TAC - AL is a club, but one that only exists on the Internet. TAC - AL does not go observing, have physical meetings, etc.

TAC - AL will help you build local observing groups that provide a better, richer, astronomical community. Astronomical observing is the primary interest of TAC - AL.

TAC - AL

The Internet Astronomy Club

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TAC - AL allows you to receive the benefits of full membership in the Astronomical League.

DUES:

Total cost is just $5.00 per person annually.

The entire $5.00 you pay for membership in TAC - AL goes to pay your yearly dues in the Astronomical League. TAC - AL earns no income from your membership. The current fiscal year for the AL is July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.

BENEFITS

• Full membership in the Astronomical League.
• All of the Astronomical League's observing programs and awards are available through TAC - AL, and you will receive The Reflector, the quarterly publication of the Astronomical League. See too WHERE ARE WE GOING, below.
• Support from members of TAC in setting up local mailing lists and web-pages for your observing group.

WHO CAN JOIN?

TAC - AL accepts membership from anybody, anywhere, that would like to join, help promote the concept of TAC, and become a member of the Astronomical League.

WHAT IS TAC - AL?

We are an Internet astronomy club, established to promote use of the Internet between amateur astronomers. The Internet facilitates communication and coordination between amateur astronomers in close geographic proximity to each other, much in the way The Astronomy Connection (TAC) in the San Francisco Bay area has developed.

TAC... TAC - AL.... WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?

TAC - AL is not affiliated with TAC.

TAC is not a club. TAC does not collect dues or any other fees. TAC is nothing more than a way for active observational amateur astronomers to find, stay in touch and observe with each other.

TAC - AL is a club, collects dues, corresponds with the Astronomical League, provides observing programs, publications and support in starting up organizations based on TAC.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Being an entirely new organization, it can be expected that TAC - AL will grow, and add some new and interesting features. One idea that has been discussed is an observer's publication, featuring new and authoritative articles contributed by individuals with unique abilities in various segments of the observing community. This idea already has some good support.

Ideas on how to better serve our own hobby are very welcome... you can e-mail them to us at the address on the bottom of this page. Join TAC - AL and help us grow!

TO JOIN TAC - AL:

Send a check for $5.00, payable to:

Jamie Dillon
24 Nacional Street
Salinas, CA 93901

In the memo section, write TAC - AL

When you send your check, be sure to include your:

Full Name
Mailing Address
Telephone number

The above address is for TAC - AL, not the Astronomical League. Jamie Dillon will act as TAC - AL's "AL-COR" (Astronomical League Coordinator), and collect dues. The deposits will go into a personal account, then a single check will be written out for each batch of dues, which is the method requested by A.L. office manager Mitch Glaze.

If you have any questions, please contact us here

OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP:

Former TAC-AL emeritus members holding awards -

Astronomical League Observing Clubs
(M) is the Messier Certificate for 70 objects
(Mh) is the Honorary Messier Certificate for all 110 objects
(H) is the Herschel 400 Certificate
(H2) is the Herschel II Program, real masochism