Being a member of The Leeds Astronomical Society is a great way to improve you knowledge of the solar system, meet experts in the field as well as making life long friends with the same intrests as you do.

Membership includes:

  • Access to a full program of monthly meetings with visiting speakers.
  • Take part in visits to observatories and other places of astronomical interest.
  • Take part in observing sessions with other members of the society which are regularly on offer.
  • Access to various magazine and reduction schemes through our membership to the associations we are linked with.
  • Free subscription to the society's quarterly magazine Nebula.

As a member, you get full access to:

  • Orion 8in Dobsonian telescope
  • Meade LX90 8in telescope
  • Various eyepieces (including TeleVue Nagler)
  • Giant 20x80 binoculars
  • Solarscope (Educational Version)
  • 3in Refractor
  • 60mm Refractor
  • A number of Astronomy literature

How to join:

If you are interested in joining the society, just come along to a meeting to listen to a talk and meet some of the members. Talk to our treasurer about joining. You are welcome to come to one or two meetings before joining.

We look forward to seeing you!