10-838: This page is about the mixed-case "Assa". For the upper-case "ASSA", see ASSA . Assa may refer to: Places [ edit ] Assa (Chalcidice) , a town of Chalcidice in ancient Macedonia, Greece Assa, Morocco , a town in Southern Morocco in the Jbel Ouarkziz Asa River (Kazakhstan) , river in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Assa (river) , river in Georgia and Russia Other [ edit ] Actuarial Society of South Africa Assa Abloy , Swedish manufacturer of locks and security doors Assa (film) ,
20-555: A 2020 song by Cignature See also [ edit ] ASSA (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Assa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Assa&oldid=1186825144 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
30-485: A Soviet 1987 film by Sergei Solovyov, which is associated with Russian rock Assa (genus) , a zoological genus of pouched frogs in the family Myobatrachidae Assa (name) , a given name and surname Asa language , alternative spelling for Aasáx, the language of the Assa people Asa people , a people of northern Tanzania Astronomical Society of Southern Africa Astronomical Society of South Australia "Assa",
40-742: Is awarded by the Council of the Society for services to astronomy with special consideration to services in southern Africa. It was established in 1955 April and was first awarded in 1956 to Harold Knox Shaw. The Medal commemorates Sir David Gill , HM Astronomer at the Cape (1879–1907), renowned for his numerous researches, especially in positional astronomy and geodesy, and for his part in consolidating astronomical science in Southern Africa. The medal has been awarded to: Various sections exist within
50-904: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages ASSA (disambiguation) (Redirected from ASSA (disambiguation) ) This page is about the upper-case "ASSA". For the mixed-case "Assa", see Assa . ASSA can refer to: Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Allied Social Science Associations Armed Services Security Agency , UK Assa Abloy - Swedish manufacturer of locks and security doors Astronomical Society of South Australia Astronomical Society of Southern Africa Austrian Solar and Space Agency Assa (ethnic group) Topics referred to by
60-400: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Astronomical Society of Southern Africa The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa ( ASSA ), formed in 1922, is a widespread body consisting of both amateur and professional astronomers . There are eight autonomous centres throughout Southern Africa. The Cape Astronomical Association
70-519: The Society to co-ordinate the activities of special interest groups, including the running of observational programs. They consist of the Comets and Meteor Section, Dark Sky, Deep-Sky, Education & Public Communication, Double Stars, Historical, Occultations, Solar and Variable Stars. A national Symposium, organised by one of the Centres, is held every second year. Scopex, a large public outreach event,
80-491: The name was amended to become the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. Membership is open to all interested persons. The Society publishes the on-line peer-reviewed journal Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa ( MNASSA ). In addition to MNASSA , the annual handbook Sky Guide Africa South ( SkyGuide ) is distributed to members and is available for the public. The Gill Medal
90-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ASSA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ASSA&oldid=1061254303 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
100-579: Was established in 1912, shortly after the 1910 appearance of Halley's Comet. Sydney Samuel Hough, HM Astronomer at the Cape, was chosen President. In 1918, the Johannesburg Astronomical Association was created, with RTA Innes, Union Astronomer, as President. In 1922 it was decided to merge the two Associations to form the Astronomical Society of South Africa after an invitation from the Cape Association. In 1956
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