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MAS Happenings – August 27 2024
Happenings this Week * CGO Open Meeting * NNSF Announcement * Observatory Training Schedules & Information CGO Open Meeting Per the MAS Committee guidelines, each Site committee is to hold one meeting each year open to the membership. CGO will be holding an open committee meeting on Wednesday, September 11 via Google Meet starting at 7:30pm and will...
MAS Happenings – August 20 2024
Happenings this Week * ELO Public Star Party * NNSF Announcement * Observatory Training Schedules & Information Public Star Party Eagle Lake Observatory Saturday, August 24th 7 PM to 10 PM Speaker: Merle Hiltner Topic: Astronomy 101 Summary: Ever wonder how telescopes work, what's a Blue moon, a Super moon or why isn't Pluto a planet. I'll...
MAS Happenings – August 13 2024
Happenings this Week * August Meeting Recording * Observatory Training Schedules & Information August Meeting Recording Click the link for a recording of the August Monthly Meeting. Observatory Training Calendar Eagle Lake Observatory August 17 -------- Evening - Schedule 2 (See below) September 28 --- Afternoon - Schedule 1 October 05 -------...
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