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MAS Happenings – January 28 2025
Happenings this Week * Gemini February Edition! * NCRAL Convention * Become a MAS Presenter * Visit YouTube to watch our January meetings * CGO Training Dates 2025 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 51 No 1 The Visitor - John...
MAS Happenings – January 21 2025
Happenings this Week * NCRAL Convention * Become a MAS Presenter! * Gemini Articles...always accepted, never too late! * Visit YouTube to watch our January meetings * Sneak Peek - CGO Dates 2025 NCRAL 2025 Convention April 25-26, 2025 Marriot Southwest 5801 Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, MN Presented by the NCRAL Convention Committee Registration begins January...
MAS Happenings – January 7 2025
Happenings this Week * BSIG Winter Zoom Presentation (Auroras!) * Gemini Deadline * MAS January Meeting Now on YouTube * It's Darn Cold! BSIG Winter Zoom Presentation Understanding, Forecasting, and Photographing the Northern Lights 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Saturday, January 11 The MAS invites you to the Beginners Special Interest Group virtual presentation using...
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