The Austrian astronomical association (abbreviation astroassociation) is in terms of figures strongest federation of astronomers in Austria. It was created and reached around 1930 in Vienna by Professor Oswald Thomas with its monthly review "star messenger" approximately 2000 amateur astronomers.

The task of the astroassociation exists the technical further training, support and the information of its members in the promotion of the astronomy in the public as well as. It has also the function of a roof federation of approximately 30 regional astroassociations. Its present chairman is Professor Robert weber of DOES Vienna, the monthly paper evenings takes place in Vienna.

About of equal length as the association exists its astronomical office, which supports among other things observation programs for comets, Meteore and star coverages and publishes the "sky calendar for Austria". It is led by Hermann mood, the former director/conductor of the Viennese of Planetariums. Under its initiative also the star garden at the George mountain (southwest Viennese outskirts of a town) developed near the Lainzer zoo, whose about 50 meters large model of the annual sun course with representation of its up and fall positions a kind "Freiluftplanetarium" represents for star guidance.

See also: Astronomical society (gegr. 1800), combination of the star friends (FRG), Swiss astronomical society

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• Homepage Astroassociation
• Astroassociations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

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