Astronomers Without Borders
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| Motto | One People, One Sky |
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| Formation | May 15, 2009 |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Headquarters | Calabasas, California |
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Founder & President
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Mike Simmons |
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Anousheh Ansari Tim DeBenedictis Roy McCord Tom Meneghini Farah Payan Scott Roberts Babak Sedehi John Spencer Babak Tafreshi |
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| Website | astronomerswithoutborders |
Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) is a United States organization founded by Mike Simmons and Anousheh Ansari, dedicated to spreading astronomy throughout the world, by getting people in developed countries to sponsor the purchase of equipment and training for people in undeveloped countries. The group's aim is to create "goodwill and understanding" across all boundaries through the sharing of astronomy.
The group was founded in 2007, and achieved official tax-free status in 2009, which was the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009). AWB sponsored several events that year, including "The World at Night" and the 100 Hours of Astronomy IYA2009 Global Cornerstone Project. Utilizing important historical and natural settings across the globe, The World at Night created wide-angle images of the sky, in order to show the universality of star gazing. 100 Hours of Astronomy ran from April 2–5, 2009, the goal of which was to get as many people across the world to look through a telescope. The World at Night was the idea of Simmons and Babak A. Tafreshi, the editor of Iran's Nojum Magazine, the only astronomy magazine in the middle east.
The group organizes Global Astronomy Month each April.
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