MAS Happenings – November 26 2024

by | Nov 26, 2024 | MAS Happenings

Happenings this Week

* Special Notice – MAS Elections
* December Gemini Link

The most famous of all nebulae. Galileo missed this object entirely, but William Herschel had the eerie foresight to call it “the chaotic material of future suns. “It’s a star forming region all right, one of the closest at a mere 1600 lightyears. There is enough material here for 10,000 stars like the sun. The bright central region is an irregular cloud about six lightyears across. Four stars in the center (the Trapezium) have recently formed and provide the energy to light up the nebula. You can find this object in the Sword of Orion, just under the three famous belt stars. Binoculars are enough. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

The famous Turkey Nebula

Happy Thanksgiving!

We need everyone to vote in the MAS Elections on Thursday December 5th: Online or in person

***** SPECIAL NOTICE *****
***** Quorum Needed!! *****

MAS Elections Meeting
Thursday, December 5th
7pm – 9pm

The December MAS Monthly Meeting will be a business meeting where the membership elects a new President, Secretary, and Board Member at Large #1. In addition there will be a BYLAWS Amendment on the ballot to be approved. The amendment will request approval to change the Bylaws quorum requirements for all MAS Business meetings, including Election meetings, from the current 10% to “50 members or 10%, whichever is less.” The quorum remains at 10% until this ballot measure passes. Click the button below for more information about the amendment.

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.

Please spread the word and encourage your fellow members to join us at the December meeting, either in-person or online. This is an important meeting.  More information will be provided next week. Watch your emails and schedule the time 7pm – 9pm

Bylaws Amendment Information
Candidate Summaries

Your new edition of the Minnesota Astronomical Society’s GEMINI Newsletter is electronically available here

In the pages of the Gemini – Vol 50 No 6

  • Bill Glass is Gone – Thor Olson
  • 2024 Fall Astronomy Day – Merle Hiltner
  • Constructing a Custom Star Map – Steve Koehler
  • Candidates for MAS Board
  • Ben Huset Eclipse Photos
  • Comet C2023/A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
  • MAS Board & Business Meeting Minutes for September and October – Dave Falkner, Secretary
  • MAS Patron Members
  • Loaner Scopes & Astronomy DVDs Available to All MAS Members

Observatory Training

There are no more trainings for 2024.

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EMAIL UPDATES

Emails from MAS will be going out on Tuesday’s but only if there are announcements.  If you have something that needs sharing to all please email secretary@mnastro.org by Thursday/Friday for the following Tuesday notice.
Thank you  -Dave Falkner, MAS Secretary
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