Read what is happening in: The Sky this week

 

                              

 

Announcements: 

2009/2010 - Election Results

Current Officers will retain their posts for another year

2009 MAS Star Party was a success and the weather cooperated.

 

Restored club scope see's first light.

 

Local IYA Calendar

See our MAS calendar page for links to some of these IYA events.

 

 

2009 Star Party Pictures

 

2008 Star Party Pictures

 

 

  
 

 

 

 

Google Sky for Stargazers is coming

Read about it here at CNN

 

Help Wanted: Galaxy Classifiers - No Experience Needed

Armchair astronomers and amateurs can help classify galaxies, no telescope required. You get to see a lot of great images of galaxies.

Galaxy Zoo

 

About Us

The Michiana Astronomical Society, founded in 1974, is a group of individuals from the South Bend/Mishawaka area who share a common interest in astronomy. Our meetings take place on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at the  Mishawaka Public Library. Meetings are held in the Lions room. The meetings are open to the public and new members are always welcome. For our extraterrestrial visitors that's: Latitude 41.6608 North, Longitude 86.1783 West

During the warmer months, the Michiana Astronomical Society presents star parties. These star parties are a wonderful way of introducing the joy and wonders of astronomy to you and/or your family. At each star party there is an opportunity to ask questions and view the sky through various telescopes.

Members also meet monthly on the weekend before the new Moon at one of our group's dark sky observing sites.  These dark, moonless nights and remote locations provide a great opportunity to observe dim celestial wonders such as galaxies, nebula and star clusters.

If you are interested in learning more about our group, please join us at one of our monthly meetings or contact us. Our address is:

Michiana Astronomical Society
PO Box 262
South Bend, Indiana 46624

If you are interested in joining, our membership fees are:

Membership Fees
Associate $15.00
Student 12.00
Senior 12.00
Family 20.00

 

 

New officers elected June 2008:

MAS Officers for 2008/2009
President Ruth Craft Vice President Linda Marks
Treasurer Dan Smith Secretary Jerry Karscony
Web Master Paul Surowiec News Letter Mike Sherk
Members-At-Large   ALCOR Rep Dan Smith

 

News Letters

Attached at links to our recent news letters. Adobe pdf reader is required to view them and can be found here.

Last Edited on June 17, 2009