Benefits

Membership benefits and privileges

Free advice

• Sharing your common interest in astronomy with others.

• Access to members with a wealth of expertise in various aspects of amateur astronomy.

• Advice on purchasing a telescope, mount, eyepieces and other accessories.

• Advice on setting up your observing equipment.

• Advice on operating your equipment.

• Advice on maintaining  your equipment.

• Advice on upgrading your equipment.

• Occasional telescope 'workshop' evenings.

Members Private Observing Nights

• Access to members observing field nights at our two dark sky sites.

• Access to our Stargard observing site at no additional charge.

• Low cost entry to our Forest observing site.

• One free weekend per MAS financial year at The Forest dark sky observing site.

• Access to public observing nights without the need to book.

Monthly Meetings

• Regular access to monthly meetings.

• Regular guest speakers, including elite professional astronomers and experienced amateurs.

• Purchase of MAS merchandise at membership prices.

Website

• Extended website access.

• Private Messaging (PM) facility, to directly contact other members and receive messages from the President.

• Monthly newsletter.

Cost Saving

• Trade discounts at Jaycar electronics stores.

• Lower cost for observing nights at The Forest.

• Renew membership on time and avoid paying another joining fee.

• Membership fee discounts for families, students and pensioners.

• The Society's NSW Police registration, negating the need for individual registration of a laser pointer with the Police for astronomical use.

More

• Use of one of our loan telescopes (after a qualifying period).
  Annual membership identity card and name tag to display at meetings.

• Free display of members astronomical images - on website, at exhibitions and/or on collaborative DVD.

• Membership awards for 5/10/15/20/25 years continuous membership.