Astro League Awards

Astronomical League Awards

ASEM is proud to acknowledge the various Astronomical League observing club awards that our members have achieved. Details of the requirements of these awards can be found at www.astroleague.org or by clicking on the club name in the list below. Members who work on these club lists learn to observe and report the details appreciated by astronomers everywhere for these objects. Without records of your observations, did you really see it? Not a big step from keeping a journal of your observations to keeping one that meets A.L. club requirements. Drawings are necessary on some, but not most, of these clubs. There are plenty of sources online (pictures, observing reports, etc.) to confirm your own observations as well.

Observing clubs highlighted in yellow are required for Master Observer and five additional clubs are needed. The symbol # followed by a number is the Astronomical League certificate number for the particular award.

For JT's presentation from the June 11, 2011 meeting, use this link or this one. For SB's update from the January 10, 2015 meeting use this link.

Active Galactic Nuclei Program

#3-1 Dan Crowson 2015

Advanced Binocular Double Star Program
#008 Steve Boerner 2015

Analemma Observing Program

Arp Peculiar Galaxies Northern Observing Program
#2V Doug Kniffen 1995 Visual
#27C Dan Crowson 2012 Imaging

Arp Peculiar Galaxies Southern Observing Program

Asterism Observing Program

Asteroid Observing Program Pin Asteroid Observing Program
#45 Dan Crowson 2015 Regular #50 Dan Crowson 2015 Gold

Binocular Double Star Observing Program
#018 Grant Martin 2012
#037 Steve Boerner 2012

Binocular Messier Observing Program
#0030 Doug Kniffen 1991
#0734 Jim Roe 2006
        #0776 Dr. John Duchek 2007
        #0911 Grant Martin 2011
        #0927 David Lloyd 2011
        #0932 Steve Boerner 2012
        #0958 Terry Clinkingbeard 2012
        #0961 Eddie Agha 2012
        #1001 Jim Twellman     2013
        #1041 Dan Crowson          2014

Bright Nebula Observing Program

#8 Dan Crowson 2015

#10 Dan Crowson 2015 Advanced

Caldwell Observing Program
#140 Jim Twellman 2009 Silver #223 Steve Boerner 2015 Silver

Carbon Star Observing Program

Comet Observing Program Pin Comet Observing Program
#26 Gregg Ruppel 2014 Gold
#50 Jim Twellman 2010 Silver                         #33 Jim Twellman 2016 Gold
                   #83 Dan Crowson 2015 Silver                     #35 Dan Crowson   2016 Gold

Constellation Hunter Observing Programs
#128 Grant Martin 2013 Northern

Dark Nebulae Observing Program

Dark Sky Advocate Observing Award

Deep Sky Binocular Observing Program
#021 Doug Kniffen 1994
#328 David Lloyd 2012
        #331 Steve Boerner 2012
        #336 Grant Martin   2012
        #367 Jim Twellman   2015

Double Star Observing Program
#017 Doug Kniffen 1996
#478 Grant Martin 2012
#495 Jim Twellman 2012
#497 Steve Boerner 2012

Earth Orbiting Satellite Observing Program

Flat Galaxy Observing Program

Galaxy Groups and Clusters Observing Program

Galileo Program

Globular Cluster Program
#152 Doug Kniffen    2010
#212 Steve Boerner   2012
                   #257 Jim Twellman    2014
        #284 Dan Crowson     2016

Herschel 400 Observing Program
#051 Doug Kniffen     1989
#460 Grant Martin 2011
        #490 Jim Twellman     2013
        #506 Steve Boerner    2014
        #506 Bill Biermann    2015
        #571 Dan Crowson      2016

Herschel II Observing Program
#7M Doug Kniffen 1999

Hydrogen Alpha Solar Observing Program
#2 Steve Boerner 2013
#13 Grant Martin 2014

Local Galaxy Group and Neighborhood Observing Program
#22-DA Dan Crowson 2014
#36-DA Steve Boerner 2017

Lunar Observing Program
#021 Doug Kniffen 1996
#166 Dr. John Duchek 1999
        #746 Grant Martin 2011
        #775 Steve Boerner 2012
                    #1007 Alfred Schovanez            2017

Lunar II Observing Program
#70 Steve Boerner 2015

Master Observer Observing Award
#103 Doug Kniffen    2010
#139 Grant Martin    2013
        #149 Steve Boerner   2014

Messier Observing Program
#0120 Jim Roe 1974    Honorary
#0367 Wayne Clark 1978    Honorary
#0713 John Sgouros 1987    Honorary
        #0810 Doug Kniffen 1988    Honorary
        #0857 Amy White 1989    Honorary
        #2250 Jim Twellman 2005    Honorary
        #2388 Tom Richards 2007    Honorary
        #2543 Grant Martin 2011    Honorary
        #2575 Steve Boerner 2012 Honorary
        #2644 David Lloyd   2013    Honorary         #2525 Bill Biermann 2011    Honorary

Meteor Observing Program
#45 Doug Kniffen 1998
#185 Alfred Schovanez 2017 Regular

NEO Observing Program

Occultation Observing Program

Open Cluster Observing Program
#82 Dan Crowson 2017 Basic Level

Outreach Observing Award Pin Outreach Observing Award
#070-M Jim Twellman 2012 Master
#080-O Marvin Stewart 2007
        #132-O John Furlong 2007
        #422-M Steve Boerner    2013 Master
        #423-S Chuck Simms    2011 Stellar
        #424-M Grant Martin 2015 Master
                   #464-M Don Ficken     2012 Master
        #474-M Eddie Agha 2016 Master
        #476-O Amy White    2012
        #464-S Donald Ficken 2012 Stellar
                   #685-O Michael Pusatera 2015
                    #907-S      Ed White                          2017      Stellar

Planetary Nebula Program
#27 Steve Boerner 2014 Basic Level
IMG9 Dan Crowson 2016 Advanced

Planetary Transit Special Award
Dan Crowson     2013
Grant Martin 2013
        Jim Twellman    2013
        Steve Boerner   2013
        Ann P Trull    2012
        James M Trull 2012
        Don Ficken    2012
        Steve Boerner   2013
                   Eddie Agha                    2016

Kristin Berry 2016

Tom Berry 2016

Steve Boerner 2016

Grant Martin 2016

Mike Pusatera 2016

Radio Astronomy Observing Program
#09-G Steve Boerner   2017 Gold Level
#03-B Steve Boerner   2015 Bronze Level              #02-S Steve Boerner   2015   Silver Level
             #07-B Doug Kniffen    2015   Bronze Level
             #03-S Doug Kniffen    2015   Silver Level

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