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. Also see Astronomy White Pages for national and international websites.

Clubs & Societies
• Astronomical Society of the Desert
• Kern Astronomical Society
• Kern River Valley Astronomy Club
• Local Group
• Los Angeles Astronomical Society
• 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
• Sidewalk Astronomers
• 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