Amateur Organisations & Clubs

Algerian Astronomical Society

Asociación Argentina Amigos de la Astronomía (AAAA)

Argentine amateur astronomy association, Buenos Aires

Astronomical Society of New South Wales (ASNSW)

Oldest astronomical society in Australia, founded 1954

Astronomical Society of Queensland

Amateur astronomy society in Queensland, Brisbane

Astronomical Society of South Australia (ASSA)

Amateur astronomy society in South Australia, Adelaide

Astronomical Society of Victoria (ASV)

Amateur astronomy society in Victoria, Melbourne

Astronomical Society of Western Australia (ASWA)

Amateur astronomy society in Western Australia, Perth

Canberra Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Canberra, ACT

Sydney Observatory

Historic observatory in Sydney, public observations

Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut (AAS)

Astronomical working group Salzkammergut, Gahberg observatory

Haus der Natur Salzburg - Planetarium

Planetarium in the Haus der Natur Salzburg

Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft (LAG)

Linz Astronomical Community

Oesterreichische Astronomische Gesellschaft

Austrian Astronomical Society

Planetarium Wien

Vienna Planetarium in the Prater

Wiener Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Astronomie (WAA)

Vienna Working Group for Astronomy

Astronomical Society of Bangladesh

Euro Space Center Transinne

Euro Space Center in Transinne, space experience centre

Planetarium Bruessel

Brussels Planetarium in Heysel Park

Societe Royale Belge d'Astronomie (SRBA)

Royal Belgian Astronomical Society

Vlaamse Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde (VVS)

Flemish Association for Astronomy

Clube de Astronomia de São Paulo (CASP)

Astronomy club of São Paulo

Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira (SAB) — Outreach

Outreach section of the Brazilian Astronomical Society

Bulgarsko Astronomichesko Druzhestvo

Bulgarian Astronomical Society

Planetarium Smolyan

Planetarium and Observatory Smolyan

RASC Calgary Centre

RASC Calgary Centre, Alberta

RASC Edmonton Centre

RASC Edmonton Centre, Alberta

RASC Halifax Centre

RASC Halifax Centre, Nova Scotia

RASC Montreal Centre

RASC Montreal Centre, Quebec

RASC Ottawa Centre

RASC Ottawa Centre, Ontario

RASC Toronto Centre

RASC Toronto Centre, largest RASC centre

RASC Vancouver Centre

RASC Vancouver Centre, British Columbia

RASC Victoria Centre

RASC Victoria Centre, British Columbia

RASC Winnipeg Centre

RASC Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba

Asociación Chilena de Astronomía y Astronáutica (ACHAYA)

Chilean Association for Astronomy and Astronautics

Sociedad Chilena de Astronomía — Outreach

Outreach and amateur astronomy in Chile

Beijing Planetarium

Largest planetarium in China, astronomical education

Chinese Astronomical Society — Amateur Division

Amateur division of the Chinese Astronomical Society

Shanghai Astronomy Museum

World's largest astronomy museum, opened 2021

Sociedad Astronómica Colombiana (SAC)

Colombian Astronomical Society

Hrvatsko Astronomsko Drustvo (HAD)

Croatian Astronomical Society

Zvjezdarnica Zagreb

Zagreb Observatory and Planetarium

Ceska Astronomicka Spolecnost (CAS)

Czech Astronomical Society

Hvezdarna a Planetarium Brno

Observatory and Planetarium Brno

Planetarium Praha

Prague Planetarium, largest planetarium in the Czech Republic

Dansk Astronomisk Selskab

Danish Astronomical Society

Steno Museet Aarhus

Steno Museum Aarhus with planetarium

Tycho Brahe Planetarium Kopenhagen

Tycho Brahe Planetarium in Copenhagen

Egyptian Astronomical Society

Eesti Astronoomia Selts

Estonian Astronomical Society

Tartu Observatoorium Visitor Centre

Tartu Observatory Visitor Centre

Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS)

Ethiopian Space Science Society

Heureka Science Centre Vantaa

Heureka Science Centre Vantaa with planetarium

Ursa Astronomical Association

Ursa Astronomical Association of Finland

Association Francaise d'Astronomie (AFA)

French Astronomy Association, public outreach and Nuit des Etoiles

Cite de l'Espace Toulouse

Cite de l'Espace in Toulouse, space theme park with planetarium

Club d'Astronomie de Lyon Ampere

Astronomy Club Lyon Ampere, operates Saint-Genis-Laval observatory

Palais de la Decouverte

Palais de la Decouverte in Paris, science museum with planetarium

Planetarium de Vaulx-en-Velin

Planetarium Vaulx-en-Velin near Lyon

Societe Astronomique de Bordeaux

Astronomical Society of Bordeaux

Societe Astronomique de France (SAF)

Astronomical Society of France, founded 1887 by Camille Flammarion

Archenhold-Sternwarte Berlin

Archenhold Observatory in Berlin-Treptow, world's longest refracting telescope

Astronomische Vereinigung Karlsruhe (AVKa)

Astronomical Association Karlsruhe

Carl-Zeiss-Planetarium Stuttgart

Carl Zeiss Planetarium Stuttgart in the Palace Garden

Deutsches Museum Muenchen - Astronomie

Deutsches Museum Munich, astronomy section and observatory

ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre

ESO Supernova Planetarium and Visitor Centre in Garching

Hamburger Sternwarte - Foerderverein

Friends of Hamburg Observatory, public tours and lectures

Mediendom Kiel

Mediendom at Kiel University of Applied Sciences, planetarium and fulldome shows

Nicolaus-Copernicus-Planetarium Nuernberg

Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium Nuremberg

Nuernberger Astronomische Gesellschaft (NAG)

Nuremberg Astronomical Society, public observatory

Planetarium Hamburg

Planetarium Hamburg in Stadtpark, one of Germany's oldest

Planetarium Mannheim

Planetarium Mannheim, one of the most modern in Germany

Planetarium Wolfsburg

Planetarium Wolfsburg, state-of-the-art full-dome projection

Schwaeische Sternwarte Stuttgart

Swabian Observatory Stuttgart on Uhlandshoehe

Sternfreunde Muenster

Star friends Muenster astronomy club

Sternwarte Dresden-Goennsdorf

Public observatory and planetarium in Dresden

Sternwarte Koeln - Volkssternwarte

Public Observatory Cologne at the Schiller-Gymnasium

Sternwarte Neumuenster

Public Observatory Neumuenster in Schleswig-Holstein

Vereinigung der Sternfreunde (VdS)

Association of Star Friends, largest German amateur astronomy organization

Volkssternwarte Bochum / Institut fuer Umwelt- und Zukunftsforschung (IUZ)

Observatory and planetarium Bochum, radome antenna

Volkssternwarte Bonn (AVB)

Astronomical Association Bonn, operates public observatory

Volkssternwarte Darmstadt

Public Observatory Darmstadt

Volkssternwarte Drebach

Public Observatory and Planetarium Drebach in the Ore Mountains

Volkssternwarte Laupheim

Public Observatory Laupheim with planetarium

Volkssternwarte Muenchen

Bavarian Public Observatory Munich, founded 1947

Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte Essen

Walter Hohmann Observatory Essen, named after the spaceflight pioneer

Westfaelische Volkssternwarte und Planetarium Recklinghausen

Westphalian Public Observatory and Planetarium Recklinghausen

Wilhelm-Foerster-Sternwarte Berlin

Wilhelm Foerster Observatory with Planetarium am Insulaner, Berlin

Zeiss-Grossplanetarium Berlin

Zeiss Major Planetarium Berlin in Prenzlauer Berg

Zeiss-Planetarium Bochum

Zeiss Planetarium Bochum

Zeiss-Planetarium Jena

Zeiss Planetarium Jena, oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world

Ghana Astronomical Society

Eugenides Foundation Planetarium Athens

Eugenides Foundation Planetarium in Athens

Hellenic Astronomical Society

Hong Kong Astronomical Society

Hong Kong Space Museum — Planetarium

Space museum and planetarium in Hong Kong

Budapest Planetarium

Budapest Planetarium in Nepeliget Park

Magyar Csillagaszati Egyesuelet (MCSE)

Hungarian Astronomical Association

Amateur Astronomers Association of India (AAAI)

Indian amateur astronomy association

Bangalore Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Bangalore, Karnataka

Birla Planetarium — Chennai

Planetarium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Birla Planetarium — Kolkata

Planetarium in Kolkata, largest in Asia

Nehru Planetarium — Mumbai

Planetarium in Mumbai, part of Nehru Centre

Nehru Planetarium — New Delhi

Planetarium in New Delhi, astronomical education

Indonesian Astronomical Society (HAI)

Indonesian Astronomical Society

Iranian Astronomical Society

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, founded 1790

Astronomy Ireland

Astronomy Ireland, Ireland's largest astronomy organization

Irish Astronomical Society (IAS)

Irish Astronomical Society

Associazione Astrofili Bolognesi

Amateur Astronomers Association of Bologna

Associazione Astrofili Milanesi

Amateur Astronomers Association of Milan

Gruppo Astrofili di Padova

Amateur Astronomers Group of Padua

Planetario di Milano

Planetarium of Milan, largest planetarium in Italy

Planetario di Roma

Planetarium of Rome

Planetario di Torino - Infini.To

Planetarium of Turin, Infini.To Museum of Astronomy and Space

Unione Astrofili Italiani (UAI)

Italian Amateur Astronomers Union

Bisei Astronomical Observatory

Public observatory in Okayama, NEO monitoring

Japan Astronomical Society

Japanese amateur astronomy society

Nagoya City Science Museum — Planetarium

One of the world's largest planetariums, 35m dome

Osaka Science Museum — Planetarium

Planetarium at Osaka Science Museum

Yokohama Science Center / Planetarium

Planetarium and science center in Yokohama

Astronomical Society of Kenya

East African Astronomical Society (EAAS)

East African Astronomical Society

Baldones Observatorija

Baldone Observatory near Riga

Latvijas Astronomijas Biedriba

Latvian Astronomical Society

Lietuvos Astronomineje Draugija

Lithuanian Astronomical Society

Vilnius Planetarium

Malaysian Astronomical Society

Mauritius Astronomical Society

Sociedad Astronómica de México — Amateur Section

Amateur section of the Mexican Astronomical Society

Mongolian Astronomical Society

Société Marocaine d'Astronomie (SMA)

Moroccan Astronomical Society

Namibia Astronomical Society

Namibian astronomical society, excellent southern skies

Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO)

Nepal Astronomical Society

Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde (KNVWS)

Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy

Sonnenborgh Museum & Sterrenwacht Utrecht

Sonnenborgh Museum and Observatory Utrecht

Space Expo Noordwijk

Space Expo Noordwijk, visitor centre next to ESA/ESTEC

Stichting De Koepel Leiden

De Koepel Foundation, public observatory Leiden

Auckland Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Auckland

Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ)

Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand

Wellington Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Wellington

Astronomical Society of Nigeria

Nordnorsk Vitensenter Tromsoe

Northern Norwegian Science Centre Tromsoe with planetarium

Norsk Astronomisk Selskap (NAS)

Norwegian Astronomical Society

Pakistan Astronomical Society

Sociedad Peruana de Astronomía (SPA)

Peruvian Astronomical Society

Philippine Astronomical Society

Centrum Nauki Kopernik Warszawa

Copernicus Science Centre Warsaw with planetarium

Planetarium Slaskie Chorzow

Silesian Planetarium in Chorzow, largest planetarium in Poland

Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne (PTA)

Polish Astronomical Society

Polskie Towarzystwo Milosnikow Astronomii (PTMA)

Polish Society of Astronomy Enthusiasts

Planetario Calouste Gulbenkian Lisboa

Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium in Lisbon

Planetario do Porto - Centro Ciencia Viva

Porto Planetarium, science centre

Sociedade Portuguesa de Astronomia (SPA)

Portuguese Astronomical Society

Planetariul Bucuresti

Bucharest Planetarium

Societatea Romana de Astronomie (SRA)

Romanian Astronomical Society

Moscow Planetarium

Moscow Planetarium, one of the largest in the world

Novosibirsk Planetarium

Russkoe Astronomicheskoe Obshchestvo (RAO)

Russian Astronomical Society

Saint Petersburg Planetarium

Réunion Astronomical Society

Astronomical society on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean

Astronomsko Drustvo Ruder Boskovic

Astronomical Society Ruder Boskovic, Belgrade

Planetarijum Beograd

Belgrade Planetarium

Singapore Astronomical Society

Hvezdaren a Planetarium M.R. Stefanika Bratislava

M.R. Stefanik Observatory and Planetarium in Bratislava

Slovenska Astronomicka Spolocnost (SAS)

Slovak Astronomical Society

Cape Centre — ASSA

ASSA Cape Town Centre

Durban Centre — ASSA

ASSA Durban Centre

Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome — Cape Town

Planetarium in Cape Town, digital dome

Johannesburg Centre — ASSA

ASSA Johannesburg Centre

Johannesburg Planetarium

Planetarium at the University of the Witwatersrand

Pretoria Centre — ASSA

ASSA Pretoria Centre

Sutherland Astronomy Club

Astronomy club near the SAAO Sutherland site

Korean Amateur Astronomical Society

Agrupacio Astronomica de Barcelona (ASTER)

Astronomical Association of Barcelona

Agrupacion Astronomica de Madrid

Astronomical Association of Madrid

CosmoCaixa Barcelona

CosmoCaixa Science Museum Barcelona with planetarium

Planetario de Madrid

Madrid Planetarium in Tierno Galvan Park

Sociedad Espanola de Astronomia (SEA)

Spanish Astronomical Society

Sri Lanka Astronomical Association

Cosmonova Stockholm

Cosmonova at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, IMAX and planetarium

Svenska Astronomiska Saellskapet

Swedish Astronomical Society

Astronomische Gesellschaft Luzern (AGL)

Astronomical Society Lucerne

Astronomische Gesellschaft Winterthur

Astronomical Society Winterthur, Eschenberg Observatory

Schweizerische Astronomische Gesellschaft (SAG)

Swiss Astronomical Society

Verkehrshaus Planetarium Luzern

Planetarium at the Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne

Taipei Astronomical Museum

Astronomy museum and planetarium in Taipei

Astronomical Society of Tanzania

Tunisian Astronomical Society

Uganda Astronomical Society

Kharkiv Planetarium

Kyiv Planetarium

Ukrainian Amateur Astronomical Association

Astronomical Society of Edinburgh

Baker Street Irregular Astronomers

Baker Street Irregular Astronomers, observing group in Regents Park London

Bristol Astronomical Society

British Astronomical Association (BAA)

British Astronomical Association, founded 1890

Federation of Astronomical Societies (FAS)

Federation of Astronomical Societies in the UK

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, visitor centre at the Lovell Telescope

Leeds Astronomical Society

Liverpool Astronomical Society

Manchester Astronomical Society

National Space Centre Leicester

National Space Centre in Leicester with Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium

Royal Observatory Greenwich

Royal Observatory Greenwich, Prime Meridian, Peter Harrison Planetarium

Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA)

Society for Popular Astronomy, beginner-friendly

Adler Planetarium

First planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, Chicago, 1930

Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS)

Amateur astronomy society in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Amateur Astronomers Association of New York (AAANY)

Amateur astronomy association of New York City, founded 1927

Amateur Observers' Society of New York

Amateur observers' society in New York

Atlanta Astronomy Club (AAC)

Amateur astronomy club in Atlanta, Georgia

Austin Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Austin, Texas

Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)

Amateur astronomy club in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Burke Baker Planetarium — Houston Museum of Natural Science

Planetarium in Houston, Texas

Central Texas Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Central Texas

Chicago Astronomical Society (CAS)

Amateur astronomy society in Chicago

Cincinnati Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Cincinnati, one of the oldest in the US

Clark Planetarium

Planetarium in Salt Lake City, Utah

Cleveland Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Cleveland, Ohio

Colorado Springs Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Colorado Springs

Dallas–Fort Worth Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

Dearborn Observatory — Northwestern University

Historic observatory at Northwestern University, Evanston

Denver Astronomical Society (DAS)

Denver amateur astronomy society, operates Chamberlin Observatory

Fels Planetarium — The Franklin Institute

Planetarium in Philadelphia, Franklin Institute

Griffith Observatory

Public observatory and planetarium in Los Angeles, since 1935

Hayden Planetarium — American Museum of Natural History

Iconic planetarium in New York City, Rose Center for Earth and Space

Houston Astronomical Society (HAS)

Amateur astronomy society in Houston, Texas

Los Angeles Astronomical Society (LAAS)

Amateur astronomy society in Los Angeles, founded 1903

Minnesota Astronomical Society (MAS)

Amateur astronomy society in Minnesota

Morrison Planetarium — California Academy of Sciences

Planetarium in San Francisco, part of the California Academy of Sciences

Nashville Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Nashville, Tennessee

Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science — Rittenhouse Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Phoenix Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Phoenix, Arizona

Portland Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Portland, Oregon

Raleigh Astronomy Club

Amateur astronomy club in Raleigh, North Carolina

Riverside Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Riverside, California, organizes RTMC

Rose City Astronomers — Portland, Oregon

Largest astronomy club in Oregon

Salt Lake Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Salt Lake City, Utah

San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA)

Amateur astronomy association in San Diego, California

San Francisco Amateur Astronomers (SFAA)

San Francisco amateur astronomers, public star parties

San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA)

Amateur astronomy association in San Jose, California

Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS)

Amateur astronomy society in Seattle, Washington

Springfield Telescope Makers (STM)

Historic telescope makers club, hosts Stellafane Convention

St. Louis Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in St. Louis, Missouri

Tri-Valley Stargazers

Amateur astronomy club in Livermore/Pleasanton, California

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA)

Amateur astronomy association in Tucson, Arizona — near Kitt Peak

Warren Astronomical Society

Amateur astronomy society in Warren, Michigan (Metro Detroit)

Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomía del Uruguay (AAAU)

Uruguayan Amateur Astronomy Association

Sociedad Venezolana de Astronomía

Venezuelan Astronomical Society

Zambia Astronomical Society

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