Astronomical Society of the Pacific

D'Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) gouf am Joer 1889 zu San Francisco gegrënnt. Si huet de gesetzleche Status vun enger Organisatioun mat allgemengem Notzen.

Si ass déi gréisst astronomesch Gesellschaft vun der Welt mat Memberen an iwwer 70 Länner. D'Organisatioun ënnerstëtzt astronomesch Ausbildungen a publizéiert déi populär Astronomiezäitschrëft Mercury. Si publizéiert och d'Wëssenschaftsmagazin Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Präisser

D'A.S.P. vergëtt all Joer Präisser (an Englesch):

• The Bruce Medal for lifetime contribution to astronomy research. The medal is named after Catherine Wolfe Bruce.
• The Klumpke-Roberts Award for outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy, named for Dorothea Klumpke-Roberts.
• The Amateur Achievement Award in recognition of significant contributions to astronomy by one not employed in the field of astronomy in a professional capacity.
• The Bart Bok Award, named in honor of astronomer Bart Bok, awarded jointly with the American Astronomical Society to outstanding student projects in astronomy at the International Science and Engineering Fair.
• The Thomas Brennan Award for exceptional achievement related to the teaching of astronomy at the high school level.
• The Maria and Eric Muhlmann Award for recent significant observational results made possible by innovative advances in astronomical instrumentation, software, or observational infrastructure.
• The Robert J. Trumpler Award, named in honor of astronomer Robert Julius Trumpler, given to a recent recipient of a Ph.D degree with a particularly notable thesis.

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