Ivorian Astronomy Association · Abidjan
The sky starts here.
Since 2021 we have been bringing Côte d’Ivoire closer to the stars: public stargazing, school clubs, and asteroid search campaigns with the International Astronomical Union and NASA. Next step: a national observatory.
Navigation — solar system
Choose your destination
Move closer to a celestial body: each one is a door to a section of the site.
Asteroid belt — 2.2 to 3.2 AU
Six celestial rocks bear our signature
In 2022, a team of AIA volunteers detected six previously unknown asteroids by analysing Pan-STARRS telescope images from Abidjan — as part of the International Astronomical Search Collaboration campaigns, under the IAU and NASA umbrella.
Proof that science is also made from here. Campaigns continue: the next detection might carry your name.
Discover the researchLow orbit — 400 km
Upcoming missions
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Public stargazing: the Moon through the telescope
Craters, maria and the terminator: come see the gibbous Moon like never before. Telescopes provided, free entry, family friendly.
Shooting-star night — Perseids 2026
The Perseid peak on the beach, far from city lights. Bring a mat — we take care of the sky.
AstroPause #7: “Living and working in space”
Our lecture series is back: space stations, long missions and the human body in weightlessness, with an open Q&A.
Logbook
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Six asteroids discovered from Abidjan: looking back at the 2022 campaign
How a team of Ivorian volunteers detected six new asteroids as part of IAU and NASA campaigns.
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AIA on tour: astronomy clubs are born in high schools
Mobile planetarium, water-rocket workshops and new clubs: how our school tours plant astronomy in young minds.
Read the article →Why Côte d’Ivoire needs its own observatory
Our most ambitious project: a national astronomical observatory, the first stone of a true Ivorian space agency.
Read the article →Atmosphere — Kármán line, 100 km
On the ground
Astronomy is not only lived in books: we bring it down to the streets, schools and beaches of Côte d’Ivoire.
Want to join the adventure too?
Student, high-schooler, enthusiast or simply curious: there is no prerequisite to watch the sky with us. Young women are especially welcome — space needs everyone.
They trust us