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Since it commenced in 1967, the National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers has encouraged people from around Australia to share their knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, the diverse aspects of amateur astronomy. It was decided at NACAA XXII in 2006 to form an incorporated national body to ensure that this tradition will continue on into the future. Since 2008, this body, known as NACAA Inc., has split the work of running each NACAA between three committees:

A Local Organising Committee (LOC) to manage all of the local arrangements for the event,
A Programme Committee (PC) to oversee the content of the convention, and
A national Secretariat (INC) to support the other committees and oversee the continued operation of NACAA.

The Secretariat hopes that this structure will ensure the continued success of NACAA, allow it to expand its role by supporting other conferences and workshops, and to improve communication between amateur and professional astronomical bodies in Australia and beyond.

If you are interested in hosting a future NACAA, please consult our Call For Hosts page for further information.

Becoming a member of the NACAA community

All amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in NACAA’s activities are invited to register their details with this site. This makes it easier for us to keep you informed.

NACAA has a policy of not allowing nicknames, pseudonyms, or other forms of anonymous accounts. Please choose an account name that makes it easy to identify who you are. Requests that don’t meet our requirements will be ignored. Thanks.

Click here to create an account. Activation of your account will occur as quickly as possible. Sometimes our confirmation email is blocked by spam filters. If you don’t hear anything within a few days, click here to request a “new” password.

After your account is activated, please contact us if you are interested in acting as a contact for your club or society. This will let us maintain mailing lists to be used by other clubs, and by professional bodies such as the ASA, to contact the amateur astronomical community in Australia.

Awards and honours

Members of our community are celebrated in several ways:

The Berenice and Arthur Page Medal presented at NACAA Conventions by the Astronomical Society of Australia for excellence in amateur astronomy in Australia and its territories, judged on the basis of scientific contributions which have served to advance astronomy.
The Astral Award, recognises the best presentation at the NACAA Convention.
The Perdrix Address, an invited presentation by a distinguished amateur astronomer.