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The Louisville Astronomical Society (LAS) was founded in 1931 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, by a group of amateur astronomers, including James Gilbert Baker. [1] The society holds regular observing sessions and star parties .
Pursuing his interest in astronomy, he studied at the Harvard College Observatory. He earned his M.A. in 1936, gained an appointment as a Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society from 1937 until 1943. It was in 1940 that he developed the Baker-Schmidt telescope, a modification of the schmidt camera .
A. Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh; American Association of Variable Star Observers; American Meteor Society; Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics
Moore Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Louisville (U of L). It is located on the Horner Wildlife Refuge in Oldham County, Kentucky (USA) approximately 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Louisville. It opened in 1978, and was dedicated to Walter Lee Moore, a Professor of Mathematics at U of L from ...
List of Local Astronomy Clubs In the United States: [1] Society Name City State Address Website Facebook Page AL Member Auburn Astronomical Society
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Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in Louisville, Kentucky" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In April 1983, Mr. Charles S. Douglas, who, at the time, was a relatively new member of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City wrote an earnest letter to the Marjorie Powell Allen of the Powell Family Foundation in hopes of obtaining a grant for $20,000 in order to build a new observatory on land leased to the organization by the City of Louisburg, Kansas in Lewis-Young Park.