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SUMMARY:2025 MAS Monthly Meeting - Featured Speaker Dave Falkner
DESCRIPTION:The MAS will be hosting a hybrid in-person & ZOOM Monthly Meeting.  MAS meetings are free and open to the public. JOIN US! \nFeatured Speaker: Dave Falkner\nTopic: Cosmic Distance Ladder \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: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85908727828?pwd=aa5o1TfzNrg1iLR7aNH0Om8KGyRNGf.1 \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: 859 0872 7828\nPasscode: JAN2025MAS\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/2025-mas-monthly-meeting-2/
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 Winter Zoom Presentation - Auroras - Featuring Bob King
DESCRIPTION: The MAS invites everyone to the virtual Beginner’s Group Presentation using ZOOM. \nFeatured Speaker:   Bob KingTopic: “Understanding\, Forecasting and Photographing the Northern Lights” \nSynopsis: 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… \nBob King is a fellow MAS member and is well known to many amateur astronomers thru his “AstroBob” blog. He is one of the more prolific observers and commentators in amateur astronomy today. He loves comets and also enjoys viewing the Northern Lights from his home near Duluth. He writes about astronomy for Sky & Telescope magazine\, and the Duluth News Tribune.  He is a great speaker on all things astro\, and is the author of “Magnificent Aurora”\, which you can find here: https://shopatsky.com/products/magnificent-aurora \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: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85206750082?pwd=bx7WI3s525j1JiB65uMDYxapUKv9Yb.1 \n\nMeeting ID:      852 0675 0082Passcode:          BSIG2025 \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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