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:

Theoretical Astrophysics (ANITA)

Early Career Researchers (ECR)

Education and Public Outreach (EPOC)

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity in Astronomy (IDEA)

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

IAU100
Australia's contributions to 100 years of Astronomy is a brief video to mark the 100th anniversary of the IAU. It is one of many national video contributions being progressivley released.

ASA Membership
Use the Membership system to join the ASA, to renew or edit your membership, or to donate to the FAA.

Mid-Term Review
The NCA is undertaking a Mid-Term Review of the Astronomy Decadal Plan plan in 2019-20. The committee will consult widely with the Australian astronomy community and expect to launch the report in July 2020. See the web page for a timeline, calendar and documents (as they are written).

ASA2020, the ASA's Annual Scienctific Meeting, will be held in Perth from 6 to 10 July 2020 as part of the 14th Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting (APRIM2020).