May 5, 2026 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week We are pleased to announce that the northern light barrier of megalithic stones has been completed at Cherry Grove Observatory (CGO). And not only that. A second barricade has been placed along the eastern side next to the parking lot where...
Apr 28, 2026 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week “Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp….” Open House at Goodsell Observatory at Carleton College Friday May 1st at 9:30pm Join us on Friday May 1st at 9:30pm at Goodsell Observatory on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, MN. Goodsell Observatory...
Apr 21, 2026 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week Call me superstitious but this week I’m playing an elaborate game of “opposites” with Mother Nature – i.e. saying the opposite of what I want to happen so that she’ll do the thing I pretended I didn’t want instead of the thing I said I wanted....
Apr 14, 2026 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week It’s Galaxy Season! This weekend, CGO hosts the annual Virgo Venture. Which reminds us that it’s that time of year when our night sky is angled away from the obscuring dust of our own Milky Way and we can see farther into deep space, including a...
Apr 7, 2026 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week Update on the fence situation at CGO: The CGO Committee submitted a proposal to the MAS Board for budget approval of a new fence with sturdier posts. This proposal was rejected in favor of a proposal by our current Vice President. Under lesser...
Mar 31, 2026 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week You may have heard the unfortunate news that the north-facing fence at CGO was blown down by high winds. Please see the announcement below from the MAS Board and CGO Committee and consider passing this along to anyone in your social networks who...
