Associations

  • AAVSO
  • American Association of Amateur Astronomers - The American Association of Amateur Astronomers is an organization for you and by you. When you are not close to an astronomy club, or when your local club does not offer the benefits of membership in the Astronomical League, you can find a home here. We welcome everyone interested in astronomy, no matter what their level of expertise - from novice to nationally recognized expert. We are an organization for all amateurs, with interests ranging from observing and astrophotography to CCD imaging, armchair astronomy, and the Internet.
  • Astronomy Net - Employing widely disparate disciplines astronomy boldly attempts to understand nothing less than the universe itself. This site exists to help you achieve this goal.
  • American Meteor Society
  • Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Founded in 1889 by a group of Northern California professional and amateur astronomers, the ASP has become the largest general astronomy society in the world, with members from over 70 nations. The Society offers programs and activities for each unique part of our membership. Mercury magazine is published every other month to keep our members abreast of developments in astronomy. Our online (as well as mail-order) catalog offers something for everyone - from schoolchildren to scientists - distributing engaging and enlightening materials for both home and classroom. The ASP's Annual Meeting moves from city to city around the U.S., bringing a weekend astronomy expo, teachers' workshops, and scientific symposia to a new audience each year. To keep up with the most recent discoveries, anyone can phone the ASP hotline at 415/337-1100 ext.6 for updates on late-breaking astronomy news.
  • International Dark Sky Association
  • International Occultation Timing Association - IOTA
  • International Supernova Network
  • North American Meteor Network
  • Project ASTRO: Astronomers and Educators as Partners for Learning
  • Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC
  • Science@NASA ... to go - Using an iPod or any portable MP3 player, you can now explore the Universe while driving, jogging, waiting in line ... just about anywhere. It's easy: tune in to the Science@NASA podcast. Podcasting is a new technology that lets you search for audio broadcasts on the Internet -- so-called "podcasts" -- and download them onto portable MP3 players. You can take a podcast with you and listen to it whenever and wherever the mood strikes.
  • StarDate Online - StarDate is the public education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory. Our English and Spanish radio programs air daily on more than 500 stations. And our popular bimonthly astronomy magazine is the perfect skywatching companion for amateur astronomers or anyone interested in celestial events and space exploration. We also offer astronomy resources to teachers, the media, and the public.
  • The Astronomical League - To promote the science of astronomy by fostering astronomical education, by providing incentives for astronomical observation and research and by assisting communication among amateur astronomical societies.
  • The Webb Society
  • Visual Satellite Observers page