The Astronomical League is composed of over two hundred and forty local amateur astronomical societies from all across the United States. These organizations form one of the largest amateur astronomical organizations in the world.
The basic goal of the League is to encourage an interest in astronomy (and especially amateur astronomy) throughout America. Many people have seen pictures of the other planets in our Solar System from spacecraft, but have no idea that they too can see these objects with a telescope. We want people to get access to telescopes, whether it is through their local astronomical society, school, or their own instruments, and use them to view the beauty in the heavens.
The mission of the Astronomical League is to promote the science of Astronomy. The major benefit of belonging to this organization is receiving the quarterly newsletter, The Reflector, which keeps you in touch with amateur activities all over the country. The chance to meet the people you read about there occurs during our annual National Convention, or at one of the ten regional conventions that the AL sponsors.
Since the SLAS is a member society in the Astronomical League, each of our members is automatically an AL member, and receives the quarterly magazine