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Asociación Argentina Amigos de la Astronomía (AAAA, A.A.A.A. or asaramas; the ''Argentine Association of the Friends of Astronomy''; obs code:
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) is an
amateur astronomy Amateur astronomy is a hobby where participants enjoy observing or imaging celestial objects in the sky using the Naked eye, unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes. Even though scientific research may not be their primary goal, some amateur astr ...
civil association based on
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
,
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
, with the aim of spreading astronomy. It was founded on January 4, 1929 and its field courses are held on related subjects, research in collaboration with professional bodies and printed publications or multimedia, and recreational activities for the general public. The main-belt asteroid 4756 Asaramas was named in honor of the observatory.


Instrumental and equipment

The equipment of the entity is available to both partners and research groups. It includes several Reflecting and Refractor Telescopes of various types and sizes, a small
astrograph An astrograph (or astrographic camera) is a telescope designed for the sole purpose of astrophotography. Astrographs are mostly used in wide-field astronomical surveys of the sky and for detection of objects such as asteroids, meteors, an ...
, optical tools and machinery for the construction and optical polishing of telescopes.


Gautier telescope

The Gautier telescope is an old refractor telescope with 220 mm of diameter and 3.300 mm of focal length. It was built by the French company Gautier House, on behalf of the Paris Observatory and transferred to Argentina in 1882 on the occasion of the extraordinary event of the
transit of Venus A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. During a transit, Venus is visible as ...
of December 6, 1882.


Awards and distinctions

On April 21, 1950, astronomers of the
La Plata Astronomical Observatory The La Plata Astronomical Observatory () is an observatory located in the city of La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its IAU code is 839. History La Plata was a planned city, intended as the capital of the province a ...
discovered an
asteroid An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the Solar System#Inner Solar System, inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). As ...
that they baptized 4756 Asaramas – Asociación Argentina Amigos de la Astronomía –, for having provided this institution the first contact of numerous professional astronomers of the platense observatory with astronomical science. The name was later homologated and by the
International Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union (IAU; , UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and developmen ...
on 1 September 1993 ().


See also

*
List of astronomical observatories This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no lon ...
*
List of astronomical societies A list of notable groups devoted to promoting astronomy research and education. International * Astronomers for Planet Earth (A4E) * Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) *International Astronomical Union (IAU) *International Meteor Organization * Ne ...


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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asociacion Argentina Amigos de la Astronomia Astronomical observatories in Argentina