Membership

New Member Information

Most activities of ASEM are free and open to the public.  The main restrictions are the catered annual picnic and use of club equipment.

Becoming a Member not only supports our mission, but provides tangible benefits for you as well.  Among these are:

• Associate with others interested in astronomy

• Regularly scheduled meetings (see our main web page for times and locations)

  • Monthly General Meeting--second Saturday

  • Special Interest Group Meetings

    • • DigitalSIG--devoted to imaging --third Tuesday

      • DIY-ATM--devoted to building & improving your equipment--last Wednesday

      • Beginner--devoted to increasing your comfort level--first Thursday

  • Informal sessions with others at dark sky locations

• Opportunities to learn and personal growth

• Opportunities to share your knowledge and help others (many members consider this to be the best benefit to them)

• Observing programs

• Classes in advanced subjects

• Advanced Internet Services

• • Free email account yourname@asemonline.org (almost 7,000 MB to store mail)

• • Free personal calendar synced with ASEM's official calendar

• • Free personal web site for Astronomical content (500 MB of storage)

• • Free use of on-line word processor, spread sheet, presentation program

  • Free access to Google Photos/Albums and Google+

• Membership in the Astronomical League

• Quarterly Newsletter The Reflector

• Discounts on Astronomy books from the Book Store

• Participation in Regional and National Conventions

• Observing programs/awards

• Use of Alliance facilities and equipment. See partial list of available equipment.

• Discounts on Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazine subscriptions (thru Night Sky Network)

• Discounts on bulk purchases of astronomical items.

• Email discussion lists (stay in touch with up-to-the minute discussions)

  • St Louis Area.                 Open Discussion     https://groups.io/g/STLAstronomy

(Public Welcome)

• •  ASEMDigitalSIG         Astrophotography https://groups.io/g/ASEMDigitalSIG

(Public Welcome)

• •  ASEM_DIY-ATM_SIG    Making, building, & modifying equipment  https://groups.io/g/ASEM-DIY

(Public Welcome)

• •  Broemmelsiek_Observatory_Users Broemmelsiek Park use and issues     https://groups.io/g/BroemmelsiekObservatoryUsers

(Members only)

• Personal Web site
  
  Use form below to apply for membership

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