AstronomyOutreach Awards

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The AstronomyOutreach Award (the "Astro Oscars") honors the very best in astronomy outreach and public education each year. Categories include Individual, Professional, Club or Society, and Special. The awards are announced each year at the Winter Star Party in the Florida Keys.

The Annual AstronomyOutreach Awards are sponsored by Oceanside Photo & Telescope. Award nominations are voted on in committee chaired by Dr. Mike Reynolds (Executive Director Emeritus of the Chabot Space & Science Center and ALPO Board Member), with fellow committee members Tippy D'Auria (WSP Founder), Dr. Stephen J. Edberg (Executive Director RTMC), Scott W. Roberts (Founder of the AstronomyOutreach network and President of Explore Scientific), and Terry Mann (Former President of the Astronomical League).

Contents 1 Nominations 2 2013 Recipients 3 2012 Recipients 4 2011 Recipients 5 2010 Recipients 6 2009 Recipients 7 2008 Recipients 8 2007 Recipients 9 2006 Recipients 10 2005 Recipients 11 2004 Recipients

Nominations

Nominations are being accepted now for the next AstronomyOutreach Awards. To place your nominate, please see our AstronomyOutreach Award Nominations page.

2013 Recipients

• Dr. Terry Galloway (Individual)
• Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (Professional)

2012 Recipients

• Peter Lord (Individual)
• Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers (Club/Society)
• Michelle Thaller (Professional)

2011 Recipients

• Greg Piepol (Individual)
• Gary Tomlinson (Individual)
• Miami Valley Astronomical Society (Club/Society)

2010 Recipients

• John Dobson (Individual)
• Dean Ketselsen (Individual)
• Bareket Observatory (Professional)

2009 Recipients

• Dr. Don Parker (Individual)
• Rockland Astronomy Club (Club/Society)
• David H. Levy & Wendee Levy (Professional)
• Dr. Mike Reynolds (Professional)

2008 Recipients

• Tippy D'Auria (Individual)
• Carter W. Roberts (Individual)
• Northeast Florida Astronomical Society (Club/Society)
• The Astronomical League (Professional)

2007 Recipients

• Gary Fujihara (Individual)
• Riverside Astronomical Society (Club/Society)
• Jose Olivarez (Special)
• Jack Horkheimer (Professional)

2006 Recipients

• Kay Ferrari (Individual)
• NOAO Public Outreach Office at Kitt Peak (Professional)
• Meade Instruments (Business)
• Scott W. Roberts (Special)

2005 Recipients

• Eastbay Astronomical Society (Club/Society)
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Special)
• Astronomy Magazine (Professional)
• Sky & Telescope (Professional)

2004 Recipients

• Jen Winter and Vic Winter- Editors of the Astronomical League's The Reflector (Individual)
• Southern Cross Astronomical Society (Club/Society)
• Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell- Astronomy Picture of the Day (Professional)