The American Association of Amateur Astronomers offers you the following benefits of membership

• Subscription to the AAAA's quarterly newsletter The American Astronomer; news for you and by you.
• Privilege of publishing your astrophotos, articles, and news items on the AAAA web page.
• Special publications for the beginning stargazer, yours free.
• Full membership in the Astronomical League, a federation of 232 astronomy clubs, with over 16,000 members nationwide.
• Subscription to the Astronomical League's quarterly magazine, The REFLECTOR.
• Club discount on major astronomical magazines, books, and other publications.
• Periodic notification of major events like star parties (Texas Star Party, Nebraska Star Party, Winter Star Party, etc.), national observatory activities, and general goings-on in the amateur astronomy community.

Free Membership Kit When You Join the AAAA

New members to the AAAA, upon joining, will receive in the mail a Membership Packet to help get started in astronomy and become acquainted with the AAAA and its services. This packet contains the following items.

• The AAAA booklet A Primer for the Beginning Stargazer.
• The booklet Getting Started in Astronomy by Sky & Telescope Magazine.
• The flyer Choosing Your First Telescope from Sky Publishing.
• The latest issue of the AAAA's newsletter The American Astronomer.
• A list of products available from Astronomical League Sales.
• Requirements for all Astronomical League Observing Programs.
• The flyers for the Binocular Messier Club and the Urban Club.
• Free AAAA logo ballpoint pen - suitable for filling out observing logs.

Observing Programs

Messier Club - 70 object and 110 object levels for the telescope.
Herschel Club - 400 deep sky objects for the telescope.
Herschel II Club - 400 more challenge deep-sky objects for the telescope.
Binocular Messier Club - 50 of the best Messier objects for binoculars.
Deep Sky Binocular Club - 60 additional deep sky objects for binoculars.
Southern Skies Binocular Club - 50 of the finest objects in the Southern Hemisphere.
Double Star Club - 100 of the finest double & multiple stars in the heavens.
Lunar Club - 100 features on the moon for naked eye, binoculars, and telescope.
Meteor Club - observe a series of meteor showers, and record your observations for ALPO.
Sunspotters Club - observe and study sunspots and their cycles.
Arp Peculiar Galaxy Club - CCD image or observe 100 Arp galaxies.
Urban Club - observe 100 objects in heavily light-polluted areas.
Asteroid Club - learn to identify and observe asteroids and minor planets.
Universe Sampler - a journey through the universe for the beginner.
Planetary Club - 27 selected projects to introduce the pleasures of planetary observing.

More clubs will be added as we go. We will have a club to meet every individual's interest in this wonderful hobby of ours.

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