All paid members are entitled to use the observatory and the electrically equipped concrete observing pads. The observatory is located on leased private land and thus is not a public facility. The Seif Telescope may be operated only by qualified users who have completed the training program. The observatory is open at least once a month during the dark of the moon for scheduled Members' Star Parties. Impromptu star parties are scheduled at other times by qualified users when the weather permits. All qualified users must request time on the telescope and are subject to the rules and regulations posted on the password protected MVAS Telescope Schedule web site.  All members are given access to this web site, which lists the schedule for both types of members' star parties. Qualified users may also request private viewing time for general and critical observing, astrophotography, training, research and to work  on Astronomical League Observing Certificates. All members may use the observing pads at any time. No smoking and parking lights only.