Membership Categories and Benefits

Membership benefits include:  subscription to the monthly newsletter, certificate eligibility for the EAAA Education Program, "loan" equipment for $1.00 per month, activities and informational meetings that advance knowledge of astronomy and equipment use, and membership and benefits as accorded to members of the Astronomical League and SERAL (the South East Region of the Astronomical League) which includes certificate programs in their "Observe" programs and subscription to any publications such as the AL "Reflector" or the SERAL newsletter.

Correspondent Membership benefits include a subscription to the monthly EAAA newsletter, and Astronomical League membership with the above mentioned subscriptions and observing program certificate benefits.  

Regular and Family Membership.....$24.00
Student and Senior Membership.....$12.00

Visitors, Welcome!

if you are planning a visit to the Pensacola / northwest Florida area, and would like to participate in a stargaze, you are welcome to join in any EAAA activities, including stargazes at dark sky sites, or club meetings.
Maps of the location of Pensacola Junior College and the PJC Planetarium can be provided for those who might be visiting Pensacola at a time when the club is having a general meeting or a publicized event. For a map locating Escambia Amateur Astronomers' Association, please send an SASE to:

MAP:
Dr. Wayne Wooten
Physical Science Department
1000 College Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32504

Club Activities

EAAA activities include: regular stargazes at dark sky sites; hosting the Fort Pickens Sky Interpretation sessions bi-weekly each summer; school presentations; Astronomy and Space Exploration Merit Badge counseling for Boy Scouts of America; organized, public lunar or solar eclipse watches; Young Astronaut Chapter 1578; comet watches (when practical); Earth Day/Astronomy Day displays, and various other activities which include two social events per year--a Perseid picnic in the second week of August, and a December Christmas party that includes a "covered dish" social and the distribution of presents to children age 12 and under.
Occasionally, the EAAA has been asked to take pledges for Public Television as a community service.  The club occasionally takes on humanitarian or educational projects.

Special events will be listed with all pertinent information on the "Events" page of this site.


The EAAA also has a valuable Education Program that introduces new amateurs to basic astronomical concepts, and is a good beginning for a workable knowledge of astronomical procedures.  After the initial open book test, points are awarded for participation in various activities to advance through the various levels and attain the corresponding certificate of completion.  

Monthly Newsletter

The monthly newsletter, The Meteor, is distributed to a membership approaching 200, and to approximately 200 correspondent clubs, schools, civic and scientific organizations, and individuals. The subscription cost  is $10.00, and may be mailed to club Treasurer, Jim Larduskey at 4660 Shannon Circle, Pensacola, Florida 32504.

Club Meeting Schedule

Club meeting weeks change each year, depending on the phase of the moon.  Club meetings fall on the Friday with the most occurrences of Full Moon during that time frame.  This allows for more observing events during New Moon phase, without the interference of a club meeting taking up observing time.

The annual meeting schedule is listed (in red) at the top of this page.

Club meetings include a business session and a program.  Programs are varied, and may include lectures with instructional information, show-and-tell sessions (astrophotography, or other), special guest lectures, or panel discussions.

General meeting announcements will be located at the top of this page.
Occasionally, the club holds meetings at sites other than Pensacola Junior College.  The information on changes will be found at the top of this page under the general information for the annual schedule.

Vice-President
Steve Self

 (251)-621-1794

 

Secretary
Sharon Bogart

 (850) 983-9860