Astronomy is better together. Here are clubs, societies and institutions in BC, across Canada and around the world.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC)
- RASC national website
- Find a RASC Centre – Centres across Canada, with links to their websites
- RASC Vancouver Centre – that’s us!
- RASC Observing – observing programs, certificates and resources
- Canadian dark-sky sites (RASC) – designated dark-sky preserves and parks
Other RASC Centres in British Columbia
- RASC Fraser Valley Centre
- RASC Victoria Centre
- RASC Sunshine Coast Centre
- RASC Okanagan Centre
- RASC Prince George Centre
Other BC clubs, observatories & planetariums
- H.R. MacMillan Space Centre – Vancouver’s planetarium
- Starry Nights at SFU’s Trottier Observatory – free public observing nights in Burnaby
- Kamloops Astronomical Society
Canadian organizations
- Canadian Space Agency
- Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) – Canada’s professional astronomers
- Société d’astronomie de Montréal – RASC’s French-language Centre
International organizations
- DarkSky International – protecting the night from light pollution (formerly the International Dark-Sky Association)
- AAVSO – American Association of Variable Star Observers – citizen science for amateur astronomers
- International Astronomical Union
- NASA · European Space Agency
Links last reviewed September 2026. Found a broken link or have a suggestion? Please contact us.