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MAS Happenings – July 15 2025
Happenings this Week As a visual observer, this Happenings correspondent nevertheless feels compelled by the annual Astrophotography Showcase to dabble further in that dark art. I've been working on an image to submit to Ahmed Reda by the deadline. This is what I've come up with so far. (I was en route to ELO on Saturday with my imaging gear when, alas, I...
MAS Happenings – July 8 2025
Happenings this Week Disclaimer: The MAS is not responsible for any neck injuries you may suffer while observing the midnight culminations posted o n the MAS calendar. Beyond star parties and events, the MAS calendar also lists the midnight culminations of Messier objects — the moment when these objects reach their highest point in the sky at midnight (for...
MAS Happenings – June 24 2025
Happenings this Week Where Have You Been All My Life, June Boötids?! This Friday marks the peak of the minor meteor shower known as the Boötids (radiant in the constellation Boötes). According to other—less fun—astronomy news sources, the Boötids can, on rare and unpredictable occasions, produce a flurry of meteors. But in a typical year, they’re about as...
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