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About this site

This is the official website of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa.

The contact e-mail address of the society is assa@saao.ac.za. Please address any queries to the secretary (the webmaster will be Cc'd on this address).

The webmaster is Christian Hettlage [hettlage@saao.ac.za]

Special thanks are due to the SAAO (in particular Dr. Luis Balona, Roy Emmerich and Veronique Kazie-Ravat) for hosting this site.

Photographs used in the page banners are taken from press releases issued by the European Southern Observatory and the Space Telescope Science Institute, except for the home page banner.

 

About the ASSA

The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa (ASSA), formed in 1922, is a body consisting of both amateur and professional astronomers. Membership is open to any interested person, regardless of knowledge or experience in astronomy.

General enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary, ASSA, PO Box 9, Observatory, 7935 or via e-mail to [assa@saao.ac.za]. The webmaster will be Cc'd when sending an email to this address.

Enquiries about MNASSA (Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa) and the annual SkyGuide should be addressed to Willie Koorts [mnassa@saao.ac.za].Please indicate the word "MNASSA" in the subject line.

How to become a member

ASSA welcomes new members, regardless of your level of astronomy knowledge or equipment. Application details.

 

 

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