• 2025 MAS Monthly Meeting

    2025 MAS Monthly Meeting – Feature Speaker: Cristina Andrade

    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: Cristina Andrade (Minnesota Institute of Astrophysics) Topic: Kilonova Catcher (KNC) Meeting Location:AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center (formerly the Fairview Community Center)1910 County Road B WestRoseville, Minnesota 55113The hybrid meetings will be […]

  • 2025 ELO Public Star Party

    2025 ELO Public Star Party – Featured Speaker Laura Hammerbeck – CANCELLED

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    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 […]

  • 2025 BSIG Observing Session

    2025 BSIG Observing Session

    Metcalf Field 795 Indian Trail S, Afton, MN, United States

    Are you new to MAS?  Do you have a new telescope, but need some help setting it up?  Join us for the Beginner's Special Interest Group's Observing Session.  This is a free event, and open to all who want to learn!   We hope you can make it! MAS Metcalf Observing Field There is no […]

  • 2025 ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party – Featured Speaker: Laura Hammerbeck

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    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 […]

  • 18th Annual Camping with the Stars

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    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 […]

  • Public Star Party at Cedar Creek

    Public Star Party at Cedar Creek

    Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve 2660 Fawn Lake Drive NE55005-9718, Bethel, MN, United States

    Public Star Party at Cedar Creek Come and learn more about the night skies. Each star party starts with a brief presentation about astronomy. A number of telescopes will be available for night sky viewing after the program, weather dependent. NOTE: You do not need a telescope to attend, and the the cost is free. […]

  • 2025 BSIG Observing Session

    2025 BSIG Observing Session

    Metcalf Field 795 Indian Trail S, Afton, MN, United States

    Are you new to MAS?  Do you have a new telescope, but need some help setting it up?  Join us for the Beginner's Special Interest Group's Observing Session.  This is a free event, and open to all who want to learn! We hope you can make it! MAS Metcalf Observing Field There is no charge […]

  • 2025 MAS Monthly Meeting

    2025 MAS Monthly Meeting – 6th Annual Members Astrophotography

    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! Topics: 6th Annual Members Astrophotography Meeting Location:AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center (formerly the Fairview Community Center)1910 County Road B WestRoseville, Minnesota 55113The hybrid meetings will be recorded on ZOOM, and post-edited for publication […]

  • 2025 ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party- Featured Speaker: Brad Nasset

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    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? […]

  • 2025 Northern Nights Star Fest

    Long Lake Conservation Center 28952 438th Lane, Palisade, United States

    Northern Nights Star Fest will be held at long Lake Conservation Center August 20 - 25 2025. The LLCC Committee is working hard to put together a great event. Register now: https://longlakecc.campbrainregistration.com/ Additional details of NNSF can be found on the Northern Nights Star Fest event page. Join us for the premier MAS Regional Star Party […]

  • 2025 ELO Public Star Party

    2025 ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    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. […]

  • 2025 MAS Monthly Meeting

    2025 MAS Monthly Meeting – Feature Speaker: Dale Dellutri

    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: Dale Dellutri (Skokie Valley Astronomers) Topic: Could We Understand an Alien Message? Meeting Location:AŊPÉTU TÉČA Education Center (formerly the Fairview Community Center)1910 County Road B WestRoseville, Minnesota 55113The hybrid meetings […]