News: Walk-in Registrations Now Available The planning committee has decided to offer a "walk-in" registration for $100 cash or $105 paypal to try to encourage more to attend the conference. This option does NOT include the banquet meal but does include access to all the talks, door prizes, and snacks. There will be a Star-B-Que […]
Saturday May 3, 2025 The Minnesota Astronomical Society would like to invite you to attend the Astronomical League’s Astronomy Day activities at the Eagle Lake Observatory in Baylor Regional Park. Speakers are scheduled throughout the day and will give talks on astronomy and what there is to see. Door prize drawing will be held Saturday […]
7:00 pm Speaker: Tanya Melnik Title: Aurora Chasing Summary: Northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, are a natural light display many of us had a chance to enjoy in the past couple of years or even earlier. It is one of the most recognized space weather phenomena created from the interaction of solar wind […]
7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD 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 or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]
7:30 PM Featured Speaker: Tim Carlson Topic: Parker Solar Probe Summary: Parker Solar Probe has become humanity's first visit to a star, traveling through the Sun’s atmosphere, closer to the surface than any spacecraft before it, facing brutal heat and radiation conditions to provide humanity with the closest-ever observations of a star. During a Public […]
DUE TO UNHEALTHY POOR AIR QUALITY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED 7:30 PM Featured Speaker: Laura Hammerbeck Topic: Should Pluto be a planet? Poor Pluto! Demoted! Why was Pluto denied its planet status? What defines a planet anyway? NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Laura Hammerbeck takes a look at this hotly debated topic. We’ll talk about […]
7:30 PM Featured Speaker: Laura Hammerbeck Topic: Should Pluto be a planet? Poor Pluto! Demoted! Why was Pluto denied its planet status? What defines a planet anyway? NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Laura Hammerbeck takes a look at this hotly debated topic. We’ll talk about makes a planet, and more about the other objects we see in […]
The Minnesota Astronomical Society would like to invite you to attend the Annual Camping With the Stars at the Eagle Lake Observatory in Baylor Regional Park. Speakers are scheduled throughout the day and will give talks on astronomy and what there is to see. Door prize and raffle prize drawings will be held Saturday evening […]
7:30 PM Featured Speaker: Brad Nasset - NASA Solar System Ambassador Topic: Understanding the Night Sky Summary: Where are we in our Milky Way Galaxy, and in the universe? How to find the constellations, and why are many of them only visible at certain times of the year? What can we see with a telescope? […]
7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD 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 or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]
7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD 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 or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]
Featured Speaker 7:30 pm: Laura Hammerbeck Topic: The Northern Lights – dancing lights in the sky that have captivated people for millennia. What are they? When can I see them? Where? Treat yourself to a dazzling light show as you learn about the science of this spectacular phenomenon, and see why it has enchanted us […]