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| Year | Amateur | Professional | Commercial | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Herman Fast (SFAA) Paul Zurakowski (EAS) | Kingsley Wightman | | | | |
| 1977 | Betty Neall (EAS) | Dr. Harold Weaver (UCB) | | | | |
| 1978 | Al Daggett (SFAA) | Dr. Helen Pillans (Mills College) | | | | |
| 1979 | Don Machholtz (SJAA) | Marvin Vann (NASA Public Info Office) | | | Ben Mayer (Polaris A.S.) |
| 1980 | Doug Berger (EAS) | Andrew Fraknoi (ASP) | | | | |
| 1981 | Frank Miller (SVAS) | Dr. Don Goldsmith (NASA Ames) | | | | |
| 1982 | Leon Salanave (SFAA) | Don Warren (SMAS) | | | | |
| 1983 | Bob Schalck (EAS, TMW) | Dr. Alan Friedman (LHS) | Celestron International | | |
| 1984 | Dr. Clarence Custer (SAS) | Lewis Epstein (SFAA) | Space Microwave Labs | | |
| 1985 | Jack Borde (MDAS) | Eric Burgess (Space Microwave) | Tom Mathis | | |
| 1986 | [NO AWARDS GIVEN] | |||
| Year | Amateur | Professional | Commercial | Special |
| 1987 | Kevin Medlock (FPOA) | Sherwood Harrington (ASP) | The Astronomical Staff of Kalmbach Publications | | |
| 1988 | John Dobson (SFSWA) | Steve Edberg (NASA - JPL) | Mark Thompson (KRON-TV Weather) | | |
| 1989 | John Westfall (ALPO) | Alan Gould (LHS) | | | Norm Sperling (ETIU/EAS) |
| 1990 | Cliff Holmes (RTMC) | Ashley Thomas McDermott (RTMC) | Al & Phyllis Heppe (Glen Ellen Scientific Co.) | | |
| 1991 | Carter Roberts (EAS) | Lonny Baker (Morrison Planetarium) | Orion Telescope Center | | |
| 1992 | Don Stone (EAS) | Wayne Narron (San Joachin Delta College Clever Planetarium) | Edmund Scientific Co. | Dr. Edward Penhoet (COSC) |
| 1993 | Conrad Jung (EAS) | Tinka Ross (MTO) | Learning Technologies | SCAS (Young Astronomers & Striking Sparks) |
| 1994 | David Rodrigues (EAS/TVS) | Joe Wujek (EAS/COSC/Lowell Obs) | Rick/Susie McWillams (Tangent Instruments) | Rick Morales (Fremont Peak; FPOA) |
| 1995 | Mike Maiman (SMAS) | Dr. Isabel Hawkins (CEA) John Hewitt (LHS) | LUMICON | Alan G. Gorski (TVS) Project ASTRO (ASP) |
| 1996 | Dennis LeClert (SAS) | Edna DeVore (SETI Institute) | Meade Instruments | Joe Disch (MDAS) |
| 1997 | Chuck Vaughn (Tri-Valley) | David Morrison (NASA Ames) | Telrad-- Steve Kufeld | Nancy Kassover (Happy Valley School, Lafayette) |
| 1998 | Steve Overholt (SFAA and WMAC) | Chris McKay (NASA Ames) | Tectron Telescopes (Tom Clark) | SETI Institute (Seth Shostak) |
| 1999 | Denni Frerichs (WAA, FPOA) | Peter Jenniskens (SETI) | Crazy Ed Optical (Ed Erbeck; SJAA) | Mt. Tam Interpretive Association |
| Year | Amateur | Professional | Commercial | Special |
| 2000 | Mike Ryan (SMAS) | Alex Filippenko (UC Berkeley) | Rainbow Optics (Jim Badura) | EAS Rachel (20" refractor) Restoration Team: Denni Frerichs, Kevin Medlock, Carter Roberts, Don Saito, and Ken Swagerty |
| 2001 | Alane Alchorn (TVS) and Jeff Baldwin (SAS) | Dr. Michael D. Reynolds (Chabot Space & Science Center) | Al Nagler (Tele Vue) | Hercules Stargazers |
| 2002 | Jane Houston Jones (Sidewalk Astronomers) | Robert Naeye (ASP) | Bob Fies (Aluminum Coating) (SMCAS) | Jim Van Nuland (SJAA) |
| 2003 | Marni Berendsen (MDAS) | Steve Craig (Morrison Planetarium) | Marshall Smith (Orion Telescopes and Binoculars) | Kirsten Vanstone (Morrison Planetarium) |
| 2004 | Jim Scala (MDAS) | Debra Fischer (UCB & SFSU astronomer) | Maurice & Sam Sweiss (Scope City) | Morris Jones (SFAA,SJAA,FPOA) |
| 2005 | Mike Koop (SJAA) | Darryl Stanford (CSM & SFSU astronomer) | Vic Maris (StellarVue) | Marshal Merriam (MDAS) |
| 2006 | Ken Frank (SFAA and Scope City) |
Scott Sandford (NASA Stardust Mission) |
Coronado | Jeff Adkins (Deer Valley High School, Antioch, CA) |
| 2007 | Michael Portuesi (SFAA and SF Sidewalk Astronomers) | Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy) | Plettstone Telescopes (Michelle Stone) |
Dean Drumheller, CSM |
Notes: The first awards for Commercial were not given until 1983,
Special used to be "Special" - 1979, 1969, but now its annual.
A.S.--Astronomical Society
ALPO--Aassociation of Lunar and Planetary Observers
ASP--Astronomical Society of the Pacific
CEA--Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics
COSC--Chabot Observatory and Science Center
CSM--College of San Mateo
EAS--Eastbay Astronomical Society
ETIU--Everything in the Universe
FPOA--Fremont Peak Observatory Association
LHS--Lawrence Hall of Science (UCB)
MDAS--Mt Diablo Astronomical Society
MTO--Mount Tam Observers
RTMC--Riverside Telescope Makers Conference
SAS--Stockton Astronomical Society
SETI--Search for Terrestrial Intelligence
SFAA--San Francisco Astronomical Association
SFSWA--San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers
SFSU--San Francisco State University
SJ Delta Coll--San Joachin Delta College
SJAA--San Jose Astronomical Association
SMAS--San Mateo Astronomical Society
SVAS--Sonoma Valley Astronomical Society
TMW--Telescope Makers Workshop
TVS--Tri-Valley Stargazers
UCB--University of California, Berkeley
WAA--Western Amateur Astronomers
WMAC--West Marin Astronomy Club
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