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If you are interested in attending the member events of Tampereen Ursa, you can apply for a membership. There is no minimum age for membership. However, note that all activities are mostly in Finnish, but usually the staff responsible can provide English translations as needed.
Membership classes
Membership classes
There are two membership classes in Tampereen Ursa:
Annual Member, the regular personal membership
Supporting membership, either a person, a legal entity or a company that wants to support our operations.
To become a member, fill out the application!
After completing the membership application you will receive email once your application has been approved. Membership fees for each year will be set in late spring, so existing members get their membership fee invoices usually in April-May timeframe.
The same page works when you update your contact information, such as the email address. For this reason, remember your username and password to access the page later. Maintaining up -to -date information is essential, as the weekly bulletins will be sent to the email address you provided.
You are most welcome to join our merry stargazers!
Connections to the association and vice versa
Connections to the association and vice versa
When you join the association you have provided an email address. We will send invoices to the address you will notify, but in addition to the weekly announcement of future activities. During the summer season, when there are fewer events, bulletins are only sent when there is something to be informed!
In order to get the most out of membership and stay up to date with what's going on in the association, you can join the email lists. The association has two lists, the purpose of which is slightly different. However, each list publishes important announcements on invitations, events, presentations and courses and member evenings.
taursa-l is an official information list. This list generally addresses only newsletters related to association activities. To join you by sending an email to
Similarly, resignation from the list occurs with a message
Taursa harrastus-l is a more informal and generally reserved list. This list also publishes announcements related to the activities of the association. You can join a message to
taursa-harrastus-l+subscribe@ursa.fi.
and distinguish from the list
taursa-harrastus-l+unsubscribe@ursa.fi.
After joining the list, you can send your own messages to the list and they go to everyone on the list. You cannot send private messages on the lists.
As your email address changes, remove the old address and join your new address.
Contact information on the page contains more web addresses for sites that are Ursa's production of Tampere and very useful in your hobby. Follow them every day to your interest!
Events for members
Events for members
Tampere Ursa organizes member evenings during the winter season (from September to April). The length of the membership evening varies from hour to two depending on the program content of the evening. The time and content of the member evenings will be described in the weekly bulletin sent to all members during the term.
All members but also people who are interested in the activities of the association and possibly consider membership of the association are welcome to member evenings. You can also participate remotely on the membership evenings, and the connection address will be published for members in the weekly bulletin.
Membership evenings often offer short presentations on interesting topics, a device presentations or pictures of the observations. In the event of a clear weather, we go to the telescope to see the current starry sky!
During the winter season, we organize a month's lectures once per month in suitable premises in the center of Tampere, for example, in Laiku, a cultural center.
Monthly lectures are free for anyone interested!
Blogs provide information
Blogs provide information
The association publishes a number of blogs focused on different topics that are readable by all members and can participate in pictures and text. Blogs are in Finnish, but you can translate them to your own language with a link on the page.
Blogs addresses can be found on the Yhteystiedot page!
Guidance and advice
Guidance and advice
Members of the association may request guidance and advice on the purchase and use of telescopes or other equipment, for example. Usually, the things you ask are interested in many other members, so they can be expressed at member evenings. Ask bravely!
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