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  • MAS Monthly Meeting – BOARD ELECTIONS – Featured Speaker Dr. Vanessa Bailey (NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

    MAS Monthly Meeting
    MAS Hybrid Monthly Meeting at AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center 1910 County Road B West, Roseville, MN, United States

    The December MAS Monthly Meeting will be a business meeting where the membership elects a new President, Secretary, and Board Member at Large. Business meetings require 10% of the total membership of the club to have a quorum. Currently that is about 75 members. Although this includes both in-person and online participants, we continue to […]

  • Planets in the Park

    Pershing Field Park 3523 W 48th Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    “Planets in the Park” * FAMILY FRIENDLY, ALL AGES *>>>On Facebook: Planets in the Park<<< Three Planets and six Moons! Visible thru a telescope from the city. Only mildly affected by light pollution. Friday, Dec 6, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMPershing Field Park, 3523 W 48th Street Arrive on time if you want to see […]

  • BSIG Winter Zoom Presentation – Globular Clusters: Why They Are So Cool!

    Virtual Meeting Using Zoom

     The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner's Group Presentation using ZOOM.. Featured Speaker:   Claire WeaverlingTopic: Globular Clusters: Why They Are So Cool! Synopsis:  December isn't exactly globular season. Yet winter is the perfect time to plan ahead on your observing projects. Hunting globulars can be a challenging but satisfying experience, with plenty of targets […]

    Free

  • 2025 MAS Monthly Meeting – Featured Speaker Dave Falkner

    2025 MAS Monthly Meeting
    MAS Hybrid Monthly Meeting at AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center 1910 County Road B West, Roseville, MN, United States

    The MAS will be hosting a hybrid in-person & ZOOM Monthly Meeting.  MAS meetings are free and open to the public. JOIN US! Featured Speaker: Dave Falkner Topic: Cosmic Distance Ladder COVID-19 PROTOCOL:  Masks are welcome, but not required at the Monthly Meeting.  Reminder if you are feeling ill or have been around someone who […]

  • BSIG Winter Zoom Presentation – Auroras – Featuring Bob King

    Virtual Meeting Using Zoom

     The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner's Group Presentation using ZOOM. Featured Speaker:   Bob KingTopic: “Understanding, Forecasting and Photographing the Northern Lights” Synopsis: We'll look at what causes the aurora, how to get alerts so you don't miss a great show and easy ways to photograph them... Bob King is a fellow MAS member […]

    Free

  • 2025 MAS Monthly Meeting – Featuring Prof. Steven Spangler

    2025 MAS Monthly Meeting
    MAS Hybrid Monthly Meeting at AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center 1910 County Road B West, Roseville, MN, United States

    The MAS will be hosting a hybrid in-person & ZOOM Monthly Meeting.  MAS meetings are free and open to the public. JOIN US! Featured Speaker: Prof. Steven Spangler (University of Iowa) Topic: Where Do Stars Come From? COVID-19 PROTOCOL:  Masks are welcome, but not required at the Monthly Meeting.  Reminder if you are feeling ill […]

  • BSIG Winter Zoom Presentation – Return to the Moon – The NASA Artemis Program – Featuring Dave Falkner

    Virtual Meeting Using Zoom

     The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner's Group Presentation using ZOOM. Featured Speaker:   Dave Falkner - NASA AmbassadorTopic: Return to the Moon – The NASA Artemis Program Synopsis: "It’s been over 50 years since mankind set foot on the Moon! Now NASA wants humans to set foot back on the Moon before the end […]

    Free

  • MAS March Monthly Meeting (Annual Budget Business Meeting) – Featured Speakers: Valts Treibergs & Ahmed Reda

    2025 MAS Monthly Meeting
    MAS Hybrid Monthly Meeting at AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center 1910 County Road B West, Roseville, MN, United States

    The MAS will be hosting a hybrid in-person & ZOOM Monthly Meeting.  MAS meetings are free and open to the public. JOIN US! This will be a MAS Business meeting and we will be reviewing and voting on the 2025 Budget. A 10% Quorum of total members (or a minimum 50 members)  is required. Registration […]

  • BSIG Winter Zoom Presentation – RSpec Spectroscopy – Featuring Tom Field

    Virtual Meeting Using Zoom

     The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner's Group Presentation using ZOOM. Featured Speaker:   Tom FieldTopic: An Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy​ Synopsis: Even if you wanted to touch a star, they’re all impossibly distant. In spite of these great distances, astronomers have learned an enormous amount about stars. How? The most common method to study […]

    Free

  • 2025 ELO Public Star Party – Lunar Eclipse

    2025 ELO Public Star Party
    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    Come view the Total Lunar Eclipse with MAS. This event is cancelled if cloudy. During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet […]

  • 2025 MAS New Member Orientation Meeting – Kaposia Library

    Kaposia Library (South St. Paul) 131 Seventh Ave. N., South Saint Paul, MN, United States

    ​Rebecca Messer will be holding an in-person MAS Member Orientation Meeting on Saturday mornings a few times per year. Any new (or old) members, or those considering joining the MAS are invited to meet us from 10:00am to 12:00pm  on Saturday - Kaposia Library 131 7th Avenue North South St. Paul, MN 55075 In this […]

  • 2025 Member LLCC Observing Weekend

    2025 Member LLCC Observing Weekend
    Long Lake Conservation Center 28952 438th Lane, Palisade, United States

    MAS Star Party Member Weekend Unlike other MAS star party sites, the nature of the relationship between the MAS and the LLCC requirements affects access by both members and the general public. Specifically: Other than the Northern Nights Star Fest, Events held at LLCC are not open to the public. Only MAS members and their […]