About the Calumet Astronomical Society, Inc.

CAS Meetings

NOTE:  The meeting dates are sometimes changed due to holidays or meeting room availability, so please check the Events page for the date and times of upcoming meetings and for maps.

General Meetings

The CAS general meetings are now held at the Lake County Convention & Visitor's Bureau Welcome Center  in Hammond, Indiana, located at Kennedy Avenue just south of I-80/94.  See MAPS in the Events page of this web site.  The CAS general meetings are held at 7:30pm on the second Monday of each month. Visitors are welcome to attend. At general meetings, we have a program and other educational activities, announcements, share observing experiences, and have time to meet other members. Other than our yearly elections, no business takes place at these meetings.

Board Meetings

The CAS board meetings are still held at Purdue, in room 301 of the SFLC (library bldg.) on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:30.  Visitors and members may attend but only members of the Board may participate in business.  No social activities take place at these meetings.

CAS Activities

The CAS holds public star parties and educational programs throughout the year. Events include public viewing sessions at Lemon Lake County Park near Cedar Lake, IN and public school exhibitions to introduce youths to the wonders of astronomy.

The CAS members have organized field trips to astronomy-related sites such as observatories and museums throughout the Midwest, while some members enjoy travelling to astronomical conventions throughout North America.

Membership

• Use of the telescope and dark-sky observing site at the Roesel Observatory in North Newton County, and Friday night observing at Lemon Lake Park in Crown Point, Indiana.
• Monthly club newsletter, The Mirror
• Free use of the club's loaner telescopes for one month at a time.
• Field trips and public observing sessions
• Messier Observers program
• Leadership and Committee positions
• Monthly meetings and programs
• Access to the CAS Yahoo Group Internet Membership and private Internet email list
• Discounts on Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines (Astronomy is $34 per year, a savings of $8.95 off the regular subscription rate, and Sky & Telescope is $32.95 per year, a savings of approximately $10.95 off the regular rate.)
• Substantial discounts on books and other items ordered from Kalmbach Publishing and Sky Publishing

*Family membership includes the spouse and children under 18 living at the same address as the primary member.

Click here to download our membership application form (Adobe Acrobat PDF format requires Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later available free from Adobe at www.adobe.com).