Hi,

I will be arriving tu Zurich by the end of October, and I was wondering if there is an astronomy club/society, or if that's not the case, people who may be interested and gather and some days and make some observations, talks etc...
I think its a nice chance to meet other people whilst sharing this hobby!

Best!

Christian

AGUZ (Astronomic Society Urania Zurich) is linked to the Urania observatory in the city.

There are two other clubs in the canton.
AGZO (Astronomic Society Zurich Highlands) is based in the Eastern region of the canton
AGZU (Astronomic Society Zurich Lowlands) covers the Northern part of the canton.

The Swiss Astronomic Society provides a list of Swiss astronomy clubs here.

Thank you

I realize this is an old old old old old old thread, but I'm wondering the same thing myself. Well, not the club thing. But rather this:

Any EF member a backyard astronomer/amateur astronomer/stargazer/astrophotographer ?

I'm moving back to Switzerland after a 1.5yr impasse in California, and I'm bringing my telescopes with me. One of them a beautiful 12" Dob. Wondering if anyone would be interested in sharing this wonderful hobby, watch some faint fuzzies, doubles, maybe even try to do a half Messier marathon next summer.

Where ? in Zurich ?

Going back to the same town I used to live in, Buchs, SG. By the eastern border with Liechtenstein. I hope, weather permitting, the skies in Wildhaus (some 5km up the hill) will be pretty dark.