IAU-ORAS 2026 International Pro-Am Workshop

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The IAU-ORAS 2026 International Pro-Am Workshop is a joint initiative between the International Astronomical Union’s Professional-Amateur Relations in Astronomy Working Group and the Oil Region Astronomical Society.

Throughout history, amateur astronomers have made significant discoveries and contributions to the field of professional astronomy. While many amateurs are observers using smaller optical telescopes to image the night sky directly with CCD detectors, others are engaged in making radio observations or designing and building their own instruments. Some amateur astronomers collect data on solar eclipses and aurorae or are making astrometric and photometric observations of asteroids and comets and reporting them to the Minor Planet Center, while others are engaged in the precise timing of stellar occultations by bodies in our solar system. The upcoming workshop will harness this knowledge base and interest to create a win-win for astronomy professionals, amateurs, educators and students.