* Adventures in Deep Space: Challenging Observing Projects for Amateur Astronomers.

* Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers

He attempted to establish an International Union of Amateur Astronomers, though this venture failed due to lack of interest.

# REDIRECT International Fellowship of Rotarian Amateur Astronomers

The International Fellowship of Rotarian Amateur Astronomers ( IFRAA ) is a fellowship group of amateur astronomers which spans the continents.

Dobson optimized the design for visual observation of faint objects such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies ( what Amateur Astronomers call deep sky objects ).

* William Miller Sperry Observatory or Sperry Observatory, an astronomical observatory owned by Union County College and operated by Amateur Astronomers, Incorporated on Union County College on their Cranford, New Jersey campus

The Association of Bangalore Amateur Astronomers ( ABAA ) is an independent association housed in the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore.

Sentinel of the Sky-Armed with a Modest Telescope and CCD Camera, Tucson Amateur Roy A Tucker Joins the Ranks of Professional Astronomers Who Have Discovered Near-Earth Objects.

Farpoint Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers ' League, or NEKAAL.

Norman Sperling is a recipient of the National Service Award by the Western Amateur Astronomers, and had been recognized " For special and meritorious service for his unusual dedication and service to the astronomical community in all areas of astronomy " by the Astronomical Association of Northern California.

* Decade of Comets: A Study of the 33 Comets Discovered by Amateur Astronomers Between 1975 and 1984

* A small building on the site is used by the Haleakalā Amateur Astronomers.

* Leo Scanlon, American amateur astronomer who co-founded the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh in 1929 and for whom 8131 Scanlon is named

During this time the park manager allows amateur astronomers including the Minnesota Amateur Astronomers, MNAA, to use the park and facilities.

* Blair Medal of the Western Amateur Astronomers ( 1954 )

* Amateur Softball Association, national governing body of Softball

* Amateur Swimming Association, UK governing body for swimming

* Amateur Softball Association, in the U. S.

* Amateur Swimming Association, oversees swimming in England

Bouts consist of three rounds of three minutes in the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, and three rounds of three minutes in a national ABA ( Amateur Boxing Association ) bout, each with a one-minute interval between rounds.

In addition, the Dayton Amateur Radio Association hosts the annual Dayton Hamvention, North America's largest hamfest, at Hara Arena.

For example, in the UK the Great Britain Diving Federation was formed in 1992 with the intention of taking over the governance of Diving from the ASA ( Amateur Swimming Association ).

In 1937 Wollheim founded the Fantasy Amateur Press Association, whose first mailing ( July 1937 ) included this statement from Wollheim: " There are many fans desiring to put out a voice who dare not, for fear of being obliged to keep it up, and for the worry and time taken by subscriptions and advertising.

* 1876 – Founding of the National Amateur Press Association ( NAPA ) in Philadelphia.

Indianapolis, headquarters of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and often referred to as the " Amateur Sports Capital of the World " has hosted a number of collegiate basketball events.

In 1886, teams that competed at the Winter Carnival organized the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada ( AHAC ) league and played a regular season composed of " challenges " to the existing champion.

The organization supports Pop Warner, American Youth Football, Boys and Girls Clubs Of America, National Recreation and Park Association, Police Athletic League, YMCA, and the Amateur Athletic Union.

Along with Coubertin, C. Herbert of Britain's Amateur Athletic Association and W. M.

The Gretzkys had to legally challenge the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association to win Wayne the right to play elsewhere, which was disallowed at the time.

* Amateur High Power Rocketry Association

Eventually, the IRA became the American Amateur Racquetball Association ( AARA ); in late 1995, it renamed itself as the United States Racquetball Association ( USRA ).

He even organized the first national trapshooting organization, a forerunner to today's Amateur Trapshooting Association.

Rowrbrazzle is an Amateur Press Association magazine devoted to funny animal cartoon illustration.

Lord Burghley, a gold medal winner at the 1928 Olympics, member of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), and President of the Amateur Athletics Association was named Chairman of the Organising and Executive Committees.

The Amateur Athletic Association ( AAA ) was established in England in 1880 as the first national body for the sport of athletics and began holding its own annual athletics competition – the AAA Championships.

An international governing body, the International Amateur Athletics Federation ( IAAF ), was founded in 1912 ; it adopted its current name, the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 2001.

Staines Swimming Club founded in the early 1900s and affiliated to the Amateur Swimming Association is based at Spelthorne Leisure Centre and provides competitive swimming from inter-club level up to national level.

There are over 200 clubs on the river, and over 8, 000 members of the Amateur Rowing Association ( over 40 % of its membership ).

* Amateur Trapshooting Association

The U. S. Amateur Hockey League was founded in New York City shortly after the opening of the St. Nicholas Rink and its artificial ice rink.

After his victories at the Olympic Games in Sweden, on September 2, 1912, he returned to Celtic Park, the home of the Irish American Athletic Club, in Queens, New York ( where he had qualified four months earlier for the Olympic Games ), to compete in the Amateur Athletic Union's All-Around Championship.

File: Edgar Germain Hilaire Degas 013. jpg | The Amateur, 1866, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Other events held at the Bath and West Showground include the New Wine and Soul Survivor festivals, the Shepton Mallet International Antiques & Collectors ' Fair, the National Amateur Gardening Show and the National Adventure Sports Show.

" Amateur Hour: Journalism without Journalists ", The New Yorker, August 7, 2006.

Sarah Williams Goldhagen ( 2012 ) celebrated the work of innovative architecture firms such as WOHA ( based in Singapore ), Mass Studies ( based in Seoul ), Amateur Architecture Studio ( based in Hangzhou ), and the New York City-based Steven Holl in the transformation of residential towers into " vertical communities " or " vertical cities in the sky " providing aesthetic, unusually-designed silhouettes on the skyline, comfortable private spaces and attractive public spaces.

In 1917 he provided support to his friend John Barrymore in Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman, an independent film produced in and about New York City.

Amateur and professional runners from all over the world compete in the Boston Marathon each year, braving the hilly New England terrain and varying weather to take part in the race.

* Amateur film: Wathen collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40 ( Part II ) ( 1939 ).

Famous fans include Stephen Morris of the band New Order, singer Mutley Mclad of the band Macc Lads, actor Marshall Lancaster, Amateur Football Alliance Director Jonathan Leese and ex-wrestling star Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson ( having randomly picked Macclesfield Town as his team out of the hat on Soccer AM ).

In New England, CT Amateur Jai-Alai ( CAJA ) celebrated its First Anniversary on May 1, 2011.

Nicklaus also won the NCAA Big Ten Conference Championship that year with a 72-hole aggregate of 283, while earlier claiming the Western Amateur in New Orleans.

For economic reasons, the three young men moved to New York in 1956 and managed to get an audition with the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour.

* Gene Carr, NHL Hockey Player drafted by St. Louis Blues ( 1st round, 4th overall of the 1971 NHL Amateur draft ), New York Rangers, L. A. Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames

He fought four matches and ended up winning the New York Metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union Boxing competition ( 1939 ).

She won the New Mexico Women's Amateur at age 12, and the U. S. Girls ' Junior in 1972 and 1974, at ages 15 and 17, respectively.

* 1969 New Mexico Women's Amateur

* 1970 New Mexico Women's Amateur

* 1971 New Mexico Women's Amateur

Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in New York in 1926 ; he was elected president.

Through Amateur Radio on the ISS, Dr. Olsen contacted high school students in New Jersey and New York.

* AREC ( Amateur Radio Emergency Communications ), New Zealand

* " The New Amateur Astronomer " by Martin Mobberley-2004-page 21