Astronomical society

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There are numerous groups devoted to promoting astronomy research and education. See, for example:

• Amateur Astronomers Association Delhi [1]
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Cyprus Astronomical Society [4]
• Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association, a nearly, half century old club of Northwest Florida.
• 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 [5], an amateur organization from Nepal, working for promotion of astronomy in Nepal.
• Astronomy Nepal [6], an astronomical organization from Nepal, working for promotion of astronomy in Nepal and making some astronomical software].
• Manchester Astronomical Society [7]
• Northern Virginia Astronomy Club [8]
• Pakistan Amateur Astronomers Society [9]
• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
• San Francisco Amateur Astronomers [10]
• 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 [11]
• 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. [12]

Other uses

• Astronomical Society Islands, Nunavut, Canada

See also

• Category: Astronomy organizations by name
• Category: Amateur astronomy organizations by geographic location

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