The Barnard Astronomical Society is for amateur and professional astronomers as well as anyone interested in astronomy. Our monthly meetings are second Thursday of each month held at UTC's Clarence T. Jones Observatory on Brainerd Road in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Programs are presented at each meeting by members or special guests. Outside activities include star parties (telescopic observations), field trips to science centers, planetariums, etc.

This is the Georgia chapter of the National Space Society, or Space Georgia for short. Just like the National organization we are an independent, educational, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization but with a twist that only the Peach State can bring.

Part of the Reasons to Believe Mission Statement is "science and faith are, and always will be, allies, not enemies." We seek to use nature's wonders to point to the Creator as we affirm orthodox Christianity (click here for our faith statement). RTB Atlanta meets monthly on the last Thursday of the month. We explore the relation of science and the observation of nature to orthodox Christian faith.  We start with a presentation and schedule time for open discussion and questions. Our meetings ar …