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SUMMARY:February MAS Monthly Meeting - Budget Vote - Featured Speaker: Bernie Stinger
DESCRIPTION:The MAS will be hosting a hybrid in-person & ZOOM Monthly Meeting.  MAS meetings are free and open to the public. JOIN US! \nThis will be a MAS Business meeting and we will be reviewing and voting on the 2026 Budget. A 10% Quorum of total members (or a minimum 50 members) is required. \nRegistration will be required in advance if participating on Zoom. After registering with your name and email address\, you will be emailed the Zoom link to join the meeting. Non MAS members will also need to register to participate in the meeting\, but will not be allowed to vote. \nThe proposed budget will be made available to MAS members in advance on Slack:  Channel #2026-mas-budget-preview \nMembers can comment and ask questions. Members who are not part of the Slack community can join by sending an email to slack@mnastro.org. Copies of the budget can also be requested via email to president@mnastro.org. \nFeatured Speaker: Bernie Stinger\nTopic: What ever happened to that older LX200 16” Scope that was out at ELO? \nSynopsis: Back in 2023 the older LX200 16″ went for a journey cross country to it’s new home. What ever happened to it? Did it just end up in another garage?A description of the Tucson Astronomy Club follows with photos of our club sites.\n \nBio: Born\, raised\, & educated in Minneapolis. I spent 4 years in the Army Security Agency during the Vietnam War and later returned to Minneapolis to work for an electronics firm in Bloomington for 40 years doing field service\, customer service\, system design\, and sales management. Upon retirement moved to Tucson Arizona a few years back and found TAAA. Currently the Star Party Manager for the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association.\n \nReminder if you are feeling ill or have been around someone who has been ill\, PLEASE STAY HOME!! \nMeeting Location:AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center1910 County Road B WestRoseville\, Minnesota 55113 \nZoom registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wAExYbd8Qwmro4PL2PH9Ug \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The hybrid meetings will be recorded on ZOOM\, and post-edited for publication after a few days on the MAS YouTube Channel. \nThe registration link is using Zoom using the following URL:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wAExYbd8Qwmro4PL2PH9Ug \nYou can probably hear best with a headset but your computer’s speaker and microphone will also work. \nIn order to ensure the most success we are asking everyone to follow a couple of rules: \n\nDon’t turn on your camera – it sucks up bandwidth and we really don’t need to see you.\nKeep your microphone muted until you are prompted during a question and answer session during the presentation. This will cut down background noise substantially.\nYou can request to ask a question in the chat area of the Meet and wait to be prompted by the moderator.\n\nWe hope you can join us.Clear skies! \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Fill out this form to be added to out ‘Weekly Happenings’ email newsletter!\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n					\n\n  \n\n\n\n Your name:\n     \n\n Your email:
URL:https://www.mnastro.org/event/2026-feb-mas-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:MAS Hybrid Monthly Meeting at AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center\, 1910 County Road B West\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
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SUMMARY:BSIG February 2026 Presentation - Featuring Suresh Sreenivasan
DESCRIPTION: The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner’s Group Presentation using ZOOM. \nFeatured Speaker:   Suresh SreenivasanTopic: All About Telescopes \n\nSynopsis: \nHave you been considering getting your first telescope? Or maybe you’re thinking about upgrading to something bigger & better? If so\, this is the presentation for you! We’ll review the various types of telescopes most visual observers use\, including refractors\, reflectors and catadioptrics. We’ll go the optical benefits of each type\, and review other factors\, such as portability and cost\, to help you decide what you really want in your next telescope. We’ll also cover the various types of mounts and touch upon the various telescopic accessories that can make your observing more enjoyable. \nBiography: \nI have been an amateur astronomer for 41 years and completed the Messier and Herschel 1 lists while I was in college in Illinois. After 35 years as a visual observer\, I started migrating over to imaging. But I still enjoy observing\, particularly with my 12″ and 16″ Dobsonian telescopes. As a visual observer\, I love viewing solar system objects\, such as the Sun\, planets and comets\, as well as deep-sky objects such as galaxies\, star clusters and nebulae. I also dabble (poorly) in stellar spectroscopy. I have been the MAS BSIG coordinator since 2016 and really enjoy helping beginners of all ages make their initial forays into astronomy. \n\n \nThis meeting will be held online using Zoom. If you would like to join us you will need use the following Zoom link. \nZoom URL:      https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81882145483?pwd=ivtaeccqiRWEzOsmY6oJo6tddOBPse.1Meeting ID:      818 8214 5483Passcode:        676341 \n\nWe will open up this link about 10 minutes before the event starts. \n\nYou can probably hear best with a headset but your computer’s speaker and microphone will also work. \nDial-in Phone Number \n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nIn order to ensure the most success we are asking everyone to follow a couple of rules: \n1. Don’t turn on your camera – it sucks up bandwidth and we really don’t need to see you.2. Keep your microphone muted until you are prompted during a question and answer session during the presentation. This will cut down background noise substantially.3. You can request to ask a question in the chat area in Zoom and wait to be prompted by the moderator. \nWe hope you can join us.Clear skies! \nSuresh SreenivasanMAS Beginner’s Coordinator
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