Oregon Astronomy Clubs

• Eugene Astronomical Society - Eugene
• Friends of Pine Mountain Observatory - Bend
• Grants Pass Astronomers - Grants Pass
• Heart of the Valley Astronomers - Corvallis
• Night Sky 45 - Salem
• Northwest Astronomy Group - Vernonia
• Southern Oregon Skywatchers - Medford
• Umpqua Amateur Astronomers - Roseburg

Washington Astronomy Clubs

• Battle Point Astronomical Association - Bainbridge Island
• Boeing Employees' Astronomical Society - Seattle
• East Side Astronomical Society - Bellevue
• Everett Astronomical Society - Everett
• Gold Mountain Observing Center - Bremerton
• Island County Astronomical Society - Whidbey Island
• Nearby Star Observers - Federal Way
• Olympic Astronomical Society - Bremerton
• Seattle Astronomical Society - Seattle
• Spokane Astronomical Society - Spokane
• SW Washington Stargazers - Battle Ground
• Tacoma Astronomical Society - Tacoma
• Tri City Astronomy Club - Richland
• Vancouver Sidewalk Astronomers - Vancouver
• Whatcom Association of Celestial Observers - Bellingham
• Yakima Astronomical Society - Yakima

Idaho Astronomy Clubs

• Boise Astronomical Society - Boise>

Observatories & Planetariums in the Northwest

• Goldendale Observatory State Park - Goldendale, Washington
• Haggart Astronomical Observatory- Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Oregon
• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Planetarium - Portland, Oregon
• Mt Hood CC Planetarium -  Gresham, Oregon
• Pine Mt. Observatory - 34 miles east of Bend, Oregon
• Pine Mtn. Observatory Oregon Astrophysics Outreach - 34 miles east of Bend, Oregon
• Oregon Observatory at Sunriver - Sunriver, Oregon

Publications

• Amateur Astronomy Magazine
• AmSky Magazine
• Astronomy Magazine
• Astronomy Online Magazine
• Communicating Astronomy with the Public Magazine
• Dave's Online Astronomy Magazine
• Sky & Telescope Magazine
• Sky Maps - Monthly printout of the sky

Astronomy Organizations

• American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
• American Meteor Society
• Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO)
• Astronomical League (AL)
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
• Cascade Meteorite Laboratory at PSU
• Celestial North (Home of "It's Over Your Head" Radio Program)
• International Dark Sky Association (IDA)
• International Dark Sky Association (IDA) - Northwest Section
• International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)
• JPL NASA Web Site (Space Education Info)
• Mars Society
• Mars Society - Oregon Chapter
• NASA's Web Site
• NASA's Satellite Tracking Site (Student stuff also)
• National Space Society
• Oregon Astrophysics Outreach - 34 miles east of Bend, Oregon at Pine Mtn.
• Oregon L-5 Society - a chapter of the National Space Society
• Planetary Society

Regional Star Parties within 500 miles

• Golden State Star Party - Adin, CA
• Idaho Star Party - Bruneau State Park, Mountain Home, ID
• Sunriver - Mt Bachelor Star Party - Bend, OR
• NWRAL Star Party - Goldendale, WA
• Oregon Star Party - Indian Trail Spring, Prineville, OR
• Prineville Star Party - Prineville Reservoir State Park, OR
• Table Mountain Star Party - Ellensburg, OR

Other Interesting Links

• Acronyms used by RCA
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews - an astronomical community
• Cosmo Learning Center - Astronomy Lectures, Courses and Information
• DA = Dumb Acronyms used by RCA
• The Digitized Sky Survey
• International Year Of Astronomy - 2009
• NASA in Oregon
• Night Sky Info - Weekly news about the night sky and articles on selected astronomical topics.
• Space Telescope Electronic Information Service
• Skytools 3 - a program used by a lot of our members
• Skytools 3 - tutorial and info from Mark Martin
• Star Date
• Starry Night Lights - IDA approved lighting fixtures and mention RCA, you will get a 10% discount!
• University of Oregon Astronomy Dept
• OSU Climate Service - Great Weather Site!
• Telescope Bluebook Site - Scope Info
• University of Washington Atmospheric Science - Great Weather Site!
• U.S. Naval Observatory (Sun, Moon, Time Data)

Just for Kids!

• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
• The Space Place at NASA
• Climate for kids at NASA
• Sci Jinks at NASA
• Rose City Astronomers Youth Program