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Astronomy
Astronomy-related Organizations ...

The following is a list of Boston-area organizations doing work in astronomy.



















 

Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston (ATMoB)
978-692-8708

Meetings in Phillips Auditorium at CfA every 2nd Thursday except August. Clubhouse in Westford, MA open most Saturday nights (weather permitting).
http://www.atmob.org/index.php

 

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research 
77 Massachusetts Avenue, 37-287 
Cambridge, MA 02139 
Telephone: (617) 253-7501 
Fax: (617) 253-0861
http://space.mit.edu/
 

Boston Museum of Science
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
617-723-2500
http://www.mos.org
  
Hayden Planetarium
617-589-0264
http://www.mos.org/exhibits_shows/planetarium
 

Boston University
Astronomy Department
725 Commonwealth Avenue, 5th Floor
Boston, MA
617-353-2630

Public Open Night at Coit Observatory most Wednesdays.

https://www.bu.edu/astronomy/community/open-night-observatory/ 

Sky & Telescope Magazine
90 Sherman Street
Cambridge, MA 02140-3264
866-644-1377
http://www.skyandtelescope.com
 

American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
49 Bay State Rd.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-354-0484, 1-888-802-7827
E-Mail: aavso@aavso.org
http://www.aavso.org/
 

Gloucester Area Astronomy Club
Meets 8:00 PM every second Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lanesville, MA
http://www.gaac.us/
 

North Shore Astronomy Club
Meets 1st Friday of month at Groveland, MA (near Haverhill, MA)
http://nsaac.org/
           

Aldrich Astronomical Society
Meets 2nd and 4th Saturday in Paxton, MA (near Worcester, MA)

https://www.aldrich.club/   

South Shore Astronomical Society
Meets 1st Wednesday of month, observing 2 Saturdays per month (near New Moon) in Norwell, MA
http://www.ssastros.org/
 

Astronomical Society of Southern New England
Rehoboth, MA
http://www.assne.org/
 
Cape Cod Astronomical Society
Meets 1st Thursday in South Yarmouth, MA
http://www.capecodastronomy.org/
      
Maria Mitchell Observatories
Nantucket, MA
https://www.mariamitchell.org/
  
Springfield Stars Club
Springfield, MA
http://www.reflector.org/
 
Skyscrapers
North Scituate, Rhode Island
http://www.theskyscrapers.org/
 
Astronomy Shoppe
Plaistow, NH
http://www.astronomy-shoppe.com
       
New Hampshire Astronomical Society
Concord, NH
http://nhastro.com/index.php
 
Keene Amateur Astronomers
Keene, NH
http://www.keeneastronomy.org/
    
McAuliffe/Shepard Discovery Center
Concord, NH
http://www.starhop.com/
 
  
Springfield Telescope Makers
Springfield, VT
http://stellafane.org/
 
Southern Vermont Astronomy Group
Chester, VT
http://sovera.org/
 
Vermont Astronomical Society
Williston, VT
http://vtastro.org/
 
 Astronomical Society of Northern New England
Kennebunk, Maine
http://www.asnne.org/
 
Southern Maine Astronomers
Cumberland Center, ME
http://www.southernmaineastronomers.org/
 
 Central Maine Astronomical Society
Whitefield, ME
http://maineastro.com/
    
Penobscot Valley Star Gazers
Stockton Springs, ME
http://www.gazers.org/
  
Astronomical Society of New Haven
Bethany, CT
http://www.asnh.org/
  
Westport Astronomical Society
Westport, CT
http://www.was-ct.org/
    
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO)
http://alpo-astronomy.org/index.htm
  
Asttronomical League
http://www.astroleague.org/
  
Night Sky Network
http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/
 
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
http://aas.org/