Happenings this Week

* MAS October Monthly Meeting
* October Gemini Newsletter Link
* NCRAL Autumn Newsletter
* LLCC Open Committee Meeting
* Observatory Training Schedules & Information

MAS October Monthly Meeting

Thursday, October 3rd
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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: Prof. Terry Jones (Minnesota Institute of Astrophysics)

Topic: The DART Mission, Polarimetry of Asteroids, and Amateur Telescopes

Click here for more information on the meeting and how to join the Zoom meeting

Your new edition of the Minnesota Astronomical Society’s GEMINI Newsletter is electronically available at the the MAS website.

In the pages of the Gemini – Vol 50 No 5

• Northern Nights Star Fest 2024 – Dick Jacobson
• Visualizing Our World in Space – Daytime Astronomy at Summer Academy – Jeff Bullard
• A Starry Bond – Jacob Miskell
• Battling Light Pollution: Getting People to Care – Todd Burlet, President of Starry Skies North, the Minnesota Chapter of DarkSky International
• MAS Board & Business Meeting Minutes July/August – Dave Falkner, Secretary
• MAS Patron Members
• Loaner Scopes & Astronomy DVDs Available to All MAS Members

NCRAL Autumn Newsletter

The Autumn 2024 issue of Northern Lights is now available. You may view and download it from the NCRAL website.

Click to access the NCRAL Newsletter website.

Observatory Training Calendar

Eagle Lake Observatory

October 05 ——- Evening  –  Schedule 2

Schedule 1      Keyholder Orientation
Onan Building (2023)
Visual Platform/LX 200
SA Casby
Star Party Preparation and Teardown

Schedule 2     Keyholder Orientation
Onan Building (2023)
Imaging Platform (2023)
20″ Obsession
SA Casby

ELO General Training Information

Training is divided into 8 modules, one of which is required. Select the modules for your training and click Submit Request at the bottom.  You will be contacted at a later date with more information.

Joseph J. Casby Observatory – All dates are tentative until confirmed

Nov 16

Training to start at 12:00 noon. Promptness is appreciated.
Training will begin with the mandatory Belwin Conservancy Orientation

Observatory refresher Training to startsat approximately 12:30

Cherry Grove Observatory

October 5 (before MAS Mini Messier Marathon – 4M)

*** Training will begin at 6:30 PM with the warming house and grounds.  ***

NOTE: These are Saturday dates with Friday backup – weather permitting

More information will be forthcoming on the Cherry Grove Observatory  Discussion Forum.

LLCC Training

There are no more LLCC trainings this year.

More information will be forthcoming on the LLCC Discussion Forum.

MAS Store

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