Astronomy Day Award
Past winners
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Gary Tomlinson
Astronomy Day Headquarters
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Comstock Park MI 49321
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E-mail: gtomlins@sbcglobal.net
ASTRONOMY DAY AWARD WINNER
1980
Winner
- Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association, Grand Rapids MI
1981
Winner
- The Sir Isaac Newton Astronomical Society, Kane PA
1989
Winner
- Northwest Suburban Astronomers, Barrington IL
Honorable Mention:
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Bay's Mountain Amateur Astronomers, Kingsport TN
- The Wilderness Center Astronomy Club, Massillon OH
- American Samoa Astronomical Society, Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Penn State Astronomy Club, State College PA
1990
Winner
- Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-Toronto Centre, Toronto CANADA
Honorable Mention:
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Mountain Skies Astronomical Society, Lake Arrowhead CA
- Northwest Suburban Astronomers
- The Wilderness Center Astronomy Club
- Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society
1991
Winner
- Buffalo State Astronomical Society, Buffalo NY
Honorable Mention:
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Mountain Skies Astronomical Society, Lake Arrowhead CA
1992
Winner
- Charles Hayden Planetarium, Boston MA
Honorable Mention:
- Spokane Astronomical Society
- United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey/amateur Astronomers, Inc
Winner
- Sonoma County Astronomical Society, Santa Rosa CA
Honorable Mention:
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Sonoma County Astronomical Society, Santa Rosa CA
- Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill NC
- Saguaro Astronomy Club, Phoenix AZ
1994
Winner
- Astronomy in Montclair, Montclair NJ
Honorable Mention:
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society, Rocklin CA
- Castro Valley, CA
- Sonoma County Astronomical Society, Santa Rosa CA
- The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-Toronto Centre
- Greenbelt Astronomy Club, MD
- McLeannan County Astronomy Club, Lorenz TX
1995
Winner
- The Local Group, Clarita Valley CA
Honorable Mention:
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland OR
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Sheboygan Astronomical Society, Sheboygan WI
- Don Harrington Discovery Center/Amarillo Astronomy Club
- Berks County Amateur Astronomical Society, Kutztown PA
- Zavala Magnet School, Odessa TX
- Northern Cross Science Foundation, Port Washington WI
- Ancient City Astronomy Club, Palm Coast FL
1996
Winner
- Ventura County Astronomical Society, Simi Valley CA
Honorable Mention:
- Ancient City Astronomy Club, Palm Coast FL
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- The Louisville Astronomical Society
- The Newark Museum
- West Kentucky Amateur Astronomers
- Don Harrington Discovery Center/Amarillo Astronomy Club
- Sheboygan Astronomical Society, Sheboygan WI
1997
Winner
- The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association, Savannah GA
Honorable Mention:
- Chester County Astronomical Society
- Neville Public Museum Astronomy Society
- Ancient City Astronomy Club, Palm Coast FL
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland OR
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Sirius Astronomy Society, ALGERIA
- Sheboygan Astronomical Society, Sheboygan WI
- Ventura County Astronomical Society, Semi Valley CA
- Pontchartrain Astronomy Society, Westwego LA
- EMDSO, Washington Missouri
Winner
- Sheboygan Astronomical Society, Sheboygan WI
Honorable Mention:
- Neville Public Museum Astronomical Society
- Ancient City Astronomy Club
- Oglethorpe Astronomical Association
- Silver Lake Regional High School
- Northwest Wisconsin Stargazers
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Central Valley Astronomers
1999
Winner:
- Puerto Rico Astronomy Society, San Juan, PR
Honorable Mention:
- Chester County Astronomical Society
- Neville Public Museum Astronomy Society
- Ancient City Astronomy Club
- Oglethorpe Astronomical Association
- Albuquerque Astronomical Society
- Silver Lake Regional High School
- Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society
- Northeast Wisconsin Stargazers
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
2000
Winner:
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
- Oglethorpe Astronomical Association
Honorable Mention:
- Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society
- Neville Public Museum Astronomical Society
- Escambia Amateur Astronomers' Association
- Northeast Wisconsin Stargazer
2001
Winner:
- Sudekum Planetarium at the Cumberland Science Museum
Best New Idea:
- Alachua Astronomy Club (Solar System hay ride, Planet putt-putt)
Most for its Size:
- Stonebelt Stargazers
- Junior Engineering Technical Society of Freeport High School
Quality Events Year After Year:
- Charles Hayden Planetarium of the Boston Museum of Science
Honorable Mention:
- Northeast Wisconsin Stargazes
- Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society
- Oglethorpe Astronomical Association
2002
Winner
Best New Idea
- Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (Lunar phase on the day you were born)
- Buhl Planetarium & Observatory (collaboration with Pittsburgh Symphony)
Most for its Size
- Sangamon Astronomical Society
- Statesboro Astronomy Club
Quality Events Year after Year
- Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society
- The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association
Honorable Mention
- Sudekum Planetarium
- Ottawa Valley Astronomy & Observers Group
- Museum Astronomical Resource Society
2003
Winner
- The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association
Best New Idea
- Durham Region Astronomical Association (letting the public pose for pictures beside large telescope)
- Cassiopeia Saarlouis e.V. (Hosting at a hotel with live Jazz and a buffet to accompany observing)
- Raleigh Astronomy Club & North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (Kids activity-calculating age on other planets)
- Ottawa Valley Astronomy & Observers Group (Souvenir print out of live CCD sky observing)
Most for its Size
Quality Events Year after Year
- Sudekum Planetarium
- Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society
Honorable Mention
- Prince Sultan University
- Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island Children's Museum, Long Island Museum of Science and Technology, Long Island Space Society, Amateur Observers of NY, Woodland Middle School, Weber Middle School
Winner
- Georgia Southern Planetarium/Statesboro Astronomy Club
Best New Idea
- Iranian Astronomy Society-Amateur Branch/Farzanegan High School (people centered ecliptic & ages on other planets)
- The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science (simultaneous star parties located within 6 miles of any city resident)
- Adventure Science Center/Sudekum Planetarium (involving Sister City)
Most for its Size
- Flint River Astronomy Club
Quality Events Year after Year
Honorable Mention
- The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association
- Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit
- The Local Group of Santa Clarita Valley
- Prescott Astronomy Club
- The Harmony Institute
- Cassiopeia Saarlouis e.V.
- Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas
- York College of Pennsylvania
2005
Winner
- Long Island Museum of Science and Technology (LIMSAT): Idea and Prototype Nassau County Firefighter's Museum and Education Center: Elaboration and Execution Cradle of Aviation Museum: Host and 2005 Team Leader (and best new idea-involving firefighters-space spin offs)
Best New Idea
- Cradle of Aviation Museum, host; Long Island Museum of Space and Technology, idea and Nassau County Firefighter's Museum and Education Center, execution (involving firefighters-space spin offs)
- AstroDay Institute (AstroDay Excellence in Teaching Award)
Most for its Size
- Cumberland Astronomical Society
- Tri County Astronomers (Junior Engineering Technical Society of Freeport High School)
Honorable Mention
- Cuyahoga Astronomical Association
- The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
- Starlight Observers League
- Salt Lake Astronomical Society
- Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-Niagara Centre
- Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas
- The Clay Center for Science and Technology
2006
Winner
- The Iranian Astronomical Society
Best New Idea
- AstroDay Institute (using IR camera for mementos and spectra education)
Most for its Size
- Norman North High School Astronomy Club
Honorable Mention
- The Irish Astronomical Society
- The Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas
- Salt Lake Astronomical Society/Clark Planetarium/University of Utah/Harmons
- Black Hawk Astronomy Club
- Planetarium Science Center (Alexandria, EGYPT)
- Kalamazoo Astronomical Society
- Tri-City Astronomy Club
- The Oglethorpe Astronomical Association
- Cuyahoga Astronomical Association
- Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society
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