A. Anyone with an interest in astronomy including beginners, amateurs, educators, or professionals. Visitors are welcome.
A. The regular meeting of the Auburn Astronomical Society is on the first Friday of each month, in room 215, of the Aerospace Engineering building, on the main campus of Auburn University at 8:00pm. Dark-sky observing is scheduled for the weekend nearest the new moon of each month.
A. The city of Auburn is easily accessible from highways I-85,
U.S. 29, Alabama 14, and several county roads. The campus is located in
the center of Auburn near the main intersection of the city at South College
Street and West Magnolia Avenue, also know as "Toomer's Corner".
The Aerospace Engineering building (designated as building "4" on the
map) is located in the same block as Samford Hall, the Auburn University
landmark, on South College Street in Auburn. The location of room 215 is
shown. Parking is at the rear of the building (west side). Entrances to
the parking lot are from Thach St. or West Magnolia Ave. Turn into the
parking lot opposite the "Golden Arches" on W. Magnolia, one half block
from Toomer's corner.
A. The meeting atmosphere is informal. The program opens with input from the members sharing what they've done, reports from recent star parties, astrophotos, objects observed, new telescope or accessory reviews, book reviews, or news of recent astronomical discoveries. The program can range from astronomy related videos, astronomy software demonstrations, and how-to programs presented by our members, to programs given by invited professional astronomers.
AAS President, Rhon Jenkins, goes over upcoming events of interest for the members.
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 Dr. Rhonald Jenkins, Robert Rock, Dr. Sarma Mukkamala, Russell Whigham, Dr. Jim Mclaughlin, and Tom McGowan following Dr. Mukkamala's presentation on binary stars. |
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A. While the Auburn Astronomical Society has several members who are affiliated with the university and we enjoy a cordial relationship with students and faculty, our organization is not directly affiliated with the university.
A. Twenty dollars per year; ten dollars for students. See the Auburn Astronomical Society Membership Application Form
A. Advantages include:
- Access to others who share your interest in astronomy.
- Access to a wide variety of telescopes.
- Access to experienced amateurs who are eager to share their skills and expertise.
- Discounts on 2 to 10% on purchases from Oceanside Photo & Telescope . AAS member discount number is 70003
- Discounts on subscriptions for Astronomy and Sky & Telescope magazines.
- Access to a safe dark-sky location for observing.
- Access to the society's extensive video tape and DVD library.
- Access to the society's 8-inch "loaner" telescope and Hydrogen-alpha solar scope.
- Because the Auburn Astronomical Society is affiliated with the Astronomical League members are entitled to enjoy all of the benefits afforded to League members, including quarterly issues of The Reflector.
- Newsletters with news of upcoming events. E-mail reminders of scheduled events and special notices of late-breaking astro-news.