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"Internationale Amateursternwarte e. V." (International Amateur Observatory) is a non-profit society, facilitating access to large telescopes under optimal skies, both for visual observations and astrophotography. Superb conditions in conjunction with the fascinating southern skies, that's Namibia and in particular the Gamsberg. The later is one of the best astronomical locations in the southern hemisphere,  probably only second to Paranal in Chile.

IAS Sternwarte Hakos
IAS Observatory Hakos (1834 m) with the view towards Gamsberg, photo: Martin Junius
IAS Sternwarte Gamsberg (2347 m)
IAS Observatory Gamsberg (2347 m), photo: Dieter Kaiser 2010
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Übersichtsseite zum IAS Kalender 2025
IAS Kalender 2025

The new IAS astrophotography calender for 2025 is ready, curated by Wolf-Peter Hartmann and Siegfried Weida. See also Image gallery > IAS Kalender and the German version for technical details.

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Titelseite der Festschrift 25 Jahre IAS, Sternenhimmel über den 71er Teleskop auf dem Gamsberg mit Wolf als Beobachter
Anniversary publication 25 years IAS / 1999-2024

Our society International Amateur Observatory (IAS) celebrates it's 25th anniversary in 2025. On this occation we're issuing a new anniversary publication, documenting the development of the IAS from the formation in 1999 until the anniversary year 2024.

Available as a PDF download for interested parties and members here. [German version]

Many thanks to Rainer Glawion und Werner Roßnagel for their tireless work as editors.

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