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, Comets Asteroids & Meteor, 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)
- CAM Section (Director: Tim Cooper)
- Citizen Science Section (Director: Allen Versfeld)
- Cosmology Section (Director: Bruce Dickson)
- Dark Sky Section (Director: Daniel Cunnama)
- Double and Variable Stars Section (Director: Dave Blane)
- Historical Section (Director: Chris de Coning)
- Instrumentation Section (Director: Chris Stewart)
- Observing Section (Director: Angus Burns)
- Photometry & Spectroscopy (Director: Percy Jacobs“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 millions of parsecs distant … is euphoric.” – James Mullaney