Membership
How To Join
If you would like to join, please contact the club via our email address: basingstokeas.org.uk@gmail.com
Membership fees - Society membership subscription is £20.00 per year for individuals and £35 for couples.
Tea and coffee are provided free of charge.
Guests are welcome, we do ask guests for a contribution of £3 per visit toward the cost of room hire.
Please note that for insurance reasons we are not able to accommodate unaccompanied minors at our meetings. Guests and members under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. We do not charge a membership fee for minors but the responsible adult must join the society.
As well as having access to a wealth of knowledge from other society members being a member gives you access to the following.
Loan Equipment
Telescopes
We have a pair of 150mm diameter Dobsonian telescopes that we use at outreach events but members can also borrow them to find their way around the night sky.
Solar Telescope
Not all astronomy takes place at night, you can learn a lot by looking at our own nearest star.
So why not borrow the society solar scope for a couple of weeks and study our sun in safety?
Canon 600D DSLR Camera, Vixen Polarie Star Tracker & Tripod
Astrophotography need not involve complex hardware setup. This simple device mounts to a conventional camera tripod to ensure smooth tracking of the sky for long exposures. We supply you the tripod, camera and remote control. The only thing we can't guarantee is a clear sky!
All the above items of kit and many more can be borrowed through the society library.
Library
The library which is available at all meeting includes books and DVD's to cater for all abilities.
Feel free to to browse and sign out any publication for as long as you want.
(Obviously if the item you have on loan is in high demand you may need to return it sooner).