Alphabetical Listing – Offerings from the Observing Program Division of the AL

Special Programs

Observing Programs and Awards (Alphabetical)


Active Galactic Nuclei Observing Program


Advanced Binocular Double Star Observing Program


Advanced Observer Award

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AL Observing Challenge Certificates

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ALCon Observing Challenge Certificates


Alternate Constellations Observing Program


Analemma Observing Program


Arp Peculiar Galaxies Northern Observing Program


Arp Peculiar Galaxies Southern Observing Program


Asterism Observing Program


Asteroid Observing Program


Astronomy Before the Telescope Observing Program


Bambury Observing Program


Bennett Observing Program


Bennett – Imaging Observing Program


Beyond Polaris Observing Program


Binocular Double Star Observing Program


Binocular Master Observer Award


Binocular Messier Observing Program


Binocular Variable Star Observing Program


Bright Nebula Observing Program


Caldwell Observing Program


Caldwell – Imaging Observing Program


Carbon Star Observing Program

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Citizen Science


Comet Observing Program



Constellation Hunter Observing Programs – Northern and Southern Skies


Dark Nebulae Observing Program


Dark Sky Advocate Observing Award


Deep Sky Binocular Observing Program


Double Star Observing Program


Earth Orbiting Satellite Observing Program


Extragalactic Objects Observing Program


Extrasolar Planet Transit Observing Program


Flat Galaxy Observing Program


For Your Eyes Only Observing Certificate


Foundations of Imaging Observing Program


Galaxy Groups and Clusters Observing Program


Galileo and Galileo Binocular Observing Programs

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Galileo’s TOES Observing Certificate

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Galileo’s TOES – Phase 2


Globular Cluster Observing Program


Herschel 400 and Herschel 400 (Southern) Observing Programs


Herschel II Observing Program


Herschel Society (Astronomical League)


Hydrogen Alpha Solar Observing Program


Jupiter Observing Program


Library Telescope Award


Local Galaxy Group and Neighborhood Observing Program


Lunar Observing Program


Lunar II Observing Program


Lunar Evolution Observing Program


Mars Observing Program


Master Imager Award


Master Observer Award


Master Observer – Silver Award


Master Observer – Gold Award


Master Observer – Platinum Award

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Mentor Award


Messier Observing Program


Messier – Imaging Observing Program


Meteor Observing Program


Multiple Star Observing Program

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NASA Observation Challenge Certificates


Nova Observing Program


Observer Award


Occultation Observing Program


Open Cluster Observing Program



Outreach Observing Award


Planetary Nebula Observing Program


Planetary Transit Special Observing Award


Radio Astronomy Observing Program


Sketching Observing Program


Sky Puppy Observing Program


Solar Eclipse Observing Challenges


Solar Neighborhood Observing Program


Solar System Observing Program


Southern Skies Binocular Observing Program


Southern Sky Telescopic Observing Program


Space Weather Observing Program


Spectroscopy Observing Program


Stellar Evolution Observing Program


Sunspotters Observing Program


Swift Observing Program


Target NEO Observing Program


Triple-Crown Master Observer Certificate


Two in the View Observing Program


Universe Sampler Observing Program


Urban Observing Program


Variable Star Observing Program


Youth Astronomer Observing Program

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