The Gordon Myers Amateur Achievement Award, known until 2018 as the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, is one of nine annual astronomical awards managed by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
"[1] The contributions can be done in the fields of both observational astronomy or astronomical technologies.
Candidates can be nominated by any member of the astronomical community (with the exception of the nominees themselves and their families) and the nominations should be accompanied by other letters of support.
The winners are selected by the Awards Committee appointed by the Board of Directors.
The committee have the right not to award any of the nominees if they do not consider their achievements exceptional enough,[1] which has already happened several times.