MWOA is not an astronomy club, but it is only natural that astronomy is a major interest of the members and friends of MWOA. Here are a few related Internet websites. This list is primarily for the locals, in Southern California. From these you can find more aspects of amateur and professional astronomy.

Clubs & Societies
• Astronomical Society of the Desert
• Kern Astronomical Society
• Kern River Valley Astronomy Club
• Local Group
• Los Angeles Astronomical Society
• Los Angeles Sidewalk Astronomers
• Mountain Skies Astronomical Society
• Orange County Astronomers
• Planetary Society
• Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers
• Polaris Astronomy Association
• Riverside Astronomical Society
• Riverside Telescope Makers Conference
• San Diego Astronomy Association
• South Bay Astronomical Society
• Ventura County Astronomical Society

  Observatories & Planetaria

• Big Bear Solar Observatory - Big Bear Lake
• Carnegie Observatories - Las Campanas Observatory
• Deep Space Network - near Barstow
• Griffith Observatory and Planetarium - Los Angeles
• Mount Laguna Observatory - East of San Diego
• Mt. Wilson Observatory
• Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) - Operated by Caltech
• Palomar Observatory - Operated by Caltech
• Pasadena City College - On campus observatories for astronomy students
• Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater & Science Center - San Diego
• Robinson/Downs Rooftop Observatories - On campus at Caltech
• San Fernando Solar Observatory - Sylmar; operated by California State University, Northridge
• Stony Ridge Observatory - A membership-based amateur observatory with a 30-inch telescope