BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Minnesota Astronomical Society - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Minnesota Astronomical Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mnastro.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Minnesota Astronomical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130234 CREATED:20240824T234346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T183117Z UID:10000287-1733425200-1733432400@www.mnastro.org SUMMARY:MAS Monthly Meeting - BOARD ELECTIONS - Featured Speaker Dr. Vanessa Bailey (NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory) DESCRIPTION: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 struggle getting the requisite number of members attending to meet the quorum. \nPlease review the bios of the Board Candidates and the additional Ballot Question on the MAS Forum. \nDescriptions of the candidates can be found on the MAS Forum. \nThe MAS will be hosting a hybrid in-person & ZOOM Monthly Meeting.  MAS meetings are free and open to the public. JOIN US! \nFeatured Speaker: Dr. Vanessa Bailey (NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory)\nTopic: Roman Space Telescope & Exoplanets Exploration \nCOVID-19 PROTOCOL:  Masks are welcome\, but not required at the Monthly Meeting.  Reminder if you are feeling ill or have been around someone who has been ill\, PLEASE STAY HOME!! \nMeeting Location:AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center (formerly the Fairview Community Center)1910 County Road B WestRoseville\, Minnesota 55113 \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. \nThis meeting will be held online using Zoom using the following URL (Registration Required to Vote):  \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qceuqqTkiH9fm67E5PxcKErR7YIK0-Wdv \nNote: Upon completing the registration an email will be sent to the email address provided for registration with the actual meeting link. \nAka Register\, Go to back to your email\, Click the link to join the meeting 😀 \nYou can probably hear best with a headset but your computer’s speaker and microphone will also work. \nDialing-in with a phone: \n\nMeeting ID: 897 6227 2853\nPasscode: 675355\nNumber: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n\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/mas-monthly-meeting-13/ LOCATION:MAS Hybrid Monthly Meeting at AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center\, 1910 County Road B West\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting,public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MAShybridMonthlyMeeting.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241206T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130234 CREATED:20241118T220113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T220736Z UID:10000380-1733508000-1733513400@www.mnastro.org SUMMARY:Planets in the Park DESCRIPTION:“Planets in the Park”\n* FAMILY FRIENDLY\, ALL AGES *>>>On Facebook: Planets in the Park<<< \nThree Planets and six Moons! Visible thru a telescope from the city. Only mildly affected by light pollution. \nFriday\, Dec 6\, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMPershing Field Park\, 3523 W 48th Street \nArrive on time if you want to see Venus before it sets. 6:00 PM. \nClear or CloudyCancelled if snowing or stormyDRESS WARMLY!!!!! The clearer the sky\, the colder the star party! URL:https://www.mnastro.org/event/planets-in-the-park-dec2024/ LOCATION:Pershing Field Park\, 3523 W 48th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55410\, United States CATEGORIES:public,Public Star Party END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241207T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T130234 CREATED:20241113T181600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T200229Z UID:10000379-1733576400-1733583600@www.mnastro.org SUMMARY:BSIG Winter Zoom Presentation - Globular Clusters: Why They Are So Cool! DESCRIPTION: The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner’s Group Presentation using ZOOM.. \nFeatured Speaker:   Claire WeaverlingTopic: Globular Clusters: Why They Are So Cool! \nSynopsis:  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 for beginners. If you imagine all globular clusters look alike – think again. There is visual variety to be found. And scientific surveys of globular clusters have revealed fascinating insights into the history and composition of these gems of our night sky! \nClaire is one of the most prolific visual observers in the MAS. She started with the Cedar Rapids Astronomy Club many years ago\, a club her father co-founded. These days you can usually find her at Cherry Grove Observatory with her 18″ Dobsonian telescope\, working diligently on an Astronomical League observing program. Previously\, she conducted an excellent presentation for our Beginner Group on Winter Constellations.  You can find a link to that talk here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Kd6o06txM\nVisit the B-SIG Discussion Forum for more information and any last minute changes. \nThis meeting will be held online using Zoom. If you would like to join us you will need use the following URL: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/87906093973?pwd=Nx91yBD4uXluqfeM5Cw4oOmsEbYbH4.1 \n\nMeeting ID:        879 0609 3973Passcode:            575343 \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 URL:https://www.mnastro.org/event/bsig-zoom-dec2024/ LOCATION:Virtual Meeting Using Zoom CATEGORIES:BSIG,BSIG Virtual Presentation,public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mnastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/zoom-logo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR