Various special-interest groups exist within the Society to coordinate the activities of special interest groups, which are divided into three broad categories: observing sections (Shallow Sky, Deep-Sky, and Photometry & Spectroscopy), theoretical sections (Cosmology and Astrophysics), and other sections (Historical, Dark Sky, Astrophotography, and Instrumentation). Find out more about the work of the Sections:
- Astrophotography Section (Director: Martin Heigan)
- Citizen Science Section (Director: Allen Versfeld)
- Cosmology Section (Director: Bruce Dickson)
- Dark Sky Section (Director: Johan Smit)
- Deep-Sky Section (Director: Doug Bullis)
- Double and Variable Stars Section (Director: Dave Blane)
- Historical Section (Director: Chris de Coning)
- Instrumentation Section (Director: Chris Stewart)
- Outreach Section (Director: Johan Smit)
- Photometry & Spectroscopy (Director: Percy Jacobs)
- Shallow Sky Section (Director: Clyde Foster)
“The pleasures of amateur astronomy are deeply personal. The feeling of being alone in the universe on a starlit night, cruising on wings of polished glass, flitting in seconds from a point millions of kilometers away to one millions of parsecs distant … is euphoric.” — James Mullaney