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MAS Happenings – November 4 2025
Happenings this Week I’m looking forward to this Thursday’s guest speaker topic: small objects in the solar system. Though, it reminds me, the IAU’s 3-tiered classification scheme has always bugged me. So, in my spare time this week, I’ve been perfecting my alternative Food Classification System (FCS)—a framework I truly believe could unite astronomers...
MAS Happenings – October 28 2025
Happenings this Week Our web team has worked hard over the past few weeks to fend off a bot attack, move us onto a new platform, and restore services to our website and discussion forum. A huge thank-you goes to Kris Bethea, Mike Kibat, and John Morevic for all the hours they put in behind the scenes. Naturally, this leaves me wondering: who could possibly...
MAS Happenings – October 21 2025
Happenings this Week It’s a big week for comets: both Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) and Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) are reaching nearest approach to Earth and peak brightness in the same week. Naturally, I’ve been consulting my charts, animal bones, and trusty crystal ball to determine what this double-omen might mean for MAS. My prognostication? Fuzzy. (I’m out of...
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