Membership

Membership of BAS

As a member you will share your interest with many other keen amateur astronomers extending from the Southern Downs to the Sunshine Coast, and beyond.  You will also have access to all our members-only and public events conducted at our Warwick, Calvert and Maleny facilities.  Members may also utilise our range of astronomy equipment available for hire.

Membership Fees

– Full member $30.00
– Full Family membership $36.00
– Concession membership (Student and Pensioner) $18.00

The membership year is 1st January, and renewal is due on 31st December each year.

However, if you pay after October 1st you membership will carry through to December 31st the following year

Membership Application Steps and Payment

Two simple options:

1- Pay online through your bank by direct deposit. (Just make sure to insert your name in the payment description box eg, JillSmith) And then send an email to membership@bas.asn.au telling us you have renewed your membership.

Our bank details are:

Account name: Brisbane Astronomical Society Inc
Bank: Bank of Queensland
BSB: 124030
Account Number: 10168155

2- Pay online with a credit card via our Trybooking membership portal.  Click the following BAS Trybooking membership link:  https://www.trybooking.com/DJGEK

Or aim your phone camera at the following QR Code for BAS 2026 membership payments.

Once you have completed the Trybooking payment process, please also send an email to membership@bas.asn.au and let us know.  Trybooking doesn’t always let us know a payment has been made.

BAS Observer – September 2019

BAS Observer – September 2019

In this edition:
• Club Activities
• September–October Events
• The Pluto Controversy
• Queensland Astrofest 2019
• A 3-D Printed Telescope
• The Sky in September
• Springfield Lakes State School Night
• Equipment for Sale
• BAS Information
• Hubble’s Portrait of Star’s Gaseous Glow

BAS Observer – July 2019

BAS Observer – July 2019

In this edition:
Club Activities
• July–August Events
• End Times for Eta Carinae?
• Apollo 11 Anniversary
• Scenic Rim Star Party Image Gallery
• The ‘Warm’ Glow of Uranus’s Rings
• Interesting Times Indeed
• Titan’s ‘Bathtub Rings’
• Heart Almost Earth (Part Two)
• The Sky in July
• Equipment for Sale
• BAS Information
• NASA’s WFIRST Mission Completes Review

BAS Observer – June 2019

BAS Observer – June 2019

In this edition:
• Club Activities
• June–July Events
• The EHT – a Planet-wide Telescope
• Harding’s Paddock – April
• Warwick Gliding Club – May
• University Funding Interest in Russell Island Observatory
• Shrinking Moon May Be Generating Moonquakes
• Heart Almost Earth (Part One)
• The Sky in June
• Equipment for Sale
• Bas Information
• Pan-STARRS Sky Survey

BAS Observer – April 2019

BAS Observer – April 2019

In this edition:
• Club Activities
• April–May Events
• Polluting the Night Sky . . . with Billboards!
• Dust Lanes
• Brisbane Street Science
• A New Dark-sky Site?
• Why Do We Mourn Our Space Robots?
• Australasian Dark Sky Alliance
• Eighty-three Ancient Quasars Discovered
• The Sky in April
• Equipment for Sale
• BAS Information
• Stunning Image of W40 Star-forming Region

BAS Observer – February 2019

BAS Observer – February 2019

In this edition:
• Club Activities
• February–March Events
• Opportunity Mars Mission Officially Ends
• Look Up! A Meteor Showers Guide for 2019
• Eris
• France Adopts Light Pollution Policy
• A Deep, Faint Observation at Queensland Astrofest
• The Sky in February
• Equipment for Sale
• BAS Information
• Would You Like Salt with Your Star, Madam?

BAS Observer – November 2018

BAS Observer – November 2018

In this edition:
• Club Activities
• November–December Events
• A Fond Farewell to the Kepler Mission
• Traffic Authorities
• Dark Skies at Warwick Gliding Club
• Hubble Spies Glittering Star Cluster in LMC
• The Sky in November
• Equipment for Sale
• BAS Information
• Magnetic Fields May Be Key to Black Hole Activity

BAS Observer – September 2018

BAS Observer – September 2018

In this edition:
• Club Activities
• Credit Where Credit’s Due?
• BAS Thanked in School Newsletter
• September–October Events
• Harding’s Paddock – August
• The Sixth Planet
• Queensland Astrofest 2018
• The Sky in September
• Equipment for Sale
• BAS Information
• A Piercing Eye Stares Back at Hubble

BAS Observer – August 2018

BAS Observer – August 2018

In this edition:
• Club Activities
• August–September Events
• July Star-BQ Nights
• Astrophotographer of the Year Contest
• Absolutely Absurd
• Hayabusa2 Closes in on Asteroid Ryugu
• The Sky in August
• Equipment for Sale
• School Night Images of Saturn and Jupiter
• BAS Information
• The Sun’s Gusty Wind