I live in a very small city that doesn't have an astonomy club and would like to get some ideas on how to start one. Does anyone charge dues, what activities do you recommend, stuff like that. Any help is greatly appreciated!
2007-06-22 09:50:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Hi. Here is a site to give you some ideas: http://www.nsaac.org/default.htm Great idea and lots of fun, especially star parties!
2007-06-22 09:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting a club started takes a little organization. It helps to find someplace to meet for free...my club meets in the community room of a local supermarket. Print up some flyers announcing a first meeting, and put them up on school, church, and community notice boards. Make it clear that this is a first meeting and that everyone is welcome, whether they know anything about astronomy or not. You don't really need a program for the first meeting, but it might be good to bring a telescope and some good books to get people talking. My club doesn't yet charge any dues, but if you offer coffee and cookies you might put out a donation jar to cover expenses like that. In my experience there are many people in any community inerested in astronomy, and just dying to find other people who share their interest. During the first meeting, you might see if anyone is willing to give a short talk at the next meeting, perhaps on a particular constellation or planet. Good luck!
2007-06-22 14:14:43 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would like to start a similar thing in my town but i'm a little shy tob e starting a group like that, lol. especially sicne i don't really know what we would do.
i'm thinking that maybe put up posters with your number on them saying if you're interested in astronomy call me. then when you have a few names meet them and see what they think. maybe just meeting once a week and discussing astronomical findings would work, or taking out telescopes, or a mixture of the two. or just naked eye stargazing.
as for dues, at first i don't think there would be any dues. but if the group gets bigger then you might need to charge dues just to pay for a place to meet in or snacks for the meetings or something.
if your club gets really ambitious you could all chip in together for a nice big telescope, assuming someone has a place to keep it, lol.
these are just ideas, hope your club works out, let me know how it goes, if yours works it might give me enough courage to make my own, lol.
2007-06-22 10:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Tim C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My physics teacher in high school was really into astronomy. Maybe you could get him or her to help out, and maybe post a flyer in the class.
If the teacher is really backing you, maybe they could offer extra credit points to the class members that join and help out with your group activities and meetings.
Activites should of course be based on star gazing, so maybe you need to brush up on identifying constellations, and get a good sturdy telescope. To raise money, I would sell beer on star gazing trips, but only to adults. This could help build up some cash for more telescopes, maybe some other books and subscriptions, etc. make it as much a social gathering as a learning experience.
2007-06-22 12:45:39 · answer #4 · answered by Will G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-07 05:48:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋