                        EMAIL CONTACT ADDRESSES
                           OF INTEREST GROUPS
                          IN AMATEUR ASTRONOMY

                        edited by Veikko Makela
                         Last update 13.2.1995


Note! This list is NOT catalog of individual amateur astronomers, but a list
of different kind working groups, sections etc.  These email addresses belong
to group leaders,  organizers and contact persons of the groups. There are
also some persons, who are distributing important material for working groups.

This list available via anonymous FTP from:

   FTP://ftp.funet.fi/pub/astro/textdoc/ecomm/contact.lis


--ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES---------------------------------------------------------

T. S. Kelso         USA              tkelso@afit.af.mil
Mike McCants        ASO, USA         mike@comshare.com
Ted Molczan         CANADA           molczan@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca
Jan Persson         SAAF, SWEDEN     janper@saaf.se
Bart de Pontieu     VVS, BELGIUM     bdp@mpe.mpe-garching.mpg.de
Bruce P. Watson     COMMPOST, USA    wats@scicom.alphacdc.com
Leo Wikholm         Ursa, FINLAND    Leo.Wikholm@compart.fi

--ASTROMETRY--------------------------------------------------------------------

Mike Kretlow        LMAN, GERMANY    kretlow@hrz.uni-siegen.dbp.de

--ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA---------------------------------------------------------

Mike Boschat        CANN, CANADA     andromed@atm.dal.ca
Sirko Molau         SHB, GERMANY     Sirko.Molau@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de
Jurgen Rendtel      AKM, GERMANY     jrendtel@aip.de

--ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY--------------------------------------------------------------

Mikko Syrjalahti    Ursa, FINLAND    Mikko.Syrjalahti@hut.fi

--ASTROPHYSICS------------------------------------------------------------------

Jorge Anicama       AA-PUCP, PERU    a8410992@pucp.edu.pe

--AURORAE-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Jani Katava         Ursa, FINLAND    janijk@evitech.fi

--CCD---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kaj Mustikkamaki    Ursa, FINLAND    Kaj.Mustikkamaki@hut.fi

--CLUB ACTIVITIES---------------------------------------------------------------
 
Larry Klaes         ASA, USA         klaes@verga.enet.dec.com
Eric Weber          BAA/AT, AUSTRIA  weber@zdfzs@una.ac.at

--COMETS------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jorgen Danielsson   SAAF, SWEDEN     jordan@saaf.se
Bjorn H. Granslo    ICQ/NO, NORWAY   granslo@argo.uio.no
Daniel W.E. Green   ICQ, USA         green@cfa.harvard.edu
Jost Jahn           ICQ/DE, GERMANY  j.jahn@abbs.hanse.de
Timo Nyberg         Ursa, FINLAND    Timo.Nyberg@ursa.fi
Krisztian Sarneczky HAA, HUNGARY     sky@iris.elte.hu
Rob L.W. van de Weg DSC, NETHERLANDS vandeweg@cs.utwente.nl

--COMPUTERS,SOFTWARE------------------------------------------------------------

Jordi Iparraquirre  AAB, CATALONIA   ipa@sicyd.es
Klaus Jandl         BAA/AT, AUSTRIA  (via Eric Weber) weber@zdfzs.una.ac.at
Kari Kuure          Ursa, FINLAND    karkuure@freenet.hut.fi

--DEEP SKY----------------------------------------------------------------------

Robert Bunge        NDSOS, USA       rbunge@access.digex.com
Riku Henriksson     Ursa, FINLAND    riku@sci.fi
Rune Solberg        DSE, NORWAY      Rune.Solberg@nr.no

--EDUCATION---------------------------------------------------------------------

Katherine Becker    AAE, USA         kbecker@nde.unl.edu
Mike Wright         South Africa     swrim@sirius.ru.ac.za

--ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION & SYSOPS---------------------------------------------

Peter Bluhm         ABBS, GERMANY    bluhm@abbs.hanse.de
Marco Carrubba      Genesis, ITALY   carrubba@ghost.sm.dsi.unimi.it
Matthias Cramer     AGZU,SWITZERLAND astro_mgr@ezinfo.vmsmail.ethz.ch
Larry Klaes         EJASA, USA       klaes@verga.enet.dec.com
Anders Lindquist    SAAF, SWEDEN     andersl@saaf.se
Veikko Makela       Ursa, FINLAND    Veikko.Makela@helsinki.fi
Nick Stevens        Starbase I, UK   starbase1@cix.compulink.co.uk
Yoshiro Yamada      YSC, JAPAN       yamada@ysc.go.jp

--GALILEAN MOONS PHENOMENA------------------------------------------------------

Sirko Molau         AKS, GERMANY     Sirko.Molau@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de
Matti Suhonen       Ursa, FINLAND    Matti.Suhonen@ursa.fi

--HALO PHENOMENA----------------------------------------------------------------

Marko Pekkola       Ursa, FINLAND    Marko.Peekola@helsinki.fi

--LIBRARIANS--------------------------------------------------------------------

Matti Suhonen       Ursa, FINLAND    Matti.Suhonen@ursa.fi

--LIGHT POLLUTION---------------------------------------------------------------

Aija-Riitta Elo     Ursa, FINLAND    Aija.Riitta.Elo@helsinki.fi
David L. Crawford   IDSA, USA        dcrawford@noao.edu

--MAGAZINES,EDITORS-------------------------------------------------------------

Editors             Astronomy, USA   72000.2704@compuserve.com
Xavier Donath       AS, SWITZERLAND  donath@cvax.psi.ch
Editors             Sky & Tel, USA   70007.2762@compuserve.com                
Marc Gyssens        IMO (WGN)        gyssens@wins.uia.ac.be
Guy Hurst           TA Mag, UK       guyh@cluster.sussex.ac.uk
Jost Jahn           KPM, GERMANY     j.jahn@abbs.hanse.de
Larry Klaes         EJASA, USA       klaes@verga.enet.dec.com
Sascha Krasny       BAA/AT, AUSTRIA  krasny@zdfzs.una.ac.at
Attila Mizser       HAA, HUNGARY     mizser@buda.konkoly.hu
Heikki Oja          Ursa, FINLAND    Heikki.Oja@helsinki.fi
Jan Persson         SAAF, SWEDEN     janper@saaf.se
Rune Solberg        DSE, NORWAY      Rune.Solberg@nr.no
Luc Vanhoeck        Heelal, BELGIUM  100010.706@compuserve.com
John Westfall       ALPO, USA        73737.1102@compuserve.com

--METEORITES--------------------------------------------------------------------

Christopher Spratt  SoM, CANADA      uc247@freenet.victoria.bc.ca

--METEORS-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Rainer Arlt         IMO/VMD          100114.1361@compuserve.com
Peter Brown         IMO/NAS, CANADA  peter@canlon.physics.uwo.ca
Markku Nissinen     Ursa, FINLAND    Markku.Nissinen@hut.fi
R. Hawkes           CANADA           rhawkes@mta.ca
Lars Trygve Heen    NAS, NORWAY      ltheen@solan.unit.no
Dieter Heinlein     VdS, GERMANY     heinlein@dhdmpi5.bitnet
Aram Karalic        ADJ, SLOVENIA    aram.karalic@ijs.si
Andre Knofel        IMO/FIDAC        starex@treff.gun.de
Malcolm Currie      BAA, UK          mjc@astrophysics.starlink.rutherford.ac.uk
Malcolm Currie      IMO/Tel          mjc@astrophysics.starlink.rutherford.ac.uk
Jurgen Rendtel      IMO/Vis          jrendtel@aip.de
Jurgen Rendtel      AKM, GERMANY     jrendtel@aip.de
Christopher Spratt  SoM, CANADA      uc247@freenet.victoria.bc.ca
Duncan Steel        AAO, AUSTRALIA   dis@aaocbn.oz.au
Chris Steyaert      VVS/Radio obs.   72650.3513@compuserve.com
Istvan Tepliczky    HAA, HUNGARY     tepi@mcse.zpok.hu
A. Terentjeva       AC, RUSSIA       ater@airas.msk.su
Eric Weber          BAA/AT, AUSTRIA  weber@zdfzs.una.ac.at

--MINOR PLANETS-----------------------------------------------------------------

Brian G. Marsden    IAUC/MPC, USA    marsden@cfa.harvard.edu
Matti Suhonen       Ursa, FINLAND    Matti.Suhonen@ursa.fi

--MOON--------------------------------------------------------------------------

P-C Wirtanen        Ursa, FINLAND    Paul-Christer.Wirtanen@ursa.fi

--OCCULTATIONS------------------------------------------------------------------

Mike Kretlow        IOTA/ES, GERMANY kretlow@hrz.uni-siegen.dbp.de
Paul Schlyter       SAAF, SWEDEN     pausch@saaf.se
Matti Suhonen       Ursa, FINLAND    Matti.Suhonen@ursa.fi
Gyorgy Zajacz       MAAG, HUNGARY    h2773zaj@ella.hu

--PLANETARIA--------------------------------------------------------------------

Keith Johnson       IPS, USA         keithj@equinox.unr.edu

--PLANETS-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Frank Daerden       VVS, BELGIUM     fdaerden@luc.ac.be
Hitoshi Hasegawa    PLANET, JAPAN    hh@astec.co.jp
Timo Nyberg         Ursa, FINLAND    Timo.Nyberg@ursa.fi
Johan Warell        SAAF, SWEDEN     johwar@saaf.se
John E. Westfall    ALPO, USA        73737.1102@compuserve.com

--SPACE RESEARCH/TECHNOLOGY-----------------------------------------------------

Jan Persson         SAAF, SWEDEN     janper@saaf.se
Leo Wikholm         Ursa, FINLAND    Leo.Wikholm@compart.fi

--SUN---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Roberto Battaiola   UAI, ITALY       RBattaiola@solar.stanford.edu
Pierre Cugnon       SIDC, BELGIUM    arille@astro.oma.be
Sascha Krasny       BAA/AT, AUSTRIA  krasny@zdfzs.una.ac.at
Tuomo Roine         Ursa, FINLAND    Tuomo.Roine@ursa.fi
Georg Piehler       SONNE, GERMANY   gandalf@astrophysik.physik.uni-frankfurt.dbp.de
Peter O. Taylor     AAVSO, USA       taylor@selvax.span.nasa.gov
Jean-Claude Vial    SAF, FRANCE      vial@frmeu51.bitnet

--TELESCOPE MAKING--------------------------------------------------------------

Jorma Lameranta     Ursa, FINLAND    Jorma.Lameranta/O=kotiposti/@elisa.fi

--VARIABLE STARS----------------------------------------------------------------

Attila Mizser       HAA, HUNGARY     mizser@buda.konkoly.hu
Hans Bengtsson      SAAF, SWEDEN     hanben@saaf.se
Storm Dunlop        BAA, UK          sdunlop@cluster.sussex.ac.uk
Guy Hurst           TA Mag, UK       gmh@astrophysics.starlink.rutherford.ac.uk
Bjorn H. Granslo    NAS, NORWAY      granslo@argo.uio.no
Aarre Kellomaki     Ursa, FINLAND    kellomak@fuksi.cc.tut.fi
Janet A. Mattei     AAVSO, USA       aavso@cfa0.harvard.edu
Michael Moeller     BAV, GERMANY     m.moeller@abbs.hanse.de
Eran O. Ofek        IAA, ISRAEL      eran@wise.tau.ac.il
Gyorgy Zajacz       MAAG, HUNGARY    zajacz@fs2.date.hu

--WEATHER-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Aija-Riitta Elo     Ursa, FINLAND    Aija.Riitta.Elo@helsinki.fi
Mike Boschat        CANN, CANADA     andromed@atm.dal.ca

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Associations, Clubs, Groups, Institutes, Magazines etc.:

AA-PUCP     Theor. Astr. and Astroph., Pontificia Univ. Catolica del Peru, PERU
AAE         Association of Astronomy Educators, USA
AAO         Anglo-Australian Observatory, AUSTRALIA
AAVSO       American Association of Variable Star Observers, USA
ABB         Acrupacio Astronomica de Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain)
ABBS        ABBS - Astromail, Germany
AC          Astronomy Council, Russia
ADJ         Astronomsko drustvo Javornik, Slovenia
AGZU        Astronomische Gesellschaft Zuercher Unterland, SWITZERLAND
AKM         Arbeitskreis Meteore, Germany
AKS         Arbeitkreis Sternbedeckungen, Germany
ALPO        Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, USA
AS          Astro sapiens magazine, Switzerland
ASA         Astronomical Society of the Atlantic, USA
ASO         American Satellite Observers, USA
Astronomy   Astronomy Magazine, USA
BAA/AT      Burgenlandische Amateurastronomen, Austria
BAA         British Astronomical Association, UK
BAV         Berliner Arbeitsgemeinshaft fur Veranderliche Sterne, Germany
CAAN        Can Am NLC Network, Canada
COMMPOST    COMMPOST Astronomy Special Interest Group, USA
DSC         Dutch Comet Section, Netherlands
DSE         Deep Sky Exploration, Norway
EJASA       Electronic Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Atlantic, USA
Genesis     Genesis BBS, Italy
HAA         Hungarian Astronomical Association, Hungary
Heelal      Heelal magazine, Belgium
IAA         Israel Astronomical Association, Israel
ICQ         International Comet Quarterly, USA
ICQ/xx      International Comet Quarterly, national coordinators
IDSA        Internation Dark Sky Association, USA
IMO         International Meteor Organization
IMO/Vis     International Meteor Organization, visual commision
IMO/Tel     International Meteor Organization, telescopic commision
IMO/FIDAC   International Meteor Organization, Fireball Data Center
IMO/NAS     International Meteor Organization, North American section, USA
IMO/VMD     International Meteor Organization, Visual Meteor Database
IOTA/ES     International Occultation Timing Assoc., European Section, Germany
IPS         International Planetarium Society, USA
KPM         "Kometen, Planetoiden, Meteore" magazine, Germany
LMAN        Last Minute Astrometry Network, Germany
MAAG        Magnitudo Amateur Astronomers Group, Hungary
NAS         Norsk Astronomisk Sallskap, Norway
NDSOS       National Deep Sky Observers Society, USA
PLANET      Planetary and Lunar Astronomical NETwork, JAPAN
SAAF        Svensk Amatorastronomisk Forening, Sweden
SAF         Societe astronomique de France, France
SHB         Sektion Halobeobactung, Germany
SIDC        Sunspot Index Data Centre, Belgium
Sky & Tel   Sky and Telescope Magazine, USA
SoM         Society of Meteoritophiles, Canada
SONNE       Die Sonne/Vereinigung der Sternefreunde, Germany
Starbase I  Starbase One BBS, UK
TA Mag      The Astronomer Magazine, UK
UAI         Unione Astrofili Italiani, ITALY
Ursa        Tahtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa, Finland
VdS         Vereinigung der Sternenfreunde, Germany
VVS         Vereiniging voor Sterrenkunde, Belgium
YSC         Yokohama Science Center, Japan

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