Here’s how to get hold of us:
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- General inquiries: [ info
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- Membership inquiries: Eddy Nijeboer [ membership
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- Education / Outreach: [ outreach
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- Nightfall Editor: [ nightfall
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- MNASSA Editor: [ MNASSA
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- Southern Skies Editor: [ southernskies
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- Comet, Asteroid & Meteor Editor: [ CAM
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- General inquiries: [ info
- Ask An Astronomer! for general astronomy-related questions
- Report a Sighting if you’d like to report something interesting or odd you saw in the sky
Specialist groups
The ASSA has a variety of specialist groups, and those with similar interests can contact them directly:
- Astrophotography Section Director: Martin Heigan [ astrophotography
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- Citizen Science Section Director: Allen Versfeld [ citizenscience
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- Comet, Asteroid and Meteor Section Director: Tim Cooper [ CAM
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- Cosmology Section Director: Bruce Dickson [ cosmology
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- Dark Sky Section Director: Dr. Daniel Cunnama [ darksky
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- Deep-Sky Section Director: Angus Burns [ deepsky
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- Double & Variable Stars Section Director: Dave Blane [ doublevariable
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- Historical Section Director: Chris de Coning [ history
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- Instrumentation Section Director: Chris Stewart [ instrumentation
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- Observing Section Director: Angus Burns [ observing
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- Photometry and Spectroscopy Section Director: Percy Jacobs [ phot_spec
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- Scholarships Convenor: Claire Flanagan [ scholarships
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- Shallow Sky Section Director: Angus Burns [ shallowsky
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Mailing lists
To join ASSA_Discussion Group – https://groups.io/g/ASSA-discussion
Social media
You can also find us on Twitter as @AstroSocSA, on Facebook. This is where most of our dynamic, topical information will be found, and will be updated regularly.
General Officers of the Society
- Secretary: Lerika Cross [ secretary
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- Membership Secretary: Eddy Nijeboer [ membership
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- Treasurer: A J Nel [ treasurer
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- Web Master: John Gill [ webmaster
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Media / journalists
For members of the press looking for more information, please contact our Communications Coordinator: Dr. Sally MacFarlane [ communicationsassa.saao.ac.za ]
Snail mail
Our postal address is: Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, c/o SAAO, PO Box 9, Observatory, 7935, South Africa.