371:
424:
45:. Membership of the ASA is open to people "capable of contributing to the advancement of astronomy or a closely related field". This means that the members are mainly active professional astronomers and
94:
The ASA is trustee of the
Foundation for the Advancement of Astronomy (FAA), a tax-deductible foundation intended to enhance the ASA's efforts to promote astronomy and related fields in
98:, and to recognise and support excellence in those fields. The purposes of the FAA are very broadly defined, allowing its support of prizes, scholarships, research and facilities.
81:
the
Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (ANITA), a virtual institute which aims to raise the profile of Australian theoretical astrophysics.
53:
are also members, and several organisations are corporate members of the society. The ASA currently has around 600 members. It publishes a peer-reviewed journal,
499:
170:-listed, fully refereed electronic-only journal for new and significant research in astrophysics, and is published on behalf of the society by
465:
408:
504:
494:
489:
509:
514:
167:
269:
84:
the
Education and Public Outreach Committee (EPOC), dedicated to advancing the level of public awareness of astronomy.
317:
215:
458:
401:
484:
183:
188:
439:
382:
42:
451:
394:
171:
358:: information on astronomy in Australia for the amateur astronomy community and the general public.
38:
46:
8:
370:
211:
50:
114:
for outstanding research in astronomy by an honours or eligible masters student.
435:
378:
163:
478:
273:
66:
423:
135:
for outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career.
121:
for the most outstanding PhD thesis in astronomy or a closely related field.
325:
30:
431:
247:
95:
34:
295:
430:
This article about an organization or institute connected with
355:
349:
142:
for outstanding contributions in astronomy or related fields.
248:"Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics"
324:. The Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. Archived from
272:. The Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. Archived from
77:
The society currently has four topical interest groups:
352:: information for the professional astronomy community.
128:
for exceptional achievement in astronomy communication.
377:
This article about an organisation in
Australia is a
160:
55:
205:
106:The ASA sponsors the following prizes and awards:
65:At its establishment in 1966, notable astronomer
476:
459:
402:
296:"Foundation for the Advancement of Astronomy"
49:. Some retired astronomers and distinguished
18:Professional body of astronomers in Australia
153:
500:Scientific organisations based in Australia
298:. The Astronomical Society of Australia Inc
250:. The Astronomical Society of Australia Inc
466:
452:
409:
395:
162:(PASA), for which the editor-in-chief is
210:. St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
29:) is the professional body representing
477:
418:
365:
206:Frame, Tom; Donald Faulkner (2003).
149:for excellence in amateur astronomy.
101:
270:"ASA Education and Public Outreach"
13:
208:Stromlo: An Australian Observatory
14:
526:
343:
23:Astronomical Society of Australia
505:1966 establishments in Australia
495:Clubs and societies in Australia
422:
369:
318:"ASA Prizes, Awards and Grants"
184:List of telescopes of Australia
90:Early Career Researcher chapter
490:Learned societies of Australia
310:
288:
262:
240:
231:
189:List of astronomical societies
147:Berenice and Arthur Page Medal
69:was its first vice-president.
1:
510:Australian organisation stubs
194:
72:
37:. Established in 1966, it is
515:Astronomy organization stubs
438:. You can help Knowledge by
381:. You can help Knowledge by
237:Frame & Faulkner, p. 163
43:Australian Capital Territory
7:
356:Astronomy Australia website
177:
10:
531:
417:
364:
172:Cambridge University Press
87:Women in Astronomy chapter
60:
158:The ASA's journal is the
154:Professional publications
485:Astronomy in Australia
119:Charlene Heisler Prize
47:postgraduate students
350:Official ASA website
322:asa.astronomy.org.au
133:Louise Webster Prize
328:on 4 September 2014
51:amateur astronomers
140:Ellery Lectureship
447:
446:
390:
389:
276:on 2 October 2009
126:David Allen Prize
102:Prizes and awards
522:
468:
461:
454:
426:
419:
411:
404:
397:
373:
366:
338:
337:
335:
333:
314:
308:
307:
305:
303:
292:
286:
285:
283:
281:
266:
260:
259:
257:
255:
244:
238:
235:
221:
530:
529:
525:
524:
523:
521:
520:
519:
475:
474:
473:
472:
416:
415:
362:
346:
341:
331:
329:
316:
315:
311:
301:
299:
294:
293:
289:
279:
277:
268:
267:
263:
253:
251:
246:
245:
241:
236:
232:
218:
197:
180:
156:
104:
75:
63:
19:
12:
11:
5:
528:
518:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
487:
471:
470:
463:
456:
448:
445:
444:
427:
414:
413:
406:
399:
391:
388:
387:
374:
360:
359:
353:
345:
344:External links
342:
340:
339:
309:
287:
261:
239:
229:
228:
227:
223:
222:
216:
202:
201:
196:
193:
192:
191:
186:
179:
176:
164:Bryan Gaensler
155:
152:
151:
150:
143:
136:
129:
122:
115:
103:
100:
92:
91:
88:
85:
82:
74:
71:
62:
59:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
527:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
482:
480:
469:
464:
462:
457:
455:
450:
449:
443:
441:
437:
433:
428:
425:
421:
420:
412:
407:
405:
400:
398:
393:
392:
386:
384:
380:
375:
372:
368:
367:
363:
357:
354:
351:
348:
347:
327:
323:
319:
313:
297:
291:
275:
271:
265:
249:
243:
234:
230:
225:
224:
219:
217:1-86508-659-2
213:
209:
204:
203:
199:
198:
190:
187:
185:
182:
181:
175:
173:
169:
166:. PASA is an
165:
161:
148:
144:
141:
137:
134:
130:
127:
123:
120:
116:
113:
109:
108:
107:
99:
97:
89:
86:
83:
80:
79:
78:
70:
68:
67:Ben Gascoigne
58:
56:
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
24:
16:
440:expanding it
429:
383:expanding it
376:
361:
330:. Retrieved
326:the original
321:
312:
300:. Retrieved
290:
278:. Retrieved
274:the original
264:
252:. Retrieved
242:
233:
207:
200:Bibliography
159:
157:
146:
139:
132:
125:
118:
111:
105:
93:
76:
64:
54:
39:incorporated
26:
22:
20:
15:
31:astronomers
479:Categories
195:References
73:Activities
432:astronomy
332:29 August
112:Bok Prize
96:Australia
35:Australia
178:See also
61:History
41:in the
302:7 June
280:7 June
254:7 June
214:
434:is a
226:Notes
436:stub
379:stub
334:2014
304:2010
282:2010
256:2010
212:ISBN
145:The
138:The
131:The
124:The
117:The
110:The
21:The
168:ISI
33:in
27:ASA
481::
320:.
174:.
57:.
467:e
460:t
453:v
442:.
410:e
403:t
396:v
385:.
336:.
306:.
284:.
258:.
220:.
25:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.