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Joint Organization for Solar Observations (JOSO)
Joint Organization for Solar Observations (JOSO): Facilitates collaboration in solar phvsics among European solar astronomers. Contains details about JOSO's aims, structure, meetings and working groups. (Associations)
http://joso.oat.ts.astro.it/ |
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The Astronomical Society of South Australia
The Astronomical Society of South Australia: founded in 1892, is the oldest society of its kind in Australia. Its objectives are to promote the Science of Astronomy and all its branches by holding regular meetings and viewing nights, circulating current astronomical information, and encouraging popu (Associations)
http://www.assa.org.au/ |
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European Association for Astronomy Education
European Association for Astronomy Education: Improves and promotes astronomical education at all levels in all institutions involved in teaching astronomy in Europe. Contains membership information, the group's history, news, newsletters and projects. (Associations)
http://www.algonet.se/~sirius/eaae.htm |
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The Webb Society
The Webb Society: An international society of amateur and professional astronomers specialising in the observation of double stars and 'deep sky' objects, founded in 1967. (Associations)
http://www.webbsociety.freeserve.co.uk |
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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada: Key activities include research and observing planets, stars, celestial phenomena and the abatement of light pollution. (Associations)
http://www.rasc.ca/ |
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Euro-Asian Astronomical Society
Euro-Asian Astronomical Society: Maintains the development of astronomy and reinforces scientific contacts between astronomers of the former Soviet Union and their colleagues all over the world. Includes summaries of previous meetings and activities in which the group participates. In R (Associations)
http://www.issp.ac.ru/univer/astro/eaas/index.html |
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The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society: A nonprofit organization that promotes exploration of the solar system and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. (Associations)
http://planetary.org |
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Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics
Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics: Promotes international interdisciplinary programs in solar-terrestrial physics, and organizes and coordinates such programs. Site has a newsletter, meetings and events, member directory, announcements, and links to related groups. (Associations)
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/SCOSTEP/scostep.html |
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The Astronomical League
The Astronomical League: is composed of over two hundred local amateur astronomical societies from all across the United States. Find out about our GREAT national conventions (ALCons)! Member Societies, Regions, Astronomy Day, Awards. (Associations)
http://www.astroleague.org/ |
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American Association Of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
American Association Of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO): Professional and Amateur collection, research, and analysis of variable star observations. (Associations)
http://www.aavso.org/ |
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International Occultation Timing Association - European Section (IOTA/ES)
International Occultation Timing Association - European Section (IOTA/ES): (Associations)
http://www.iota-es.de/ |
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European Astronomical Society (EAS)
European Astronomical Society (EAS): An association founded under the Swiss Civil Code in 1990. Its purpose is to contribute to and promote the advancement of astronomy in Europe. (Associations)
http://www.iap.fr/eas/ |
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International Association of Geodesy
International Association of Geodesy: Member information, meeting announcements, publications and reports, awards, and links to related sites. (Associations)
http://www.gfy.ku.dk/~iag/ |
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Night Sky Live
Night Sky Live: A network of volunteers have cameras focused on the sky to create a 360 degree map of the planets and stars at one time. Data is fed into a computer and filtered for atmospheric interference. Page includes details of the procedure, as well as a discuss (Associations)
http://www.nightskylive.net/ |
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International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)
International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA): was established to encourage and facilitate the observation of occultations and eclipses. It provides predictions for grazing occultations of stars by the Moon and predictions for occultations of stars by asteroids and planets, information on observing eq (Associations)
http://www.occultations.org/ |
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American Astronomical Society (AAS)
American Astronomical Society (AAS): Established 1899, AAS is the major professional organization in North America for astronomers, other scientists and individuals interested in astronomy. (Associations)
http://www.aas.org |
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International Organisations for Archaeoastronomy / Cultural Astronomy
International Organisations for Archaeoastronomy / Cultural Astronomy: (Associations)
http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/aa/gen/r2.html |
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Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers: (Associations)
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo/ |
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Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes (GNAT)
Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes (GNAT): a non-profit organization dedicated to being a catalyst and information source for all those interested in research and education using relatively small astronomical telescopes. (Associations)
http://www.gnat.org/~ida/gnat/ |
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Antique Telescope Society
Antique Telescope Society: An international organization of colleagues interested in antique astronomical telescopes, books, binoculars, and related materials. (Associations)
http://www.irhino.com/oldscope/ |
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International Earth Rotation Service (IERS)
International Earth Rotation Service (IERS): Works to maintain the International Celestial Reference System and Frame, and the International Terrestrial Reference System and Frame, and to provide timely and accurate data on the Earth's orientation for current use and long-term studies. Site describ (Associations)
http://hpiers.obspm.fr/ |
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU)
The International Astronomical Union (IAU): Founded in 1919, has a mission to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy through international cooperation. The organization is also the internationally recognized authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and surface features on su (Associations)
http://www.iau.org/ |
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Utah Skies
Utah Skies: A very comprehensive collection of information useful and interesting to amateur astronomers, especially those located in Utah. Includes events, news, data and reference materials, and a weekly viewing conditions forecast. Has a special section about li (Associations)
http://www.utahskies.org/ |
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Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Disseminates astronomical information. The ASP has become the largest general astronomy society in the world, with members from over 70 nations. (Associations)
http://www.astrosociety.org/ |
Additional
Information: Astronomical associations and societies.
Genuinely amateur astronomy groups and clubs are listed in Science/Astronomy/Amateur/Organizations/. 
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