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Astronomical Society Arktos (registered society) is a group for astronomers, both amateurs and professionals. Our home town is Oulu, Finland.

Our activities include (but are not limited to) club meetings, observing the sky at our observatories, arranging star shows and other public events, and presentations/lectures.

Arktos has two own observatories which are located in Oulu Puolivälinkangas and Paavola. In Puolivälinkangas, we have a Celestron CPC 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and in Paavola the main instrument is an Astrophysics Starfire 178/1250 mm refractor. A brief history of Arktos can be found in historiikki.

There are two ways to become a member
1) Check the calendar to find our events (club meeting, presentation/lecture, other occasion) and join.
2) Fill the form to become a member. Please remember to tell us your address, phone number and email address.

If you want to know more about Arktos, don't hesitate to ask. Our contact information can be found here.