DENVER ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Membership Application

Membership in The Denver Astronomical Society is open to anyone wishing to join.
Annual membership fees are $36 for adults and $12 for students

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Benefits of DAS Membership

• Learn more about astronomy and CCD imaging! Contact with over 300 professional and amateur astronomers through educational monthly meetings, the DAS Yahoo Group, public outreach activities.
• Hone your observing skills! Participate in Messier marathons, star parties, and other activities.
• Access to dark skies! Anytime access to the E.G. Kline Dark Site near Deer Trail, CO for observing & imaging.*
• Contribute Useful Data to Science. Use your skills to collect scientific data on variable & double stars, asteroids, occultations & eclipses.
• Subscription to The Denver Observer, the monthly DAS newsletter. Learn about upcoming astronomy & social events, including star parties.
• Access to the DAS Yahoo Group including the ability to post and view messages, images, and files.
• Discounted subscriptions and book offers from Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines.
• Checkout privileges for the extensive and historic collection of books and periodicals in the Chamberlin Observatory library.
• Access to several club-owned loaner telescopes for personal observing. (After 3 months of membership)
• Special social activities, including a summer picnic in July, holiday party in December, and annual banquet in March.
• Participation in public education programs, providing observing opportunities, multimedia presentations, and speakers at Chamberlin Observatory and for Front Range schools and civic groups; Space Day in the spring, Colorado Astronomy Day in the fall.
• A valuable included membership in the Astronomical League, which provides:
  • subscription to The Reflector, the AL's quarterly magazine,
  • book discounts
  • special member rate for the annual ALCON conference
  • recognition of your observing/imaging achievements and public outreach activities through access to the AL’s observing club, public outreach, and Master Observer programs
  • knowledge that you are supporting amateur astronomy and public education through national outreach activities.

* New members may use the dark site immediately, but must contact a Dark Sky Committee member for a site orientation before using the site unaccompanied by a DAS member in good standing.

Additional Information

The DAS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation and has established three tax-deductible funds:

• Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship Fund
• General Fund (includes outreach activities)
• Edmund G. Kline Dark Site Fund

To contribute to one of these funds, please see Donation section of the PayPal Store

NOTICE: All members must renew their DAS membership, effective January 1st, by March 31st of the membership year. Members who have not rejoined by March 31st will need to reactivate their membership with a New Member Application.

NEW MEMBERS: In December of their joining year, new members will receive a renewal bill for a prorated amount for their second year of membership, equal to the number of months between the month they joined and the end of their joining year, multiplied times $3.00. (For example a person who joins in July 2012 would pay only 6 months x $3 = $18.00 to renew on January 1st, 2013.)  This means that there is no benefit or penalty to postpone membership to the next calendar year. (NOTE: DAS members reactivating their membership after a delay in renewal will not receive the prorating discount.)

Questions? Feel free to ask the DAS Treasurer or Webmaster

DAS PayPal® Store

You may pay online here for
DAS new membership dues, donations,
and magazine discounts.
No need to be a PayPal member (use your regular credit or credit/debit card).

Can't pay online? Use the mail-in forms:
New Member Application and Donation Form (pdf).

FIRST submit membership dues & magazine discounts (if desired) together.
THEN submit Donations separately below.

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Membership Payment Using PayPal

1. Please enter your New Membership information here. Regular membership is $36 per year; Student membership (23 years old or less) is $12 per year. (People joining in December 2012 DO NOT have to renew in January for 2013.) 2. The DAS newsletter, The Denver Observer, is normally delivered electronically as a full-color PDF via Email notice. If you don't have adequate access to a computer, you may choose to receive a black and white version by postal mail one week later by clicking "no." 3. A printed roster will be distributed to all members who opted to have their name and contact information included when the renewal period for each year is over. You may opt to exclude your name and contact information from the roster by clicking "yes." 4. Please provide your home or cell phone number and (if you wish) your work phone. Only your home or cell phone will appear in the printed roster. PLEASE SEE MAGAZINE AND DONATION OPTIONS BELOW!	1. Select New Membership Type* Regular Membership $36.00 USD Student Membership $12.00 USD 2. Receive PDF Newsletter* Yes No 3. Exclude from Printed Roster* Yes No 4. Home or Cell Phone* Work Phone
Astronomy Club Magazine Discounts
DAS membership enables you to receive astronomy club discounts for Astronomy Magazine and Sky & Telescope. Astronomy subscriptions are handled by the DAS and should be paid to the DAS each year when renewing. Sky & Telescope club discount subscriptions are initiated or converted to club discounts by DAS. Thereafter, please renew your subscription yourself, using the mailed or online forms provided by S&T. Select more than one subscription by returning here, clicking on the magazine option and adding to cart.	Select Discount Subscription(s) Astronomy Magazine $34.00 USD Sky & Telescope $32.95 USD
Please verify your member dues and magazine discount selections here:
DAS Tax-Deductable Donations Please open a new shopping cart for donations and submit for each tax-deductible fund individually
DAS General Fund (Includes public outreach activities)	Any amount
DAS Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship Fund (Two scholarships per year to worthy graduating high school and undergraduate students in astronomy & the physical sciences)	Any amount
DAS Edmund G. Kline Dark Site Fund (Includes Brooks Observatory)	Any amount
The DAS is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit corporation