The Society

The Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) was formed in 1966 as the organisation of professional astronomers in Australia. Membership of the ASA is open to anyone contributing to the advancement of Australian astronomy or a closely related field.

About the Society

Constitution, Council Officers and contact information

Membership

including member list, email addresses and address update

Chapters of the ASA:

Early Career Researchers (ECR)

Education and Public Outreach (EPOC)

Theoretical Astrophysics (ANITA)

Women in Astronomy (WIA)

Meetings

Prizes, Awards and Travel Grants

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA)

The refereed Journal of the ASA

Foundation for the Advancement of Astronomy (FAA)

The ASA's tax-deductible Foundation

ASA Calendar

A calendar of upcoming events in Australian astronomy

ASA Email Exploder Archive

Foundation for the Advancement of Astronomy

ASA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Chapter
The ECR web pages are now availiable.

Respect the Science
Science & Technology Australia (formerly FASTS) have launched a campaign to help Australians understand how scientific evidence is generated. Go to the campaign web site and click on "What makes science so credible". You can also see a 'one-click' 7 minute version on YouTube.