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Happenings this Week The much-anticipated Northern Nights Star Fest (NNSF) kicks off this week, and for those who can’t make it up North, Cherry Grove Observatory (CGO) is hosting a member star party on Friday night. To summon clear skies and banish Canadian wildfire...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Aug 12, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week I was scanning weather forecasts for the astronomy-adjacent hype that meteorologists love to sprinkle in —just in case I’m cornered at an upcoming get-together with non-astronomer friends. (You just know someone’s going to say “Did you see...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Aug 5, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week In last week’s Happenings, I may have compared astrophotography to the “dark arts” in Harry Potter. Well, this week…the imagers strike back. Not with displeased emails to the MAS secretary inbox. Not with revenge. But with...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Jul 29, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week The ELO Committee is keeping a tight lid on the celebrity lineup for this year’s Camping with the Stars. It’s not for lack of trying that this Happenings correspondent doesn’t (yet) have the inside scoop. With nothing but gut instinct to go on...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					Jul 22, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week If you were a kid before 2006, you probably memorized the solar system with “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.” And then—suddenly—no more pizza. Just Nachos. Or Noodles? (Not nearly as satisfying.) Here is a short poll to gauge...