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Interested in Becoming a Member?
Written by Web Administrator Thursday, 25 October 2007 07:02
Membership in the Lethbridge Astronomy Society is open to anyone interested in astronomy and related topics. Members enjoy such benefits as:
- Regular monthly meetings from September to June (except December)
- Access to Centre facilities and resources such as libraries and telescopes
- Regular monthly member activity nights
- Classes and workshops with topics relevant to astronomy
- Lectures and sessions from professional astronomers and authors
- Access to member exclusive sections of this web site
Annual memberships (September to August) are:
Regular Member (must be 18 years or older): $50.00
Spousal Member (must be a spouse or partner of a Regular Member): $25.00
Associate Member (must be 14 or older: $25.00
In addition, there are two special classes of membership:
Life Member: An award given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the Society and who is a member or a past member of the Society.
Honourary Member: An Honourary Membership is an award given to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the Society or to astronomy and/or space science and who is not a member or has never been a member of the Society.
New members can join by attending any regular general meeting (see Calendar of Events ) or by completing the Membership Form (click here).
Did You Know..
Many people think they have to purchase expensive equipment in order to be an astronomer. Fortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. The best tool for observing the night sky is the human eye. With your eyes, you can see things such as planets, stars, constellations, meteor showers, the aurora, and for those in reasonably dark sites, other galaxies such as the Andromeda Galaxy.
The next best piece of equipment for viewing the night sky are binoculars. With a simple set of binoculars, you can see details on the moon, deep space objects such as the Orion Nebula, large star clusters such as the Pleides or the Hyades and comets.