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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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