Purpose of the association is promoting the development of astronomical science, their teaching and outreach in community.
PTA is involved in publishing astronomical books, as well as popular science magazine Urania - Postępy Astronomii.
PTA is also a producer of a TV series Astronarium about astronomy and space.
Current President of PTA is Marek Sarna[3] and number of members is around 280.
[4][5] Since 2003, the Polish Astronomical Society has been presenting scientists with the Bohdan Paczyński Medal for significant contributions to astronomy and astrophysics[6] as well as the Włodzimierz Zonn Prize (since 1983) for popularizing the knowledge of the universe.