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Astronomical Societies
United Kingdom
The is a national organisation, founded in 1890, which encourages amateur astronomy through meetings, sectional groups and its publications. Visit the where you will find full details of the Objectives, the Observing Sections and Section Directors, the Officers of the Association, Publications, Meetings, Instruments, Library and Educational Policy.
: Founded originally as the North Western Branch of the in 1892, the Manchester Astronomical Society, following its change of name and emphasis as a local society in 1903, can justifiably claim to have the longest continuous history of any provincial astronomical society in England.
: Welcomes visitors in many languages.
Includes article on (1646 - 1719): The first "Astronomer Royal" by John L. Birks, Ph.D.,Swansea Astronomical Society.
: Includes the observatory dome near Stockton-on-Tees.
A joint project between Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and the Cleveland and Darlington Astronomical Society, the observatory was opened on Feb. 9th., 1994 by the 14th. Astronomer Royal Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale, FRS.
- : The Cotswold Astronomical Society (established 1982) serves amateur astronomy in the western Cotswolds centered on Cheltenham and Gloucester
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