Association of Friends of Astronomy, known by the abbreviation AFA, is a society of amateur astronomers and other interested individuals, based in Goa, India.

It has a public astronomical observatory that is set up on the terrace of Junta House, then the tallest building in Panjim city.

Besides Panjim, where the observatory is located, they conduct programmes in Vasco da Gama, Mapusa, Porvorim, Margao[1] and Canacona.

[4] AFA's publications include Astronomy Simplified, a Concise Info Booklet and their periodical, Via Lactea, which translates to Milky Way in Latin.

[4] AFA worked with the Directorate of Education in Goa and was successful in introducing Astronomy as a subject in schools for classes 9 and 10.