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Alabama

Auburn Astronomical Society Auburn AL
Birmingham Astronomical Society Birmingham Al
Mobile Astronomical Society Mobile AL
Muscle Shoals Astronomical Society Florence AL   phone: 205-764-3508
N.E.R.D.S. Steele AL
Von Braun Astronomical Society Huntsville AL

 

Alaskan Astronomy Group   (yahoo group)
Astronomical Units Fairbanks AK    phone: 907-456-6586
Chugach Stargazer Society Anchorage  AK     phone: 907-269-7983

Andromeda Astronomical Society Yucca Valley CA 
Antelope Valley Astronomy Club Palmdale CA
Astronomers of Humboldt Humboldt State University Arcata CA    phone: 707-826-3276
Astronomical Association of Northern California
Astronomical Society of the Desert Palm Desert CA
Astronomical Unit Santa Barbara CA
The Astronomy Connection Oakland CA
Bear Valley Astronomy Society Fawnskin CA    phone: 909- 585-4815
Berkley's Amateur Astronomy Club Berkley CA
Cabrillo Astronomical Stargazing Society Aptos CA
Celestial Observers Chatsworth CA    phone: 818-882-6172
Central Valley Astronomers Fresno CA
Chabot Telescope Makers’ Workshop Oakland CA
China Lake Astronomical Society China Lake CA
Davis Astronomy Club Davis CA
Eastbay Astronomical Society Oakland CA
Excelsior Telescope Club Lakewood CA    phone: 310-634-6111
Fremont Peak Observatory Association San Juan Bautista CA
Halls Valley Astronomical Group San Jose CA
Hemet Astronomical Society Hemet CA     phone: 909-927-5457
High Desert Astronomical Society Apple Valley CA
Humboldt State University Astronomy Club  Arcata CA
Idyll-Gazers Amateur Astronomy Club Idyllwild CA    phone: 909-659-3562
Kern Astronomical Society Bakersfield CA
Local Group of Santa Clarita Valley Newhall CA
Los Angeles Astronomical Society Los Angeles CA
Los Angeles Sidewalk Astronomers Los Angeles CA
Los Angeles Valley College Astronomy Group Van Nuts CA
M-Star Astronomy Club Merced CA 
Marin Observers Organization Marin CA
MIRA (Monterey Institute for Research In Astronomy) Observers Group Monterey CA
Mt Diablo Astronomical Society Walnut Creek CA
Mt Diablo Observatory Association Walnut Creek CA
Mt Tamalpias Interpretive Association Mt Tamalpias CA
Mt Wilson Observatory Association Pasadena CA
Modesto Jr. College Astronomy Club Modesto CA    phone: 209-575-6498
Mountain Skies Astronomical Society Lake Arrowhead CA
Oceanside Photo and Telescope Astronomical Society Oceanside CA
Orange County Astronomers Orange CA
Peninsula Astronomical Society Mountain View CA
Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers Claremont CA
Riverside Astronomical Society Riverside CA
Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society Sacramento CA
San Bernadino Valley Amateur Astronomers Redlands CA
San Diego Astronomy Association San Diego CA
San Francisco Amateur Astronomers San Francisco CA
San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers San Francisco CA
San Jose Astronomical Society San Jose CA
San Mateo County Astronomical Society San Mateo CA
Santa Cruz Astronomy Club Santa Cruz CA
Santa Monica Amateur Astronomy Club Santa Monica CA    phone: 310-490-7727 info line
Sonoma County Astronomical Society Santa Rosa CA   phone: 209-575-6284
South Bay Astronomical Society El Segundo CA
Stanford Astronomical Society Stanford CA
Stanislaus Amateur Astronomers Modesto Jr. College Modest CA    phone: 209-575-6498
Stockton Astronomical Society Stockton CA
Sun City Palm Desert Astronomy Club Palm Desert CA 
Tri-Valley Stargazers Livermore CA
Tule River Amateur Astronomers Springville CA 
University of Ca Davis Astronomy Club Davis CA
Vandenburg Amateur Astronomical Society Vandenburg AFB CA    phone: 805-934-4387
Ventura County Astronomical Society Simi Valley CA

Arkansas Valley Astronomical Society Buena Vista CO
Aurora Astronomical Association Aurora CO
Black Canyon Astronomical Society Montrose CO
Boulder Valley Amateur Astronomers Boulder CO
Colorado Springs Astronomical Society Colorado Springs CO
Denver Astronomical Society Denver CO
High Plains Astronomy Club Elbert CO    phone: 719-661-2505
Longmont Astronomical Society Boulder CO
National Space Science & Technology Institute Clifton CO
Northern Colorado Astronomical Society Ft Collins CO
Rocky Mountain Astronomy Club Pueblo CO
Western Colorado Astronomy Club Grand Junction CO

Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford New Britain CT
Astronomical Society of Greenwich Greenwich CT
Astronomical Society of New Haven Bethany CT
Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society Stratford CT
Fairfield County Astronomical Society Stamford CT 
Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club Torrington CT
Mattatuck Astronomical Society Waterbury CT
Southern New England Stargazers (mail list)
Thames Amateur Astronomical Society Noank CT 
Westport Astronomical Society Westport CT
Windsor Astronomy Club Windsor CT     phone: 860-688-4316

Delaware Astronomical Society Greenville DE
Delmarva Star Gazers Smyrna DE

Florida

Alachua Astronomy Club Gainesville Fl
Ancient City Astronomy Club Jacksonville FL 
Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches West Palm Beach FL
Astronomical Society of Bay County Panama City FL
Astro Scopers Seminole FL     phone: 813-397-4235
Brevard Astronomical Society Cocoa FL
Central Florida Astroguides Orlando FL
Central Florida Astronomical Society Orlando FL
Chiefland Astronomy Village Chiefland FL 
Escambia Amateur Astronomers' Association Pensacola FL
Everglades Astronomical Society Naples FL
Florida Institute of Technology Astronomy Society Melbourne FL
Highlands Stargazers Sebring FL
Local Group of Deep Sky Observers Bradenton FL
M.A.R.S. Astronomy Club Tampa FL
Northeast Florida Astronomical Society Jacksonville FL
South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association Ft Lauderdale FL
Southwest Florida Astronomical Society Cape Coral FL
Southern Cross Astronomical Society Miami FL
St. Petersburg Astronomy Club St. Petersburg FL
Tallahassee Astronomical Society Tallahassee FL
Treasure Coast Astronomical Society FL
Winter Haven Astronomy Winter Haven FL

Athens Astronomical Society Athens GA 
Atlanta Astronomy Club Marietta GA
Astronomy Club of Augusta GA
Flint River Astronomy Club Atlanta GA
Macon State College Astronomy Club Macon GA   
Middle Georgia Astronomical Society Macon GA
North Georgia Astronomers Gainesville GA
Oglethorpe Astronomical Association Savannah GA
Statesboro Astronomy Club Statesboro GA
Young Harris College Sky Club Young Harris GA

Astronomical Association of Southern Illinois Carbondale IL
Astronomical Society at Univ. of Illinois Urbana IL
Bradley University Amateur Astronomy Club Peoria IL
Calumet Astronomical Society NW Indiana/Chicago metropolitan IL
Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society Champaign IL
Chicago Astronomical Society Chicago IL
Chicago Sidewalk Astronomers Chicago IL
Decatur Area Astronomy Club Decatur IL
Fox Valley Astronomical Society Batavia IL
Fox Valley Skywatchers Sleepy Hollow IL 
Harper College Astronomy Club Palatine IL
Kankakee Area StarGazers Kankakee IL
Lake County Astronomical Society Libertyville IL
Naperville Astronomical Association Naperville IL
Northwest Suburban Astronomers Palatine IL
Northern Illinois Stargazer Astronomy Club Dixon IL
Peoria Astronomical Society Peoria IL
Popular Astronomy Club, Inc Rock Island IL
Rockford Amateur Astronomers Rockford IL
St. Louis Astronomical Society Alton IL
Sangamon Astronomical Society Springfield IL
Skokie Valley Astronomers Deerfield IL
Twin City Amateur Astronomers, Inc. Bloomington-Normal IL
University of Chicago Ryerson Astronomical Society Chicago IL

Calumet Astronomical Society Hammond IN
Evansville Astronomical Society, Inc. Evansville, IN
Fort Wayne Astronomical Society, Inc. Fort Wayne IN
Goshen College Astronomy Club Goshen IN
Indiana Astronomical Society Indianapolis IN
Michiana Astronomical Society South Bend IN
Muncie Astronomy Club Muncie IN
Rose-Hulman Astronomical Society Terre Haute IN
Stonebelt Stargazers Bedford IN
Wabash Valley Astronomical Society West Lafayette IN
Warsaw Astronomical Society Winona Lake IN

Amateur Astronomers of Central Iowa Marshalltown IA
Ames Area Amateur Astronomers Ames IA
Cedar Amateur Astronomers Cedar Rapids IA
Central Iowa Astronomers Indianola IA
Des Moines Astronomical Society Des Moines IA
Northwest Iowa Astronomers Cherokee IA
Quad Cities Astronomical Society Dixon IA
Southeastern Iowa Astronomy Club Burlington IA

Big South Fork Star Gazers Whitley City KY
Blue Grass Astronomical Society Lexington KY
Hilltopper Astronomy Club Bowling Green KY
Louisville Amateur Astronomers Louisville KY   
Louisville Astronomical Society Louisville KY
Night Sky Observers Louisville KY
Western Kentucky Amateur Astronomers Dawson Springs KY

Aldrich Astronomical Society Worcester MA
Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston Westford MA
Amherst Astronomy Association Amherst MA
Astronomical Society of Southern New England Westport MA
BayColony Astronomical Society Plymouth MA
Boston University Astronomy Club Boston MA
Cape Cod Astronomical Society Plymouth MA
East Bridgewater Astronomical Society East Bridgewater MA
Five College Astronomy Club Amherst MA
Maria Mitchell Association Nantucket MA
Martha's Vineyard Amateur Astronomy Club Martha's Vineyard MA
North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club Groveland MA
Pittsfield Astronomy Club Pittsfield MA
Skylight Astronomical Society Stow MA
South Shore Astronomical Society Norwell MA
Springfield Stars Club Springfield MA

Amateur Astronomers of Jackson Jackson MI
Capital Area Astronomy Association Potterville MI
Eastern Michigan University Astronomy Club Ypsilanti MI
Ford Amateur Astronomy Club Dearborn MI
Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association Lowell MI
Grand Traverse Astronomical Society Grand Traverse MI
Kalamazoo Astronomical Society Kalamazoo MI
Lincoln County Stargazers Troy MI  
Muskegon Astronomical Society Muskegon MI
Oakland Astronomy Club Lake Orion MI
Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association Holland MI
Sunset Astronomical Society Tri-City area MI
University Lowbrow Astronomers Ann Arbor MI
University of Michigan Student Astronomical Society Ann Arbor MI
Warren Astronomical Society Warren MI


 

Astronomical Society of Long Island Long Island NY
Albany Area Amateur Astronomers Schenectady NY
Amateur Astronomers Association of New York  New York NY
Amateur Observers' Society of New York Freeport NY
Buffalo Astronomical Association Buffalo NY
Catskills Astronomy Club Liberty NY
Cornell Astronomical Society Ithaca NY
Custer Institute Astronomy Club Southold NY
Ithaca Amateur Astronomers Ithaca NY    (Yahoo Group)
Kopernik Astronomical Society Vestal NY
Marshal Martz Memorial Astronomical Association Frewsburg NY
Mid-Hudson Astronomy Group Poughkeepsie NY
Rochester Academy of Science Astronomy Rochester NY
Southern Tier Astronomy Recreation Society NY
Syracuse Astronomical Society Fayetteville NY
Westchester Amateur Astronomy Club Valhalla NY

Astronomical Society of Rowan County Salisbury NC
Astronomy Club of Asheville Ashville NC
Catawaba Valley Astronomy Club Hickory/Maiden NC
Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club Charlotte NC
Cleveland County Astronomical Society Boiling Springs NC
Foothills Astronomical Society Tryon NC
Forsyth Astronomical Society Winston-Salem NC
Gaston County Skywatchers Gastonia NC    (Yahoo Group)
Greensboro Astronomy Club Greensboro NC
Piedmont Amateur Astronomers Statesville NC
Raleigh Astronomy Club Raleigh NC
Tar River Astronomy Club Rocky Mount NC
Tri-Ad Action Astronomy Club High Point NC

Dakota Astronomical Society Bismarck ND 
Northern Skies Astronomical Society Grand Forks ND

Astronomy Club of Akron Akron OH
Aurora Astronomical Society Aurora OH
Black River Astronomical Society Carlisle Township OH
Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society Chagrin Falls OH
Cincinnati Astronomical Society Mason OH
Columbus Astronomical Society Columbus OH
Lima Astronomical Society Lima OH
Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society Braceville OH
Medina County Astronomical Society Medina OH
Miami Valley Astronomical Society Dayton OH
Oberlin College Astronomy Club Oberlin OH
Richland Astronomical Society Mansfield OH
Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomy Club Tiffin OH 
Stillwater Stargazers Troy OH

Astronomy Club of Tulsa Tulsa OK
Odyssey Astronomy Club Wanette OK
Oklahoma City Astronomy Club Oklahoma City OK
Tuva Astronomy Organization Checotah OK
 

Central Oregon Astronomical Society Bend OR
Eugene Astronomical Society Eugene OR
Friends of Pine Mt. Observatory Bend OR
Heart of the Valley Astronomers Corvallis OR
Night Sky 45 Astronomy Club Salem OR
Northwest Astronomy Group Vernonia OR
Rose City Astronomers Portland OR
Southern Oregon Skywatchers Central Point OR
Umpqua Amateur Astronomers Roseburg OR

Skyscrapers, Inc. Amateur Astronomical Society North Scituate RI

Barnard Astronomical Society Chattanooga TN
Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society Nashville TN
Bays Mountain Astronomy Club Kingsport TN
Cumberland Astronomical Society Gallatin TN
Knoxville Observers Knoxville TN
Memphis Astronomical Society Memphis TN
Middle Tennessee Astronomical Society Manchester TN
Orion Oak Ridge TN
Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society Knoxville TN

Brigham Young University Astronomical Society Salt Lake City UT
Salt Lake Astronomical Society Salt Lake City UT
Ogden Astronomical Society Ogden UT
Southern Utah Astronomy Club
University of Utah Astronomical Society Salt Lake City UT
Utah Skies Astronomy Web Pages Park City UT
Utah Valley Astronomers Association Orem UT

Analemma Society Great Falls VA
Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Virginia Beach VA
Blue Ridge Astronomy Club Lynchburg VA
Charlottesville Astronomical Society Charlottesville VA
Norfolk Astronomical Society Hampton Roads VA
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club Fairfax VA
Rappahannock Astronomy Club Fredericksburg VA
Richmond Astronomical Society Richmond VA
Virginia Peninsula Astronomy/Stargazers Norfolk-Va Beach VA    (yahoo group)

Battle Point Astronomical Association Bainbridge Is. WA
Eastside Astronomical Society Bellevue WA
Everett Astronomical Society Everett WA
Friends of Galileo Kelso WA
Friends of the Goldendale Observatory Goldendale WA
NearBy Star Observers Federal Way WA
Olympic Astronomical Society Keyport WA
Seattle Astronomical Society Seattle WA
Southwest Washington Stargazers Battleground WA
Spokane Astronomical Society Spokane WA
Squak Mountain Telescope Gang Issaquah WA
Tacoma Astronomical Society Tacoma WA
Tri-City Astronomy Club Richmond WA
Vancouver Sidewalk Astronomers Vancouver WA
Whatcom Association of Celestial Observers Ferndale WA
Yakima Astronomical Society Yakima WA

American Association of Amateur Astronomers
American Association of Variable Star Observers
American Astronomical Society
American Geophysical Union
American Institute of Physics
American Lunar Society
American Meteor Society
Antique Telescope Society
Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
Astronomical League
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Astronomy Outreach Network
Great Western Astronomers NV/CA
National Deep Sky Observers Society
SEDS (Students for the Exploration & Development of Space) AZ U.S.

Altrincham and District Astronomical Society Altrincham UK
Amateur Astronomers of Luxembourg
Andover Astronomical Society Grateley/Andover UK
Armenian Astronomical Society
Astronomical Societies France
Astronomical Club of Irkutsk Irkutsk RU
Astronomical Grouping of Sabadell Spain
Astronomical Society of New South Wales AU
Astronomical Society of Singapore
Astronomical Society of South Africa
Auckland Astronomical Society Auckland NZ
British Astronomical Association UK
Castle Point Astronomy Club Rayleigh, Essex UK
Canberra Astronomical Society Woden AU
Canterbury Astronomical Society Christchurch NZ
Cody Astronomical Society Farnborough Hampshire UK
Columbian Association of Astronomical Studies Columbia SA
Cowichan Valley StarFinders Astronomy Society Duncan, Vancouver Island B.C. Canada
Dublin Night Sky Observer Dublin IR (Ireland)
European Astronomical Society
Federation of Amateur Astronomers Quebec Canada
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society Abbotsford B.C. Canada
Hamilton Amateur Astronomers Ontario Canada
Hong Kong Astronomical Society
Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics Taiwan
International Dark Sky Association
International Occulting Timing Association
International Planetarium Association
Irish Astronomical Society Dublin IR
Kharkov Astronomical Club Kharkov RU
Liverpool Astronomical Society Sidewalk Astronomers Liverpool UK
North York Astronomical Association Toronto Canada
Okanagan Astronomical Society Penticton & Kamloops B.C. Canada
Polaris Association Jouy-in Pithiverais France  * Note the town of Jouy-in Pithiverais turns off all public lights at 11:30 PM
Ridley College Astronomy Club St Catherine's Ontario Canada
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto Canada ( 27 centres )
SEDS UK (Students for the Exploration & Development of Space)
SETI@home
Society For Popular Astronomy UK
Sutherland Astronomical Society Sutherland AU
Toronto Sidewalk Astronomers Toronto, Ontario Canada
Vancouver Centre of the R.A.S.C  Vancouver B.C. Canada
Vancouver Sidewalk Astronomers Vancouver B.C. Canada
Vietnam Amateur Club of Astronomy (VACA) Ha Noi Viet Nam
VSNET (Variable Star Network) Japan

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