Jul 15, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week As a visual observer, this Happenings correspondent nevertheless feels compelled by the annual Astrophotography Showcase to dabble further in that dark art. I’ve been working on an image to submit to Ahmed Reda by the deadline. This is what...
Jul 8, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week Disclaimer: The MAS is not responsible for any neck injuries you may suffer while observing the midnight culminations posted o n the MAS calendar. Beyond star parties and events, the MAS calendar also lists the midnight culminations of Messier...
Jun 24, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week Where Have You Been All My Life, June Boötids?! This Friday marks the peak of the minor meteor shower known as the Boötids (radiant in the constellation Boötes). According to other—less fun—astronomy news sources, the Boötids can, on rare and...
Jun 17, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week This observing season is proving to be… challenging? If you’ve been spending more time refreshing your weather apps and checking the airnow.gov site than observing or imaging, here are a few astronomy-themed riddles to while away the time on...
Jun 10, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week – Eurovision Edition! This Happenings correspondent is back from a short hiatus, having spent several weeks in Europe. It was a great trip—though sadly, not an astronomy one. The closest I got to stargazing was a glimpse of the Emporia...
Jun 3, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week Here is what else is happening this week: Join us for the next MAS Monthly Meeting JJC Keyholder Training Next observing night for the BSIG Thursday, June 5 7:00 – 9:00 PM CT This month’s featured speaker will be Bob King. Please join...
May 27, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Here is what is happening this week: Star Party at ELO Eagle Lake Observatory (ELO) Public Star Party Saturday, May 31 7:00 – 10:00 PM CT ELO has an array of telescopes to show you the night sky including stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets, and...
May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Happenings this Week Alpha Orionis has sunk well below the horizon at dusk. For me, this is psychologically significant because it means that those winter constellations are behind us (metaphorically speaking) and summer is almost here. Time to get out those...
May 13, 2025 | MAS Happenings
Happenings this Week With keyholder trainings in full swing at our various sites, this Happenings correspondent has launched a special investigation into reports that these trainings do not actually involve keys. One source for this story, who chose to remain...
May 6, 2025 | MAS Happenings
The full moon is happening next Monday. So, this week I enlisted my therapist (ChatGPT) to help me process my conflicting emotions about this. My therapist was able to frame my dilemma (and perhaps yours) in a most profound manner: The moon is one of the most stunning...
