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To join RASC as a national Regular or Youth member, please go to the
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada -
Join Us! national website, or call the RASC National Office (from
11am-5pm Eastern time) at 416-924-7973.
All national Regular and Youth memberships (new or
renewals) are processed through the National office, not through Victoria
Centre.
National benefits:
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A copy of the Observer's Handbook, published annually
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Six issues of SkyNews - a leading Canadian
astronomy magazine |
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Six issues of the Journal - the RASC's official
publication, published in electronic format |
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Member discounts on other popular RASC items, such as the
Beginner's Observing Guide, the Observer's Calendar, and
memorabilia through the national
online store |
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Voting and running for office at the national level |
These benefits are offered to all national Regular
Members, but not to Associate members of Victoria Centre |
If you are a spouse* or child* of a national Regular member of RASC and you live in the same
residence as this member (i.e. you are "family"), you may wish to become an
Associate member of Victoria Centre.
Associate membership fees are
$25/year/person, and are processed through Victoria Centre - please contact our
Treasurer.
Victoria Centre benefits:
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Meetings - monthly
meetings featuring interesting speakers and highlights of local events
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Events - participation in
regularly scheduled local astronomical events such as
Astronomy Café, New Observer's Group,
and Public Observing at
The Centre of
the Universe |
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Participation in special events, such as
Messier Marathon,
International Astronomy Day, and our local
Star Party |
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Access to the Victoria
Centre Observatory and other local observing events
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Ten issues of Skynews, Victoria Centre's newsletter
(not to be confused with the national mag - hey, we used the name first!)
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Sharing camaraderie with your fellow members at impromptu
observing sessions and social events |
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Discussing astronomical topics and general chit chat on our
email lists |
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Access to an extensive collection of publications and
multimedia through Victoria Centre's print and video
Library |
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Free loans of Victoria Centre's telescopes for your use
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Voting and running for office at Victoria Centre
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These benefits are offered to national Regular &
Youth
members and Associate members of Victoria Centre |
