List of astronomical societies

A list of notable groups devoted to promoting astronomy research and education.

International

 * International Astronomical Union (IAU)
 * International Meteor Organization
 * Network for Astronomy School Education
 * The Planetary Society

Africa

 * Astronomical Society of Southern Africa

China

 * Hong Kong Astronomical Society

India

 * Akash Mitra Mandal
 * Astronomical Society of India
 * Bangalore Astronomical Society (BAS)
 * Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers
 * IUCAA
 * Jyotirvidya Parisanstha
 * Khagol Mandal
 * Khagol Vishwa

Turkey

 * SpaceTurk

Thailand

 * Astronomy Thailand

Europe

 * European Astronomical Society
 * European Association for Astronomy Education

France

 * Société astronomique de France
 * Société Française d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique (SF2A)

Germany

 * Astronomische Gesellschaft
 * Vereinigung der Sternfreunde

Greece

 * Hellenic Astronomical Society

Ireland

 * Irish Astronomical Society
 * Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies

Italy

 * Unione Astrofili Italiani

Norway

 * Norwegian Astronomical Society

Poland

 * Polish Astronomical Society

Russia

 * Russian Astronomical Society (1891-1932)
 * Астрономо-геодезическое объединение
 * Eurasian Astronomical Society (1990-)

Serbia

 * Astronomical Society Ruđer Bošković

United Kingdom

 * Airdrie Astronomical Association
 * Astronomical Society of Edinburgh
 * Astronomical Society of Glasgow
 * Astronomy Centre
 * British Astronomical Association
 * Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society
 * Federation of Astronomical Societies
 * Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society
 * Liverpool Astronomical Society
 * Manchester Astronomical Society
 * Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society
 * Northumberland Astronomical Society
 * Nottingham Astronomical Society
 * Royal Astronomical Society
 * Society for Popular Astronomy
 * Society for the History of Astronomy

Canada

 * Canadian Astronomical Society
 * Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

Mexico

 * Nibiru Sociedad Astronomica

United States

 * Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
 * American Association of Variable Star Observers
 * American Astronomical Society (AAS)
 * American Meteor Society
 * Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
 * Astronomical League
 * Astronomical Society of the Pacific
 * Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association
 * Indiana Astronomical Society
 * Kaua‘i Educational Association for Science and Astronomy
 * Kopernik Astronomical Society
 * Louisville Astronomical Society
 * Milwaukee Astronomical Society
 * Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society
 * NASA Night Sky Network
 * SETI Institute
 * Shreveport-Bossier Astronomical Society
 * Southern Cross Astronomical Society

Australia

 * Astronomical Society of Australia
 * Astronomical Society of New South Wales
 * Astronomical Society of South Australia
 * Astronomical Society of Victoria
 * Macarthur Astronomical Society
 * Sutherland Astronomical Society

New Zealand

 * Dunedin Astronomical Society
 * Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
 * Whakatane Astronomical Society

Brazil

 * Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira