Historical Archive 1932-1939
Our story starts in September of 1932 when the MAS was formed in the middle of the Great Depression. By the end of the decade the MAS will be firmly established with an observatory on 1.1 acres outside Milwaukee in the Town of New Berlin.

Luverne Armfield's backyard

Luverne E Armfield's 13-inch telescope. This is the original "A" Scope that will be installed at the new Observatory in New Berlin in 1938.

1933 - Luverne Armfield at his 8-inch reflector in his backyard.

Coordinated meteor watching in Armfield's backyard. Note the microphones and headphones. Armfield is at the eyepiece, Ray Cooke appears to be recoding something, and Ed Halbach has a folder in his left arm and a ruler in his right pointing toward the sky.

Coordinated meteor watching in Armfield's backyard. From left to right: Ed Halbach, Luverne Armfield, Liebscher, and Ray Cooke.

Luverne Armfield at the eyepiece of the 8-inch f/15 reflector at the observatory.