The Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy is a polish scientific foundation which aim is to support polish astronomy by: financing research, founding stipends, propagation of an astronomical knowledge

Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...

 in the society and activation and stimulation of the astronomical community.

The Copernicus foundation is headquartered in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland and Prof. Marcin Kubiak

Marcin Kubiak

Prof Marcin Antoni Kubiak, PhD - an Polish astrophysicist, obtained his professorship title in 25 April 1994. Member of Committee of Astronomy of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a member of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment , co-discoverer of many extrasolar planetary systems...

 is the chairman of the organization. The Copernicus Foundation is a publisher of an Acta Astronomica

Acta Astronomica

Acta Astronomica is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy and astrophysics. It was founded in 1925 by the Polish astronomer Tadeusz Banachiewicz. Initially, the journal published articles in Latin, later English, French, and German were added as allowed journal languages. Today, all...

- a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy and astrophysics.