MAS Meetings
Most physical meetings are returning! If we have a Zoom meetings, email invitations will be sent to the membership via email.
Board Meeting
July 18th, 7:00PM at the observatory.
First Wednesday Meeting
July 6th, 7:30PM at the observatory. Topics: TBD
Annual MAS Picnic! Our annual picnic at the observatory will be on August 6th and start at 4:00PM.
New Website Host: The MAS website has a new host provider and our storage availability has been expanded dramatically.
This will allow us to post more content, more images at higher resolution, and more of our rich MAS history.
90 Years!
Did you know that MAS was formed on September 21, 1932? That means we will celebrate our 90th birthday
this year! Our club has a rich history which you can read about in our
history section. Throughout the year we plan on
showcasing some of that history.
100 Years!
Our B-Scope (officially the Ralph Buckstaff Telescope) turns 100 as of this year.
The telescope sat in Buckstaff's extensive home observatory in Oshkosh until 1946 when he donated it to the MAS and we built a
domed observatory to house it.
Buckstaff joined the MAS in 1934 and remained a member until his passing in 1980.
Ottawa Lake Permission
Our thanks to Jason Doyle who secured a letter of permission for members
of our club to use the relatively dark area of Ottawa Lake State Recreation Area of the Southern Unit - Kettle Moraine State Forest after 11:00PM when otherwise
you cannot. It is a good idea to
print out the letter and have it with you.
And keep in mind that you still need to purchase a day pass or an
annual state park sticker.
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Introducing the
MAS
Membership Event Schedule. This will be updated as new events
are added or updated.
Date | Day | Event | Keyholder |
Jun 1 | Wed | Event: 7:30PM First Wednesday How To Meeting at the Observatory |
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Jun 4 | Sat | Lee Keith 262-875-9103 |
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Jun 11 | Sat | Jeff Kraehnke 414-333-4656 |
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Jun 18 | Sat | Public Night: 1:00PM - 4:00PM - The Sun | Tamas Kriska 414-581-3623 |
Jun 20 | Mon | Board Meeting: 7:00PM - At the Observatory |
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Jun 25 | Sat | Gene Hanson 262-269-9576 |