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Astronomical League Certificates

The Astronomical League provides many different observing programs. These programs are designed to provide a direction for your observations and to provide a goal. The programs have awards and pins conveyed by the Astronomical League to recognize the observers’ accomplishments and for demonstrating their observing skills with a variety of instruments and objects.

More information on the Astronomical League’s many observing programs can be found here.
Name Program Level Award Number sort ascending
Award Date
Jonathan L. Schuchardt Southern Sky Telescopic Observing Program   60 27-Sep-20
John Canaday Southern Sky Telescopic Observing Program   61 27-Sep-20
Darin Templet Deep Sky Binocular Observing Program   418 28-Jul-20
Glynn Germany Messier Observing Program   2832 10-Jun-20
Jonathan L. Schuchardt Asteroid Observing Program gold 66 27-May-20
Glynn Germany Lunar Observing Program   1088 10-Dec-19
Darin Templet Messier Observing Program honorary 2737 12-May-18
Darin Templet Binocular Messier Observing Program   1131 25-Jan-18
Steve Coltrin Two in the View Observing Program   23 27-Jun-17
Jonathan L. Schuchardt Stellar Evolution Observing Program   49 11-Jun-17
Steve Coltrin Constellation Hunter Northern Skies Observing Program   187 28-Jan-17
Jonathan L. Schuchardt Planetary Nebula Observing Program basic 31 18-Oct-16
Steve Coltrin Binocular Double Star Observing Program   110 22-Jul-16
Steve Coltrin Binocular Messier Observing Program   1090 9-Jul-16
Jonathan L. Schuchardt Two in the View Observing Program   14 19-Jun-16
Steve Coltrin Messier Observing Program honorary 2724 16-Jun-16
Darin Templet Messier Observing Program   2737 16-Jun-16
Steve Coltrin Lunar Observing Program   944 18-Mar-16
Steve Coltrin Messier Observing Program   2724 18-Feb-16