Just an update to let you know that the Astronomical League Web Team has been doing a herculean effort to get the Observing Program related pages of the site fully functional. We have come along way since the go-live.
If you see any mistakes, broken links, or missing content related to the Observing Programs, please send it to Aaron Clevenson at aaron@clevenson.org. Be sure to give enough detail that I can find the problem.
Thanks for your help.
We are excited to announce that the Astronomical League website has undergone a complete platform change and upgrade. The upgrade included the migration of years-worth of pages, articles, images, custom code, and data from the previous website. As with any project of this magnitude, there will be some ongoing issues that we intend to address. For your awareness, we will keep a list on known issues in this article.
The previous version of the Astronomical League website is a highly customized and complex solution that was written on a platform that is undergoing a major architectural change. The website was going to require an entire rewrite of the software to accommodate the changes being dictated by the platform upgrade. Many of the functions of the previous website were broken over time, leaving us with a website that was difficult to update and maintain. The new version of the Astronomical League website, while still needing some work, is in a stable enough state for us to release and use. With that said, please pardon out appearance as we work though the remaining issues.
The Society / Club information is not visible at the moment. The information in the previous version of the website was out of date and we were unable to update it. Rather than launch the new website with outdated / incorrect information, we opted to keep it offline until each Societies information can be confirmed and updated. Your information will be made visible as we make corrections.
With the migration to the new platform also came a drastic change in web page naming conventions. For this reason, your bookmarked pages may show as “missing”. If you have bookmarked a web page that is not available on the new website, please search for the page in the search box on the right side of this page and update your bookmark with the new link. If you cannot find the page that you are looking for, please fill out THIS FORM.
If you notice incomplete, incorrect, or missing information on our website, please fill out THIS FORM. Your request will be sent to our web team for processing. We appreciate your help!
The Astronomical League’s Observing Program Division is excited to announce a new Observing Challenge for the Annual Eclipse in October 2023. Check it out. The time to start working on the Gold levels is now!
The Observing Program Division of the Astronomical League is pleased to announce our eighth AL Observing Challenge: Galaxies 2.0. To see the latest information and the observing target list, go to the web page:
Many of the Astronomical League Observing Programs have multiple types of certifications. Many of these allow for an officer of a local astronomical society to review and approve the member’s work. If you are a person approving the work and submitting an email to the Coordinator, it is critical that you tell the Coordinator which type of certification is being requested:
Be sure that the member has met all of the requirements. Some Observing Programs have different and specific requirements that must be met. If in doubt, please check the web page for that Observing Program or contact the Coordinator.
Thanks for your support of these observing activities.
Check out these documents of information for astronomical observing in April:
Check out these documents of information for astronomical observing in March:
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with Carroll Iorg, John Goss, Scott Roberts, and David Levy.
Find out more about the Astronomical League, and “What’s with that comet, anyway?”
Professor Karim Jaffer presents “Citizen Science – and opportunities for young participants.” This pursuit is an exciting area for people of all ages – especially the young – to contribute to our understanding of the universe. He is a Physics and Astronomy Professor at John Abbott College near southwest Montreal, where he employs a unique student directed teaching approach incorporating current astronomical data, research, and including experiential learning opportunities. Because of his efforts he has received several research awards and has published articles in SkyNews magazine over the past 7 years.
In the amateur astronomy community Karim has been the Public Events Coordinator for the RASC Montreal Centre since 2016, helping re-establish the I.K.Williamson Astronomy Library and coordinating both public events and outreach activities throughout the Montreal area, cultivating partnerships with many local & Global institutions. Over the past few years Professor Jaffer has been actively learning and sharing the Two-Eyed Seeing perspective through presentations and Outreach activities with Indigenous peoples and astronomy communities across the globe.
