| Program Based on Equipment Required |
Naked-Eye |
Binocular |
Telescope |
Special Equipment |
| Active Galactic Nuclei Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Advanced Binocular Double Star Observing Program |
|
X |
|
|
| Advanced Observer Award |
|
|
|
|
| Analemma Observing Program |
X |
|
|
Must build apparatus to measure analemma |
|
Arp Peculiar Galaxy Observing Programs: Northern Observing, Southern Observing
|
|
|
X |
|
| Asterism Observing Program |
X |
X |
X |
|
| Asteroid Observing Program - Regular |
|
|
X |
|
| Asteroid Observing Program - Gold |
|
|
X |
|
| Beyond Polaris Observing Certificate |
|
|
|
|
| Binocular Double Star Observing Program |
|
X |
|
|
| Binocular Messier Observing Program |
|
X |
|
|
| Program Based on Equipment Required |
Naked-Eye |
Binocular |
Telescope |
Special Equipment |
| Binocular Variable Star Observing Program |
|
X |
|
|
| Bright Nebula Observing Program - Basic |
|
X |
X |
|
| Bright Nebula Observing Program - Advanced |
|
|
X |
|
| Caldwell Observing Program - Silver |
|
|
X |
|
| Caldwell Observing Program - Gold |
|
|
X |
|
| Carbon Star Observing Program |
|
X |
X |
|
| Comet Observing Program - Silver |
X |
X |
X |
|
| Comet Observing Program - Gold |
X |
X |
X |
|
| Constellation Hunter Observing Program - Northern Skies |
X |
|
|
|
| Constellation Hunter Observing Program - Southern Skies |
X |
|
|
|
| Dark Nebulae Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Dark Sky Advocate Observing Award |
X |
X |
X |
|
| Program Based on Equipment Required |
Naked-Eye |
Binocular |
Telescope |
Special Equipment |
| Deep Sky Binocular Observing Program |
|
X |
|
|
| Double Star Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Earth Orbiting Satellite Observing Program |
X |
|
|
|
| Flat Galaxy Observing Program - Regular |
|
|
X |
|
| Flat Galaxy Observing Program - Honorary |
|
|
X |
|
| Galaxy Groups and Clusters Observing Program - Partial |
|
|
X |
|
| Galaxy Groups and Clusters Observing Program - Complete |
|
|
X |
|
| Galileo Observing Program |
|
X |
X |
Must use 20 power or less |
| Galileo Binocular Observing Program |
|
X |
|
Must use 20 power or less |
| Galileo Binocular Observing Program |
|
X |
|
Must use 20 power or less |
| Galileo T.O.E.S. Observing Certificate |
|
|
X |
|
| Globular Clusters Observing Program - Visual |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| Globular Clusters Observing Program - Imaging |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| Herschel 400 Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Program Based on Equipment Required |
Naked-Eye |
Binocular |
Telescope |
Special Equipment |
| Herschel II Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Hydrogen-Alpha Solar Observing Program |
|
|
X |
Must use a Hydrogen-Alpha solar telescope |
| Local Galaxy Group and Neighborhood Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Lunar Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Lunar II Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Master Observer Award |
|
|
|
|
| Master Observer Award - Silver |
|
|
|
|
| Master Observer Award - Gold |
|
|
|
|
| Master Observer Award - Platinum |
|
|
|
|
| Master Observer Award - Platinum |
|
|
X |
|
| Messier Observing Program - Regular |
|
|
X |
|
| Messier Observing Program - Honorary |
|
|
X |
|
| Meteor Observing Program - 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 hours |
X |
|
|
|
| Program Based on Equipment Required |
Naked-Eye |
Binocular |
Telescope |
Special Equipment |
| Meteor Observing Program 36 hours |
X |
|
|
|
| NASA Observing Challenge Special Award - New Horizons / Pluto |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| NASA Observing Challenge Special Award - Comet Siding Spring / Mars |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| NASA Observing Challenge Special Award - Rosetta / Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| NEO Observing Program - Intermediate |
|
|
X |
|
| NEO Observing Program - Advanced |
|
|
X |
|
| Nova Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Observer Award |
|
|
|
|
| Occultation Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Open Clusters Observing Program - Basic |
|
|
X |
|
| Open Clusters Observing Program - Advanced |
|
|
X |
|
| Outreach Observing Award - Outreach |
|
|
|
|
| Outreach Observing Award - Stellar |
|
|
|
|
| Program Based on Equipment Required |
Naked-Eye |
Binocular |
Telescope |
Special Equipment |
| Outreach Observing Award - Master |
|
|
|
|
| Planetary Nebulae Observing Program - Basic |
|
|
X |
|
| Planetary Nebulae Observing Program - Advanced |
|
|
X |
|
| Planetary Nebulae Observing Program - Imaging |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| Planetary Transit Special Observing Award - Venus 2004 |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| Planetary Transit Special Observing Award - Venus 2012 |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| Planetary Transit Special Observing Award - Mercury 2016 |
|
|
X |
Camera |
| Radio Astronomy Observing Program - Bronze |
|
|
|
Must build Radio Telescopes |
| Radio Astronomy Observing Program - Silver |
|
|
|
Must build Radio Telescopes |
| Radio Astronomy Observing Program - Gold |
|
|
|
Must build Radio Telescopes |
| Sketching Observing Award |
|
|
X |
|
| Sky Puppy Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Program Based on Equipment Required |
Naked-Eye |
Binocular |
Telescope |
Special Equipment |
| Solar Eclipse - 2017 Special Observing Award |
|
|
X |
|
| Solar System Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Southern Skies Binocular Observing Program |
|
X |
|
|
| Southern Skies Telescope Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Stellar Evolution Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Sunspotters Observing Program |
|
|
X |
Must use a solar filter |
| Two in the View Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Universe Sampler Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Urban Observing Program |
|
|
X |
|
| Variable Star Observing Program |
|
X |
X |
|
