Membership
Become Part of Southern Cross Astronomical Society
We Provide Information & Access Beyond This World.
Becoming a member or renewing your membership is easy. Select one of the options below, after entering your email, you'll be redirected to our sign up form. After completing the form, you'll be taken to our payment page at PayPal. Currently, we only accept electronic payments.
As of July 1, 2024 we will be raising our yearly membership fee to $50.00.
Along with our rate increase, we will no longer be charging the $9.00 fee to beocme a member of the Astronomical League. That membership will be included.
As a member of the Astronomical League you will recieve the quarterly Reflector Magazine.
Please go to the AL website for information on all membership benefits. Astronomical League
The option to join SCAS for 2 years has been removed as well.
For more information send an email to mail@scas.org or follow us on FaceBook.
Membership Benefits
Study Astronomy
Learn to locate Constellations like Gemini and Taurus, Double Stars like Rigel, Planets like Saturn, Galaxies like Andromeda, Nebula like the Orion Nebula, and much much more...
Learn Astrophotography with the help of experienced members
Telescopes & Access
No telescope! We have a telescope loaner program. We will teach you how to use a telescope.
You will have access to our library and to our D'Auria Observatory property in the Redlands. (Dark site near Homestead, FL)
Team Member
You may participate in Public Viewing events by helping the public view objects in telescopes and providing information about the night sky.
Support our team at Weekly viewings at the D'Auria Observatory and Bill Sadowski Park, at our Monthly solar viewings at the Miami Zoo, and other events.