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...
Jul 15, 2025 | MAS Happenings
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...
Jul 8, 2025 | MAS Happenings
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...
Jun 24, 2025 | MAS Happenings
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...
