [1]
- Amateur Astronomers Association of New York (AAA)
- Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh (AAAP)
- Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton [2]
- American Association of Variable Star Observers, a pro-am organization studying stars that vary in brightness for a multitude of reasons.
- American Meteor Society, an amateur organization specializing in meteor observations.
- Association of Falkirk Astronomers, based in Falkirk, Scotland (AFA)
- Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, an amateur organization specializing in planetary, lunar, and other solar system observations.
- Astronomy Club, CUHK, from Hong Kong, China
- Astronomy Club, HKUSU, from Hong Kong, China
- Astronomical League, an umbrella organization of U.S. amateur astronomy societies.
- Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
- Astronomical Society of Victoria, is a Melbourne based Society (but with many country members) for people interested in Astronomy.
- Astronomical Society Ruđer Bošković, from Belgrade, Serbia
- Ayrshire Astronomical Society, from Ayrshire, Scotland
- Bangalore Astronomical Society - A registered amateur astronomy organisation based in Bangalore, India with a mission to promote astronomy both as a hobby and as a science. [3]
- Birmingham Astronomical Society - located in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Central Missouri Amateur Astronomers in Fayette, Missouri.
- Corpus Christi Astronomical Society - Located in Corpus Christi, TX. [4]
- Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society - Astronomy in South East London and North West Kent, Bexley and Dartford [5]
- Cyprus Astronomical Society [6]
- Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association, a nearly, half century old club of Northwest Florida.
- EAAE - European Association for Astronomy Education, a European Association that promotes activities for schools, teachers and students.
- Federation of Astronomical Societies
- International Meteor Organization, an international organization dealing in meteor observations.
- Károly Nagy Astronomical Foundation, a Hungarian astronomical foundation with the plan of rebuilding the one of the most well-equipped observatory of the 19th century in Europe.
- Kopernik Space Center
- Kosmandu Astronomical Society [7], an amateur organization from Nepal, working for promotion of astronomy in Nepal.
- Louisville Astronomical Society
- Astronomy Nepal [8], an astronomical organization from Nepal, working for promotion of astronomy in Nepal and making some astronomical software].
- Macarthur Astronomical Society [9] a group of amateur astronomers, incorporating the Macarthur Astronomy Forum, based in SW Sydney, Australia
- Manchester Astronomical Society [10]
- Northern Virginia Astronomy Club [11]
- Northumberland Astronomical Society [12]
- Oklahoma City Astronomy Club, an amateur astronomy club that serves central Oklahoma
- Pakistan Amateur Astronomers Society [13]
- The Philippine Astronomical Society [14]
- The Planetary Society
- Royal Astronomical Society in London.
- Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
- San Francisco Amateur Astronomers [15]
- The SETI Institute
- Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA)[16] based in the United Kingdom for beginners to amateur astronomy
- Sutherland Astronomical Society based in Sydney, Australia.
- Spaceturk, an amateur organization specializing in planetary, lunar, and other solar system observations in Turkey.
- STAR Astronomy Society [17]
- Wigtownshire Astronomical Society is based in Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland and aims to promote and advance public education in the science of astronomy in the area of Wigtownshire and generally to encourage a popular interest in astronomical study and observation. [18]
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See also
- Category: Astronomy organizations by name
- Category: Amateur astronomy organizations by geographic location