Infobox Journal cover Image PASP cover.jpg 150px discipline Astronomy abbreviation Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac. publisher University of Chicago Press country United States history 1889 present website http www.journals.uchicago.edu PASP ISSN 0004 6280 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific is a monthly scientific journal which publishes astronomy research and review papers, instrumentation papers and dissertation summaries. It is managed by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific , and published by the University of Chicago Press . It has been published monthly since 1899, and along with the The Astrophysical Journal , The Astronomical Journal , Astronomy and Astrophysics and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society is one of the primary journals for the publication of astronomical research. See also Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan External links http www.journals.uchicago.edu PASP home.html Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific website Category Astronomy journals Category University of Chicago Press academic journals Category Publications established in 1899 sci journal stub de Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific es Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific fr Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific pt Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific zh ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2010 Infobox Organization name AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific image size ... present The AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific ASP is a scientific and educational organization, founded in San Francisco on February 7, 1889. Its name derives from its origins on the Pacific Coast ... also publishes the journal Publications of the AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific PASP aimed at professional astronomers. The PASP is a technical journal of refereed papers on astronomical research ... are published, as well as being offered through the AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific s AstroShop ..., named for Dorothea Klumpke Roberts . The Amateur Achievement Award of AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific ... idT d6f4508d43f7ffef048a1e67e3f863ce Online guide to AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific records ... established in 1889 Category Astronomy organizations Pacific, AstronomicalSociety of the Category ... spole nost de AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific es Sociedad Astron mica del Pac fico fr AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific it Societ Astronomica del Pacifico lb AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific nl AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific pl AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific ro Societatea Astronomic a Pacificului ru sk AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific ... Society of the Pacific Conference Series ASPCS is a series of over 400 volumes of professional astronomy ... of astronomer Bart Bok , awarded jointly with the American AstronomicalSociety to outstanding student ... Society of the Pacific is an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ... Society of the Pacific External links http www.astrosociety.org ASP website http www.aspbooks.org ... organization. It is the largest general astronomy education society in the world, with members from ... for the public. Classroom materials and resources in astronomy many developed by the Society s educational ... of California, served as President in 1899. Publications The society promotes astronomy education through ... more details
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Infobox journal title Publications of the AstronomicalSociety of Japan cover File Publications of the AstronomicalSociety of Japan logo.gif 150px editor T. Shigeyama discipline Astronomy former names abbreviation Publ. Astron. Soc. Jpn publisher AstronomicalSociety of Japan country Japan frequency Bimonthly history 1949 present openaccess license impact impact year website http www.asj.or.jp pasj en index E.html link1 http http pasj.asj.or.jp link1 name Online access link2 link2 name JSTOR OCLC 01518489 LCCN 59045041 CODEN PASJAC ISSN 0004 6264 eISSN Publications of the AstronomicalSociety of Japan is a Peer review peer reviewed scientific journal of astronomy published by the AstronomicalSociety of Japan on a bimonthly basis. The journal was established in 1949. The current editor in chief is T. Shigeyama . See also Publications of the AstronomicalSociety of the Pacific External links http www.asj.or.jp pasj en index E.html Publications of the AstronomicalSociety of Japan website http www.asj.or.jp pasj en editors.html List of PASJ editors throughout the years Category Astronomy journals Category Bimonthly journals Category Publications established in 1949 Category English language journals science journal stub fr Publications of the AstronomicalSociety of Japan ... more details
Refimprove date March 2011 Sutherland AstronomicalSociety Incorporated is an amateur astronomicalsociety based in the Sutherland Shire , in the southern suburbs of Sydney , Australia . History The Society was formed in June 1961, and was then known as the James Cook Astronomers Club JCAC , named after Captain James Cook , English explorer who first landed in Australia at Kurnell a suburb in the Sutherland Shire after successfully observing a transit of Venus from Tahiti . The Society obtained Council land at Oyster Bay, New South Wales Oyster Bay and commenced construction on the Green Point Observatory , the first stage of which, consisting of a dome and library, was completed in 1969. The observatory was extended in 1974 when a meeting hall was added, and further extended in 1997 when the roll off roof observatory was added, and further in 2007 when the two buildings were merged, and the meeting hall extended, toilet added and kitchen improved. The JCAC merged with the PacificAstronomicalSociety in 1972 and the name was changed to the James Cook AstronomicalSociety . The name was further changed to Sutherland AstronomicalSociety in 1978 to further identify the society in the geographical area in which it is located. The Society was incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act New South Wales Associations Incorporation Act and the word Incorporated was added to the name. The Society was instrumental in the formation of the National Australian Convention of Amateur ... . Logo The Society logo is the galaxy NGC2997 in Antlia and was adopted in 1979 and updated in 2008. Discoveries Members of the Society have made the following discoveries Comet 1998 P1 Williams discovered ... iopscience.iop.org 1538 3881 120 3 1554 200147.text.html Biver et al., in The Astronomical Journal ... 3881 125 3 1507 pdf 1538 3881 125 3 1507.pdf Shore, SN, et al., in The Astronomical Journal, vol. 125 ... 2009 Loui Pagano Public outreach The Society conducts the following events by way of public outreach ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 Eurasian AstronomicalSociety EAAS is a scientific society, which comprises professional astronomer s from the former Post Soviet states Soviet republics , Europe , Israel and United States . It was founded in 1990. The governing bodies are placed in Moscow at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute State Astronomical Institute named after P.K. Shternberg . Founded by EAAS The International Astronomy Olympiad since 1996 See also Category Members of the Eurasian AstronomicalSociety Members of the Eurasian AstronomicalSociety External links http www.sai.msu.su EAAS rus Eurasian AstronomicalSociety http www.sai.msu.su EAAS rus spisok ino.htm List of the members from Western Europe , Israel and the USA Category Astronomy organizations astronomy stub pt Sociedade Astron mica Eurasiana ro Societatea Eurasiatic de Astronomie ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2008 The Southern Cross AstronomicalSociety , founded in 1922, is one of the oldest amateur astronomy societies in the Western Hemisphere. It is located in the Physics Department of Florida International University in Miami , Florida . External links http www.scas.org Southern Cross AstronomicalSociety official website Category Scientific organizations based in the United States sci org stub ... more details
For the abbreviation ADL disambiguation ADL , Astronomsko dru tvo Labod , Cygnus astronomicalsociety in English language English is the most active Slovenia n astronomicalsociety. They organise astronomy camps, lectures for youths and similar events. ref http www.adl.si ref References Reflist Category Astronomy organizations Category Slovenian associations Science org stub Astronomy stub ... more details
Primary sources date January 2010 Infobox organization name Southland AstronomicalSociety image Museum SMAG.jpg image border size default 200 alt alt text see WP ALT caption Southland Museum and Art Gallery map optional msize map size, optional, default 200px malt map alt text mcaption optional abbreviation motto formation Start date and years ago 1961 01 01 extinction date of extinction, optional type NGO status ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc purpose focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc headquarters location Hearing Association rooms, 126 Leet Street, Invercargill , New Zealand coords ... if one affiliations Royal AstronomicalSociety of New Zealand num staff num volunteers budget website http homepage.mac.com stevoss SAS Southland AstronomicalSociety remarks The Southland AstronomicalSociety is the southern most astronomicalsociety in the world. ref name RASNZ cite web url http www.rasnz.org.nz AffSocs Societies affsoc.htm Invercargill title Southland AstronomicalSociety work Local Astronomical Societies affiliated to the RASNZ publisher Royal AstronomicalSociety of New Zealand ... http homepage.mac.com stevoss SAS title About the Society publisher Southland AstronomicalSociety accessdate 27 December 2009 location Invercargill , New Zealand ref The society operates the Southland AstronomicalSociety Observatory and telescope at the Southland Museum and Art Gallery , ref name ... publisher Southland AstronomicalSociety accessdate 27 December 2009 location Invercargill , New ... name Obs. The society meets monthly to discuss general astronomical topics and receive presentations of astronomical interest. ref name RASNZ ref name AtS The society has a small library which holds a range of astronomical texts and magazines both contemporary and historical. ref name AtS The society ... links http homepage.mac.com stevoss SAS Southland AstronomicalSociety Website Category Astronomical ... members participate in a variety of astronomical activities including education with groups and school ... more details
Notability date July 2011 The Barnard AstronomicalSociety is an amateur astronomicalsociety based in Chattanooga , Tennessee . The Society was formed on November 15, 1923, at a meeting led by University of Chattanooga Professor Burleigh S. Annis at the Chattanooga YMCA . The society s name came from the recently deceased, distinguished Tennessee astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard . ref http www.barnardstar.org About ref Public Outreach The Society has public meetings at 7 30pm on the second Thursday of each month and conducts star party star parties throughout the year. Web Site http www.barnardstar.org Barnard AstronomicalSociety Website References references Category Amateur astronomy organizations Category Organizations established in 1923 Category Organizations based in Tennessee ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2012 The Hamilton AstronomicalSociety Observatory is located next to the Hamilton Zoo in Brymer Road to the west of Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton City, New Zealand . The Hamilton AstronomicalSociety was founded in 1933 and is one of New Zealand s oldest astronomical societies. The observatory instruments include two radio telescopes 32 10m and 26 8m diameter , and a range of optical instruments, including one 24 Classical cassegrain telescope , a 14 and 8 Schmidt Cassegrain telescope, and one 12 Dobsonian telescope . The observatory is open to the public on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7 30pm 8 30pm during Daylight savings time around the world New Zealand daylight savings . External links http www.has.org.nz index.html Hamilton AstronomicalSociety web pages coord 37.7733 175.2169 display title Astronomical observatories in New Zealand Category Astronomical observatories in New Zealand ... more details
Italic title Infobox journal title Bulletin of the American AstronomicalSociety cover editor discipline Astronomy peer reviewed language formernames abbreviation Bull. Am. Astron. Soc. publisher American AstronomicalSociety country United States frequency Quarterly history 1969 present openaccess license impact impact year website http aas.org publications baas link1 link1 name link2 link2 name RSS atom JSTOR OCLC 1479434 LCCN CODEN ISSN 0002 7537 eISSN Bulletin of the American AstronomicalSociety BAAS Bull. Am. Astron. Soc. is the scientific journal journal of record for the American AstronomicalSociety established in 1969. It publishes meetings of the society, obituaries of its members, and scholarly articles. Four issues are published per year that are collected into a single volume. Articles are indexed, and often archived, from the Astrophysics Data System , using the journal code BAAS. External links official website http aas.org publications baas Category Publications established in 1969 Category Astronomy journals Category English language journals Category Quarterly journals sci journal stub fr Bulletin of the American AstronomicalSociety pt Bulletin of the American AstronomicalSociety zh ... more details
Infobox journal title Bulletin of the AstronomicalSociety of India cover editor D.J. Saikia discipline Astronomy formernames abbreviation Bull. Astron. Soc. India publisher AstronomicalSociety of India country India frequency Quarterly history 1973 present openaccess license impact impact year website http www.ncra.tifr.res.in basi index.html link1 link1 name link2 link2 name RSS atom JSTOR OCLC LCCN CODEN ISSN 0304 9523 eISSN The Bulletin of the AstronomicalSociety of India is the official quarterly scientific journal journal of the AstronomicalSociety of India established in 1973. It publishes research papers and review articles as well as short reviews comments on topics of in any area of astrophysics or astronomy . Previous editors A previous editor in chief of the Bulletin of the AstronomicalSociety of India is G.C. Anupama. ref http www.ncra.tifr.res.in basi 10JuneSep 00 note.pdf Nityananda, Rajaram 2010 President s Note, Bulletin of the AstronomicalSociety of India,Volume 38 Numbers 2&3, June & September Accessed Jan 2011 ref References Reflist External links official website http www.ncra.tifr.res.in basi index.html Category Publications established in 1973 Category Astronomy journals Category English language journals Category Quarterly journals sci journal stub ... more details
Infobox Organization name Liverpool AstronomicalSociety image Liverpool Astronomical Society.png image border size 150px caption map msize mcaption abbreviation LAS motto sic itur ad astra BR Thus do we reach the stars. ref http www.sacklunch.net Latin S sicituradastra.html ref formation 1881 extinction type status Learned societySociety purpose study of celestial objects headquarters location Liverpool , England region served membership language English language English leader title president leader name Mr D.Forshaw main organ gral. assembly, board of directors, etc parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website http www.liverpoolas.org Liverpool AstronomicalSociety remarks The Liverpool AstronomicalSociety was founded in 1880 in Liverpool , England , as a society to promote and coordinate amateur astronomy. In 1893 Liverpool AstronomicalSociety obtained the 5 Cooke w equatorial mount equatorial telescope. Currently it is situated in the observatory on the roof of the William Brown Library and Museum building. Today the Society have an Observatory Leighton Observatory at Pex Hill, Cronton , Merseyside . It was formerly known as Pex Hill Observatory and Visitors Centre. References reflist 2 External links http www.liverpoolas.org LAS Website Category Culture in Liverpool Category Astronomy in the United Kingdom Category Amateur astronomy organizations Category Organisations based in Liverpool Category Organizations established in 1881 Category 1881 establishments in England ... more details
The AstronomicalSociety of India ASI is an India Indian society of professional astronomer s and other professionals from related disciplines. It was founded in 1972, with Vainu Bappu being the founder President of the Society, and as of 2010 has a membership of approximately 1000. Its registered office is at the Astronomy Department, Osmania University , Hyderabad, India . Its primary objective is the promotion of Astronomy and related branches of science. It organises meetings, supports and tries to popularise Astronomy and related subjects and publishes the Bulletin of the AstronomicalSociety of India . ref http www.astron soc.in index.html AstronomicalSociety of India ref Prof. Rajaram Nityananda of the National Centre for Radio astronomy Radio Astrophysics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Neighborhoods of Pune Ganeshkhind , Pune is the Society s President. ref http www.astron soc.in executive.html The Executive Council of the AstronomicalSociety of India ref The Society makes a series of awards, the most prestigious of which is the Prof. M. K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal awarded once every two years to honour exceptional contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics by young scientists anywhere in the world. ref name awards http www.astron soc.in awards.html Awards and Endowments instituted by the AstronomicalSociety of India ref Previous award winners include 1986 Y. Fukui 1988 G.P. Efstathiou and Srinivas R. Kulkarni 1990 D.J. Saikia and D. Bhattacharya 1992 Pawan Kumar 1994 Mathew Colless 1996 Sarbani Basu 1998 Peter Martinez 2000 Biswajit Paul astronomer ... based in India Category Organisations based in Hyderabad, India de AstronomicalSociety of India ... 2006 Banibrata Mukhopadhyay The Society also runs two prestigious lecutres the Modali Endowment Lecture and the R. C. Gupta Endowment Lecture. ref name awards Publications Bulletin of the AstronomicalSociety of India . References Reflist External links official http www.astron soc.in index.html Category ... more details
notability Organizations date June 2010 primarysources date June 2010 Infobox telescope bgcolour name Aldershot observatory image Image Aldershot observatory 01.JPG 200px caption organization location Aldershot , England wavelength Optical built 1906 website style Refractor diameter convert 8 in mm sigfig 2 abbr on . area focal length mounting equatorial mount dome The Farnham Astronomical Society was founded in 1971 by a group of keen local amateur astronomers with the aim of promoting and furthering interest in the night sky and all things astronomy amongst the people of North Hampshire and West Surrey . The Farnham Astronomical Society meets in the Willis Hall, Church Crookham on the second Tuesday of every month. The Society is an unofficial custodian of the Aldershot Observatory . Although this observatory is owned by the British Army, members of the Farnham Astronomical Society have been active in bringing this telescope back into use after some years of neglect with the help of the Army and the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers workshops . The Observatory houses a magnificent convert 8 in adj on refractor built by Howard Grubb Grubb Telescope Company . As well as researching its history the society has an active interest in preserving it for future use. The future of the Observatory is now in some doubt due to plans to develop the surrounding barracks and sports fields. The Farnham Astronomical Society is affiliated to the Federation of Astronomical Societies ref http www.fedastro.org.uk Federation of Astronomical Societies ref and the Southern Area Group of Astronomical Societies SAGAS . ref http www.sagasonline.org.uk Southern Area Group of Astronomical Societies ref References reflist External links http www.farnham as.co.uk Official website of the Farnham Astronomical Society Category Amateur astronomy organizations Category Astronomy in the United Kingdom Category Organizations established in 1971 Category Organisations based in Hampshire ... more details
Notability date October 2009 Refimprove date January 2011 The Royal College AstronomicalSociety is a student society of the Royal College Colombo , that engages in the study of astronomy . History The Society was formed in 1967 during the turner principle B.G. Premaratne and received a 4 inch reflector telescope from the optician Eric Rajapakse, an amateur astronomer and a council member of the Ceylon Astronomical Association CAA . Meetings and actives of the society at the a society room known as The Astro Conference Room , an Astronomy Library was added later with contributions from the Asia Foundation and the American Center . Its current membership includes more than 500 students. Programs The AstronomicalSociety organizes events to observe planetary transits, Comets and other astronomical events lectures and workshops conducted by eminent scientist and astronomers annually. ref http www.spacegeneration.org node 1192 40th Anniversary of Royal College AstronomicalSociety, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka ref H. L. Reed Prize for Astronomy , the only prize for astronomy awarded by a school in the island is presented by the society on the results of a special exam. It was previously held it Prof V. K. Samaranayake as examiner, currently it is held by Prof Kavan Ratnatunga , a past president of the society. Associations Sri Lanka Astronomical Association SLAA Young Astronomer s Association YAA Astronomy & Space Study Center Colombo Planetarium Arthur C. Clarke Center Notable past members Professor Ray Jayawardhana Astronomer , Associate Professor at the University of Toronto , Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics and Steacie Fellow ref http www1.astro.utoronto.ca rayjay Ray Jayawardhana ref Professor Kavan Ratnatunga Astronomer and Associate Research Professor ... astro Royal College AstronomicalSociety Category Clubs and societies of the Royal College ... by prof kavan ratnatunga The Role of Astronomy in Modern Society by Prof. Kavan Ratnatunga ref See ... more details
The Irish AstronomicalSociety , the oldest astronomy club in Ireland , was founded in D Olier Street , Dublin on 5 October 1937. ref name founding details The society holds public stargazing events to raise interest in astronomy . Some members bring their telescope s to these events and have been nicknamed Dublin Sidewalk Astronomers . It is also one of the founding organisations of the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies . Most members are Amateur astronomy amateur astronomers , with some professionals. Publications Orbit is published every two months containing articles by members and non members. Sky High is published annually. Both are free to members. History The Irish AstronomicalSociety was founded in October 1937. ref name founding details http homepage.eircom.net irishas misc history history.htm History of the IAS , IAS website ref It was reorganised in 1947 to allow local centres to work under a central committee. It published the Irish Astronomical Journal every quarter from 1949 to 1959. Later, Dunsink Observatory and Armagh Observatory took over publication of the journal. By 1974, only the Dublin and Belfast centres still existed, then the Belfast one left to form the http irishastro.org.uk Irish Astronomical Association . In 1990, disagreements led to a split in the Irish AstronomicalSociety, clarify date February 2011 and some members left to form Astronomy Ireland . External links http www.irishastrosoc.org Society s website References references Category Astronomy organizations Category Organisations based in the Republic of Ireland Category Scientific organisations based in Ireland ... more details
The European AstronomicalSociety EAS is a learned society , founded under the Swiss Civil Code in 1990, as an association to contribute and promote the advancement of astronomy in Europe, and to deal with astronomical matters at a European level. It is a society of individual professional astronomers, and all European astronomers can be members independently of their field of work or country of work or origin. The society offers a forum for discussion on all aspects of astronomical development in Europe, and is the organisation that represents the interests of astronomers in discussions of European wide developments. The President of the Society is Thierry Courvoisier Switzerland . Members of the EAS Council are, Elias Brinks UK Secretary, Anne Dutrey France Treasurer, Jan Palous Czech Republic Vice President, Mary Kontizas Greece Vice President, J rgen Christensen Dalsgaard Denmark , Milan Dimitrijevic Serbia , Jo o Fernandes Portugal , Andrey Finkelstein Russia , Karel van der Hucht Netherlands and Vassilis Charmandaris Greece . Since 2008 the European AstronomicalSociety has awarded the annual Tycho Brahe Prize , named in honour of the influential sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe . The prize is given in recognition of the development or exploitation of European instruments, or major discoveries based largely on such instruments. The winners of the prize are 2008 G ran Scharmer Sweden 2009 Fran oise Combes France 2010 Raymond Wilson physicist Raymond Wilson UK Links http eas.unige.ch Website Category Learned societies of Switzerland Category Astronomy organizations Category Scientific societies de European AstronomicalSociety ... more details
The Canadian AstronomicalSociety is a Canada Canadian society of professional astronomers, founded in 1971 and incorporated in 1983. The society is devoted to the promotion and advancement of knowledge of the universe through research and education, and its membership is open to people with a professional involvement in astronomy and the related sciences. The main activities of the Society are its annual scientific meetings, the planning and realization of scientific projects, the support of the scientific activities of its members, and the dissemination of related information among members and other interested people. The quarterly newsletter of the Society, called Cassiopeia is published at equinoxes and solstices. External links http www.casca.ca Canadian AstronomicalSociety Category Scientific organizations based in Canada Category Professional associations based in Canada science org stub canada org stub business org stub ... more details
Advert date January 2011 Infobox Organization name Mansfield and Sutton AstronomicalSociety image Obs.jpg image border size default 200 alt alt text see WP ALT caption Sherwood Observatory , home of the Mansfield and Sutton AstronomicalSociety map optional msize map size, optional, default 200px malt map alt text mcaption optional abbreviation MSAS motto formation 1969 extinction date of extinction, optional type Astronomicalsociety status Non profit making registered charity purpose Furthering ... of Astronomical Societies num staff num volunteers budget website http www.solarius.net remarks Mansfield and Sutton AstronomicalSociety MSAS is an amateur astronomicalsociety in the East ... name MSAS The society is a member of The Federation of Astronomical Societies . ref http fedastro.org.uk fas index.php?option com wrapper&Itemid 8 Member Societies , The Federation of Astronomical Societies. ref Aims The main aims of the society are to further the interests of Astronomy and related ...?artid society Mansfield and Sutton AstronomicalSociety web site Society . ref introduce interested ... and Sutton AstronomicalSociety web site Membership ref Outreach The society runs a night school for those ... and Sutton AstronomicalSociety web site Radio interview . ref Funding MSAS is a registered charity. It is funded through member subscriptions, fund raising events, public open evenings held at the society s Observatory, charitable donations and grants. ref name MSAS Patrons The patrons of the society ... http www.sherwood observatory.org.uk Mansfield and Sutton AstronomicalSociety official site. http groups.yahoo.com groups msas Mansfield & Sutton AstronomicalSociety Yahoo Distribution Group . http www.fedastro.org.uk Federation of Astronomical Societies FAS . References references Category Amateur ... limitations of the society. ref name MSAS Meetings The society holds monthly members ... observatory.org.uk Society Patrons , Sherwood observatory.org.uk. ref Professor Michael ... more details
Deleted image removed Image paslogo.jpg right thumb For the New Zealand astronomicalsociety Matariki Research Observatory The Phoenix AstronomicalSociety is a Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix based organization of astronomy buffs, both professional and amateur. The organization focuses on many related interests telescopes, binoculars, astrophotography, computer planetaria, astronautics, cosmology, meteors, rocketry, sky lore and celestial navigation. External links http www.pasaz.org Official Website of the Phoenix AstronomicalSociety astronomy stub Category Astronomy organizations Category Organizations based in Arizona Category 1948 establishments in the United States Category Organizations established in 1948 ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2010 Infobox Observatory name Southland AstronomicalSociety Observatory background image caption organization code location 108 Gala Street, Invercargill , New Zealand coords Coord 46.40525 168.35287 region NZ STL display inline,title altitude weather established closed website http homepage.mac.com stevoss SAS telescope1 name telescope1 type telescope2 name telescope2 type telescope3 name telescope3 type telescope4 name telescope4 type Southland AstronomicalSociety Observatory in Invercargill is New Zealand s southernmost observatory. Operated by Southland AstronomicalSociety but owned by the Southland Museum and Art Gallery , it is situated on the western side of the museum building. The primary telescope in use is a fork mounted 30cm 12 inch diameter Cassegrain design. The telescope can also be operated in the classical Newtonian configuration by removing the secondary mirror. It was built by Russell Beck . Public viewing nights are each Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm, from April to September while daylight saving time is not in effect. External links http wikimapia.org lat 46.4052558&lon 168.3528507&z 18&l 0&m b&v 8 Aerial view http homepage.mac.com stevoss SAS Southland AstronomicalSociety Website Astronomical observatories in New Zealand Category Astronomical observatories in New Zealand ... more details
Infobox organization name Whakatane AstronomicalSociety image image border size default 200 alt default 200 caption map optional msize map size, optional, default 200px malt map alt text mcaption optional abbreviation motto formation Start date and years ago 1963 1 1 extinction date of extinction, optional type NGO status ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc purpose focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc headquarters location Hurinui Avenue, Hillcrest, Whakatane , New Zealand coords Coord 37.956642 176.999544 type landmark display inline,title region served Eastern Bay of Plenty , New Zealand ... gral. assembly, board of directors, etc parent organization if one affiliations Royal AstronomicalSociety ... AstronomicalSociety is a voluntary, non profit society for people interested in amateur astronomy in the Whakatane District of New Zealand . The society maintains a small observatory in Whakatane ... id 96 title Sky of Plenty Society s History author Whakatane AstronomicalSociety accessdate 2010 03 09 ref . The society is affiliated with the Royal AstronomicalSociety of New Zealand ref cite web url http www.rasnz.org.nz AffSocs Societies affsoc.htm Whakatane author Royal AstronomicalSociety of New Zealand title Affiliated Societies accessdate 2010 03 09 ref . The Society s main fund raising ... Sky of Plenty Whakatane AstronomicalSociety Homepage http www.whakatane.info archive story.112159.html ... pay a small fee to view the sky using one or more of the society s telescopes at the observatory, under the guidance of a society member. Similar evenings are can also be run for larger school groups, with prior arrangement. Equipment The Society s observatory houses three main telescopes ref cite web url http homepages.paradise.net.nz surfin SkyOfPlenty title Astronomy Whakatane AstronomicalSociety Homepage accessdate 2010 03 09 ref A 350mm Celestron Schmidt Cassegrain A 250mm Meade Instruments ... Astronomical observatories in New Zealand ... more details
The American AstronomicalSociety AAS , sometimes spoken as double A S is an United States American society ... research into the underlying processes that drive the Universe. Publications Astronomical Journal Astronomy Education Review The Astrophysical Journal Bulletin of the American AstronomicalSociety ... may apply to for funding opportunities. See also 215th meeting of the American AstronomicalSociety ... Society es American AstronomicalSociety fr American AstronomicalSociety id American AstronomicalSociety it American AstronomicalSociety lb American AstronomicalSociety ja pl American AstronomicalSociety ro American AstronomicalSociety ru sk American AstronomicalSociety zh ... a political voice for its members through lobbying and grassroots activities. History The society ... plus four others were the first Executive Council of the society, Newcomb was the first president. The initial membership was 114. The AAS name of the society was not finally decided until 1915, previously it was the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America . One proposed name that preceded this interim name was American Astrophysical Society . ref cite web author Brant L. Sponberg and David H. DeVorkin title How did the AAS get its name? work History of the Society url http had.aas.org ... supports research on the Dynamics mechanics dynamics orbits, evolution, and history of astronomical ... astronomical records to solve current problems in astronomy. The Solar Physics Division SPD supports ... Prize , for a creative or innovating contribution to astronomy The Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation Joseph Weber Award , for a significant advance in astronomical instrumentation ... Women , for outstanding early career by a female astronomer the Chambliss Astronomical Writing ... science The Dirk Brouwer Award American Astronautical Society Dirk Brouwer Award DDA , for lifetime ... more details
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