Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc.	Member Astronomical League	Member International Dark-Sky Association
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No knowledge of astronomy needed and no equipment necessary! Current AAC members include both beginning star gazers and more advanced amateurs. All ages are welcome. « Download a Club Brochure (pdf file—requires 8.5"x14" paper to print) »

Member Benefits FirstLight club's bimonthly newsletter Note: Beginning 2011 FirstLight will become entirely electronic (pdf) and only available on-line* The Reflector, quarterly newsletter of the Astronomical League Subscription reductions to Sky & Telescope Magazine and Astronomy Magazine Use of club telescopes,** observing sites, monthly star parties and library materials Free classified ads in the club's newsletter *Members will receive a user ID and password by e-mail after dues paid to access the on-line issues of FirstLight.   If you do not receive a user ID and password, contact the AAC treasurer (e-mail: treasurer "at" floridastars "dot" org) **Telescopes club owns include: 8" SCT Celestron, 8" Dobsonian Orion XT, 6" Dobsonian scope & 17.5" Dobsonian RLT ("Rather Large Telescope") but instruments subject to change.

To Join


• Print out membership form (requires Adobe Reader—see below)
  
• Fill out membership form
• Make check out (U.S. Currency) to Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc. for dues (see dues structure below)
  (New members' dues pro-rated according to number of months left in calendar year)
• Add an optional supporting contribution if you desire (see note below about optional contributions)
  
• Mail completed form and check for club dues and optional contribution to:

  Treasurer Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc. P.O. Box 141591 Gainesville FL 32614-1591 USA Note: The AAC has a new P.O. Box and Zip Code (starting Oct. 22, 2008) E-mail treasurer "at" floridastars.org

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DUES CATEGORIES (2009)

AAC membership allows voting rights and election to club offices for the primary applicant and each included Associate membership SELECT ONE Dues Category Under EITHER: A. Individual or B. Dual/Family (includes one Associate membership). CHECK Additional Associates under C. Other if you want other family members to have voting rights. A. Individual 1 B. Dual/Family 1, 2 C. Other Member $28.00 Member $40.00 Additional Associates $12.00 each Senior 3 $20.00 Senior 3 $32.00 Full-time Student 4 $12.00 Supporter 5 $60.00 Supporter 5 $72.00 Benefactor 5 $100.00 Benefactor 5 $112.00 Addition Contributions Welcome 5 New member proration: Remit 50% dues between July 1 – Sept. 30. Remit full dues after Oct. 1 (will be applied toward following year). _______________________ 1 Membership includes Astronomical League membership (including one subscription to Reflector Magazine), and one subscription to club's electronic newsletter (pdf) FirstLight. The AAC is a member of the International Dark-Sky Association; please consider individual enrollment. 2 Includes one Associate membership with voting privileges. 3 Eligible seniors are 62 years or older. (Seniors can still select regular membership!) 4 Student membership also includes the on-line subscription to FirstLight. 5 The AAC is exempt from federal income tax (IRS Code, Sect. 501). Contributions to the AAC may be tax deductible. See your tax advisor. SUPPORTER AND BENEFACTOR CATEGORIES: AAC dues barely cover the club's newsletter and incidental costs. The AAC encourages members to make an extra (optional) contributions to help sustain club functions by becoming a Supporter or Benefactor. The Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc. is incorporated as a publicly supported, not for profit organization, and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. Optional contributions may be deductible to the extent the law allows. For more information contact the Treasurer or another club officer. Members receive club's bimonthly on-line newsletter in pdf form (FirstLight), The Reflector (quarterly newsletter of the Astronomical League), and subscription reductions to Sky and Telescope and Astronomy Magazine.

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