List of astronomical societies
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A list of notable groups devoted to promoting astronomy research and education.
International
- Astronomers for Planet Earth (A4E)
- Astronomers Without Borders (AWB)
- International Astronomical Union (IAU)
- International Meteor Organization
- Network for Astronomy School Education
- The Planetary Society
Africa
Asia
Brunei Darussalam
- The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD)
China
India
- Akash Mitra Mandal
- AstronEra
- Astronomical Society of India
- Bangalore Astronomical Society (BAS)
- Birla Planetarium, Chennai
- Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers
- IUCAA
- Jyotirvidya Parisanstha
- Khagol Mandal
- Khagol Vishwa
- Wonders of Universe
- Association of Friends of Astronomy, Goa
Turkey
Thailand
- Astronomy Thailand[th]
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Astronomy Group
Europe
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Norway
- Norwegian Astronomical Society
- CV-Helios Network
Poland
Russia
- Russian Astronomical Society (1891-1932)
- Астрономо-геодезическое объединение[ru]
- Eurasian Astronomical Society (1990-)
Serbia
Sweden
United Kingdom
- Airdrie Astronomical Association
- Astronomical Society of Edinburgh
- Astronomical Society of Glasgow
- Astronomy Centre
- British Astronomical Association
- Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society
- Federation of Astronomical Societies
- Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society
- Liverpool Astronomical Society
- Loughton Astronomical Society
- Manchester Astronomical Society
- Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society
- Northumberland Astronomical Society
- Nottingham Astronomical Society
- Preston and District Astronomical Society
- Royal Astronomical Society
- Society for Popular Astronomy
- Society for the History of Astronomy
North America
Canada
Mexico
United States
- Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
- American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
- American Astronomical Society (AAS)
- American Meteor Society
- Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
- Astronomical League
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Indiana Astronomical Society
- Kauaʻi Educational Association for Science and Astronomy
- Kopernik Astronomical Society
- Milwaukee Astronomical Society
- Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society
- NASA Night Sky Network
- SETI Institute
- Southern Cross Astronomical Society
- Warren Astronomical Society
| Society Name | City | State | Address | Website | Facebook Page | AL Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Astronomical Society | Auburn | Alabama | ✓ | |||
| East Valley Astronomy Club | Mesa | Arizona | P.O. Box 2202 | ✓ | ||
| Prescott Astronomy Club | Prescott | Arizona | Prescott Astronomy Club186 E. Sheldon St. #1122 | ✓ | ||
| Phoenix Astronomical Society, Inc. | Scottsdale | Arizona | 7979 E Princess Dr | ✓ | ||
| Huachuca Astronomy Club | Sierra Vista | Arizona | P.O Box 922 | ✓ | ||
| Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association | Tucson | Arizona | P. O. Box 41254 | ✓ | ||
| Sugar Creek Astronomical Society | Bentonville | Arkansas | ✓ | |||
| Kern County Astronomical Society | Bakersfield | California | 5501 Stockdale Hwy #10241 | ✓ | ||
| Aerospace Employees Association Astronomy Club | El Segundo | California | 2310 E El Segundo Blvd | ✓ | ||
| Astronomers of Humboldt | Eureka | California | P.O. Box 351 | ✓ | ||
| Temecula Valley Astronomers | Murrieta | California | P.O. Box 1292 | ✓ | ||
| Eastbay Astronomical Society | Oakland | California | P.O. Box 18635, Oakland, CA 94619 | |||
| Orange County Astronomers | Orange | California | P.O. Box 1762, Costa Mesa, CA 92628 | |||
| South Bay Astronomical Society | Redondo Beach | California | P.O. Box 1244 | ✓ | ||
| San Diego Astronomy Association | San Diego | California | PO Box 23215 | ✓ | ||
| TAC - AL (The Astronomy Connection) | San Jose | California | ✓ | |||
| Bear Valley Springs Astronomy Club | Tehachapi | California | 23871 Lakeview Dr. | ✓ | ||
| Tulare Astronomical Association | Tulare | California | 1062 N. A. St. | ✓ | ||
| Mt. Shasta Stargazers | Weed | California | 134 Shasta Cove N | ✓ | ||
| Colorado Springs Astronomical Society | Colorado Springs | Colorado | PO Box 16318 | ✓ | ||
| Denver Astronomical Society | Denver | Colorado | P.O. Box 102738 | ✓ | ||
| Gunnison Valley Observatory | Gunnison | Colorado | P. O. Box 1227 | ✓ | ||
| Longmont Astronomical Society | Longmont | Colorado | P.O. Box 806 | ✓ | ||
| Black Canyon Astronomical Society | Montrose | Colorado | 27 N. Willerup Ave | ✓ | ||
| Shoreline Astronomical Society | Madison | Connecticut | 83 Wildcat Rd | ✓ | ||
| Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club | Morris | Connecticut | 211 West St | ✓ | ||
| Delaware Astronomical Society | Greenville | Delaware | Mount Cuba Obervatory1610 Hillside Mill Rd. | ✓ | ||
| National Capital Astronomers | Davidson | District of Columbia | 3804 Wayson Road | ✓ | ||
| Local Group of Deep Sky Observers | Ellenton | Florida | 5610 32nd Ave E. | ✓ | ||
| Alachua Astronomy Club | Gainesville | Florida | 2603 NW 13th St., #161 | ✓ | ||
| Northeast Florida Astronomical Society | Jacksonville | Florida | P.O. Box 5432 | ✓ | ||
| Brevard Astronomical Society | Melbourne | Florida | PO Box 410092 | ✓ | ||
| Everglades Astronomical Society | Naples | Florida | 270 Naples Cove Drive, Unit 3206 | ✓ | ||
| Moonstruck Astronomy Club | Ocala | Florida | ✓ | |||
| Central Florida Astronomical Society, Inc. | Oviedo | Florida | P.O. Box 620907 | ✓ | ||
| Escambia Amateur Astronomers Assn. | Pensacola | Florida | ✓ | |||
| Tallahassee Astronomical Society | Tallahassee | Florida | PO Box 824 | ✓ | ||
| Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches | West Palm Beach | Florida | P.O. Box 19652 | ✓ | ||
| Atlanta Astronomy Club, Inc. | Atlanta | Georgia | P. O. Box 76155 | ✓ | ||
| Flint River Astronomy Club | Brooks | Georgia | 788 Rising Star Rd | ✓ | ||
| Hawaiian Astronomical Society | Honolulu | Hawaii | P.O. Box 17671 | ✓ | ||
| Haleakala Amateur Astronomers | Kula | Hawaii | ✓ | |||
| Boise Astronomical Society | Boise | Idaho | P.O. Box 7002 | ✓ | ||
| Idaho Falls Astronomical Society | Idaho Falls | Idaho | P.O. Box 50262 | ✓ | ||
| Pocatello Astronomical Society | Pooctello | Idaho | ✓ | |||
| Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society | Champaign | Illinois | Staerkel Planetarium/Parkland College2400 West Bradley Avenue | ✓ | ||
| Rockford Amateur Astronomers, Inc. | Loves Park | Illinois | 6691 Squire Ln. | ✓ | ||
| Twin City Amateur Astronomers, Inc. | Normal | Illinois | 1109 N. Linden St. | ✓ | ||
| Popular Astronomy Club | Orion | Illinois | 11 Deer Run Road | ✓ | ||
| Northwest Suburban Astronomers | Palatine | Illinois | PO Box 95462 | ✓ | ||
| Peoria Astronomical Society | Peoria | Illinois | PO BOX 10111 | ✓ | ||
| Fox Valley Sky Watchers | Sleepy Hollow | Illinois | 164 Hilltop Lane | ✓ | ||
| Evansville Astronomical Society | Evansville | Indiana | P.O. Box 3474 | ✓ | ||
| Fort Wayne Astronomical Society | Fort Wayne | Indiana | PO Box 11093 | ✓ | ||
| Indiana Astronomical Society | Mooresville | Indiana | P.O. Box 703 | ✓ | ||
| Ames Area Amateur Astronomers | Ames | Iowa | P.O. Box 1961 | ✓ | ||
| Des Moines Astronomical Society, Inc | Des Moines | Iowa | P.O. Box 111 | ✓ | ||
| Black Hawk Astronomy Club | Waterloo | Iowa | 503 South Street | ✓ | ||
| Southeastern Iowa Astronomy Club | West Burlington | Iowa | PO Box 14 | ✓ | ||
| Kansas Astronomical Observers | Goddard | Kansas | 25000 W 39th S | ✓ | ||
| Astronomy Associates of Lawrence | Lawrence | Kansas | 1082 Malott Hall, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive | ✓ | ||
| Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomer's League, Inc. | Topeka | Kansas | P.O. Box 951 | ✓ | ||
| West Kentucky Amateur Astronomers | Golden Pond | Kentucky | 238 Visitor Center Drive | ✓ | ||
| Louisville Astronomical Society | Louisville | Kentucky | P.O. Box 17554, Louisville, KY 40217 | ✓ | ||
| Baton Rouge Astronomical Society | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | ✓ | |||
| Shreveport-Bossier Astronomical Society | Shreveport | Louisiana | 353 Ockley Drive | ✓ | ||
| Southern Maine Astronomers | Brunswick | Maine | 179 Neptune Drive,Suite 300 | ✓ | ||
| Penobscot Valley Stargazers | Stockton Springs | Maine | ✓ | |||
| Howard Astronomical League of Central Maryland | Columbia | Maryland | 8630-M Guilford RdSuite 211 | ✓ | ||
| Cumberland Astronomy Club | Frostburg | Maryland | ✓ | |||
| TriState Astronomers | Hagerstown | Maryland | 823 Commonwealth Ave | ✓ | ||
| Westminster Astronomical Society | Westminster | Maryland | P.O. Box 1162 | ✓ | ||
| South Shore Astronomical Society, The | Norwell | Massachusetts | 293 Pine Street | ✓ | ||
| Oakland Astronomy Club | Auburn Hills | Michigan | P.O. Box 210554 | ✓ | ||
| Kalamazoo Astronomical Society | Kalamazoo | Michigan | 600 West Vine Street, Suite 400 | ✓ | ||
| Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association | West Olive | Michigan | P.O. Box 201 | ✓ | ||
| Minnesota Astronomical Society | Minneapolis | Minnesota | P.O. Box 14931 | ✓ | ||
| Rochester Astronomy Club | Rochester | Minnesota | Box 513 | ✓ | ||
| Jackson Astronomical Association | Jackson | Mississippi | P.O. Box 12586 | ✓ | ||
| Springfield Astronomical Society | Springfield | Missouri | ✓ | |||
| St. Louis Astronomical Society | St. Louis | Missouri | 13128 Cozyhill Drive | ✓ | ||
| Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri | Wentzville | Missouri | 206 Old Chesapeake Dr | ✓ | ||
| Yellowstone Valley Astronomy Association | Laurel | Montana | 759 Clarks River Rd | ✓ | ||
| Omaha Astronomical Society | Omaha | Nebraska | P.O. Box 34703 | ✓ | ||
| Keene Amateur Astronomers | Keene | New Hampshire | 94 Pako Avenue | ✓ | ||
| New Hampshire Astronomical Society | Manchester | New Hampshire | P.O. Box 5823 | ✓ | ||
| Hopatcong Observatory Astronomy Club | Hopatcong | New Jersey | ✓ | |||
| South Jersey Astronomy Club | Millville | New Jersey | ✓ | |||
| STAR Astronomy Society | Red Bank | New Jersey | P.O. Box 863 | ✓ | ||
| Astronomical Society of Toms River Area | Toms River | New Jersey | Ocean County College Building # 13, 1 College Drive | ✓ | ||
| Albuquerque Astronomical Society | Albuquerque | New Mexico | P.O. Box 50581 | ✓ | ||
| Magdalena Astronomical Society | Magdalena | New Mexico | PO Box 125 | ✓ | ||
| Rio Rancho Astronomical Society | Rio Rancho | New Mexico | 609 Valley Meadows Dr. NE | ✓ | ||
| El Valle Astronomers | Taos | New Mexico | 403 Valverde Commons Drive | ✓ | ||
| Buffalo Astronomical Association | Buffalo | New York | ✓ | |||
| Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society | Clinton | New York | P.O. Box 52 | ✓ | ||
| Astronomical Society of Long Island | Huntington | New York | 57 Conklin Lane | ✓ | ||
| Amateur Observers' Society of New York | Mineola | New York | 425 Horton Highway | ✓ | ||
| Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science | Rochester | New York | P.O. Box 20292 | ✓ | ||
| Custer Institute | Southold | New York | 1115 Main Bayview Rd.P. O. Box 1204 | ✓ | ||
| Rockland Astronomy Club | Suffern | New York | 225 Route 59c/o Challenger Center | ✓ | ||
| Westchester Amateur Astronomers | Valhalla | New York | P.O. Box 44 | |||
| Astronomy Club of Asheville | Asheville | North Carolina | 75 St. Dunstan's Circle | ✓ | ||
| Cleveland County Astronomical Society | Boiling Springs | North Carolina | ✓ | |||
| Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Soc. | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | P.O. Box 3001 | ✓ | ||
| Raleigh Astronomy Club, Inc. | Raleigh | North Carolina | ✓ | |||
| Cape Fear Astronomy Club | Wilmington | North Carolina | P.O. Box 7685 | ✓ | ||
| Miami Valley Astronomical Society | Beavercreek | Ohio | P.O. Box 340896 | ✓ | ||
| Richland Astronomical Society | Bellville | Ohio | P.O. Box 700 | ✓ | ||
| Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society | Chagrin Falls | Ohio | 15735 Huntley RoadPO Box 11 | ✓ | ||
| Cincinnati Astronomical Society | Cleves | Ohio | 5274 Zion Rd | ✓ | ||
| Millstream Astronomy Club | Findlay | Ohio | 2019 Sterling Court | ✓ | ||
| Lima Astronomical Society | Lima | Ohio | P.O. Box 201 | com | ✓ | |
| Toledo Astronomical Association | Sylvania | Ohio | 4815 New England Lane, Apt. 4 | ✓ | ||
| Stillwater Stargazers | Ohio | ✓ | ||||
| Bartlesville Astronomical Society | Bartlesville | Oklahoma | P.O. Box 302 | ✓ | ||
| Broken Arrow Sidewalk Astronomer | Broken Arrow | Oklahoma | 829 W. Vicksburg Street | ✓ | ||
| Oklahoma City Astronomy Club | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | P. O. Box 22804 | ✓ | ||
| Odyssey Astronomy Club | Tribbey | Oklahoma | 30222 Slaughterville Rd. | ✓ | ||
| Astronomy Club of Tulsa | Tulsa | Oklahoma | P. O. Box 470611 | ✓ | ||
| Eugene Astronomical Society | Eugene | Oregon | P.O. box 50395 | ✓ | ||
| Rose City Astronomers | Portland | Oregon | 1945 SE Water Ave | ✓ | ||
| Umpqua Astronomers | Roseburg | Oregon | 604 Woodoak Drive | ✓ | ||
| Southern Oregon Skywatchers | Talent | Oregon | 1557 Summer Place | ✓ | ||
| Starlight Astronomy Club | Altoona | Pennsylvania | 702 Garden Street | ✓ | ||
| Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association | Ambler | Pennsylvania | 411 Susquehanna Rd | ✓ | ||
| Chesmont Astronomical Society | Exton | Pennsylvania | PMB 218256 Eagleview Blvd | ✓ | ||
| Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh | Glenshaw | Pennsylvania | P.O. Box 314 | ✓ | ||
| Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers | Hatfield | Pennsylvania | 301 Logan Drive | ✓ | ||
| Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County | Lititz | Pennsylvania | 325 Rudy Dam Road | ✓ | ||
| Oil Region Astronomical Society, Inc. | Oil City | Pennsylvania | P.O. Box 1535 | ✓ | ||
| Central Pennsylvania Observers | State College | Pennsylvania | 345 Ridge Ave | ✓ | ||
| Chester County Astronomical Society | West Chester | Pennsylvania | 988 Meadowview Ln | ✓ | ||
| Astronomy Club of Augusta | Aiken | South Carolina | 1430 Morningside Drive | ✓ | ||
| Lowcountry Stargazers | Charleston | South Carolina | P.O. Box 14453 | ✓ | ||
| Midlands Astronomy Club, Inc. | Columbia | South Carolina | P.O. Box 2527 | ✓ | ||
| Grand Strand Astronomers | Conway | South Carolina | 1771 Alford Road | ✓ | ||
| Barnard Astronomical Society | Chattanooga | Tennessee | ✓ | |||
| Astronomy in the Parks Society | Hendersonville | Tennessee | 150 Roberta Dr | ✓ | ||
| Bays Mountain Astronomy Club | Kingsport | Tennessee | Bays Mountain Park Association853 Bays Mountain Park Road | ✓ | ||
| Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society | Maryville | Tennessee | 3433 Ridgeway Trail | ✓ | ||
| Fort Worth Astronomical Society | Fort Worth | Texas | 5801 Trail Lake Drive | ✓ | ||
| Hill Country Astronomers | Fredericksburg | Texas | P.O. Box 2043 | ✓ | ||
| Psalm 19 Astronomy Society | Johnson City | Texas | 1216 Byrd Ranch Road | ✓ | ||
| North Houston Astronomy Club | Kingwood | Texas | P.O. Box 5043 | ✓ | ||
| South Plains Astronomy Club | Lubbock | Texas | 3521 50th StSpace 8 | ✓ | ||
| West Texas Astronomers | Midland | Texas | P.O. Box 3284 | ✓ | ||
| Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas | Richardson | Texas | P. O Box 830742 | ✓ | ||
| Houston Astronomical Society | Spring | Texas | P.O. Box 131282 | ✓ | ||
| Salt Lake Astronomical Society | Tooele | Utah | 472 Country Club | ✓ | ||
| Springfield Telescope Makers | Springtfield | Vermont | P. O. Box 601 | ✓ | ||
| Charlottesville Astronomical Society | Charlottesville | Virginia | ✓ | |||
| Echo Ridge Astronomical Society | Elk Creek | Virginia | 766 Echo Ridge Lane | ✓ | ||
| Rappahannock Astronomy Club | Fredericksburg | Virginia | P. O. Box 752 | ✓ | ||
| Shenandoah Astronomical Society | Front Royal | Virginia | 168 Hatcher Drive | ✓ | ||
| Northern Virginia Astronomy Club | Oakton | Virginia | P.O. Box 3452 | ✓ | ||
| Richmond Astronomical Society | Powhatan | Virginia | 1385 Quarter Mill Ct | ✓ | ||
| Blue Ridge Astronomy Club | Red House | Virginia | P.O. Box 70 | ✓ | ||
| Back Bay Amateur Astronomers | Virginia Beach | Virginia | P.O. Box 9877 | ✓ | ||
| Battle Point Astronomical Association | Bainbridge Island | Washington | P. O. Box 10914 | ✓ | ||
| Whatcom Association of Celestial Observers | Ferndale | Washington | P. O. Box 1721 | ✓ | ||
| Friends of Galileo | Longview | Washington | 1632 22nd Ave | ✓ | ||
| Everett Astronomical Society | Mill Creek | Washington | P.O. Box 13272 | ✓ | ||
| Island County Astronomical Society | Oak Harbor | Washington | PO Box 325 | ✓ | ||
| Seattle Astronomical Society | Seattle | Washington | P. O. Box 31746 | ✓ | ||
| Olympic Astronomical Society | SIlverdale | Washington | 9689 Clipper Pl NW | ✓ | ||
| Spokane Astronomical Society | Spokane | Washington | P. O. Box 8114 | ✓ | ||
| Yakima Valley Astronomical Society | Yakima | Washington | 505 Santa Roza Dr #B | ✓ | ||
| Central Appalachian Astronomy Club | Bridgeport | West Virginia | 324 Bartlett Ave | ✓ | ||
| Kanawha Valley Astronomical Society | Charleston | West Virginia | P.O. Box 2132 | ✓ | ||
| Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | PO Box 1713 | ✓ | ||
| Wehr Astronomical Society | Franklin | Wisconsin | 9701 W College Ave | ✓ | ||
| Northern Cross Science Foundation | Grafton | Wisconsin | 2292 Ridgewood Road | ✓ | ||
| Sheboygan Astronomical Society, Inc. | Kohler | Wisconsin | P.O. Box 292 | ✓ | ||
| Iowa County Astronomers | Lone Rock | Wisconsin | 1014 Fairview Court | ✓ | ||
| Madison Astronomical Society | Madison | Wisconsin | P.O. Box 5585 | ✓ | ||
| Milwaukee Astronomical Society | New Berlin | Wisconsin | ✓ | |||
| Northeast Wisconsin Stargazers | Sherwood | Wisconsin | P.O. Box 267 | ✓ | ||
| Warren Astronomical Society | Warren | Michigan | P.O. Box 1505 | ✓ |
Oceania
Australia
- Astronomical Society of Australia
- Astronomical Society of New South Wales
- Astronomical Society of South Australia
- Astronomical Society of Victoria
- Macarthur Astronomical Society
- Sutherland Astronomical Society
New Zealand
South America
Brazil
See also
- Amateur astronomy organizations by name
- Astronomy organizations by name