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MAS Happenings – June 24 2025
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 unpredictable occasions, produce a flurry of meteors. But in a typical year, they’re about as...
MAS Happenings – June 17 2025
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 these less-than-ideal nights. You thought it was haze, or maybe fog, But no—it drifts from...
MAS Happenings – June 10 2025
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 Shopping Center in Malmö, Sweden. Its glass façade almost mimics the northern lights… if you drive...
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