Historic Members

Here are just some of the historic members of the MAS.

Luverne Armfield (photo taken in 1948)

Ed Halbach in Armfield's backyard recording a variable star observation.

Ed Halbach (1933)

Bill Albrecht (1937)

Edwin Arthur de la Rulle - First MAS President, Early 1930's

Joseph Loepfe with his inexpensive 6 inch reflector

1935, Dec. Group picture in Armfield's backyard with visiting Harlow Shapley. Photo by Ed Halbach.

1935-Dec. Group picture name key.

1934 MAS Picnic. Photo taken by Ed Halbach.

1934 MAS Picnic picture key.

1934 MAS Members. Top row: Luverne Armfield, Herbert Cornell, Dorothy Armfield, Elizabeth Wight, Ray Cooke, Edwin Arthur de la Rulle, Arthur Fotsch, Ralph Buckstaff. Bottom Row: Not MAS members.

1934 Armfield Backyard with: Ray Cooke, Joe Loepfe, Carolyn Nickels (later Kliman).

Coordinated Meteor Watching - Halbach, Armfield, Liebscher, & Cooke

1935. Coordinated meteor observing in Armfield's backyard. From left: Halbach, Armfield, Liebscher, & Cooke

1936 - Working on the AAAA newsletter. From left: Carolyn Nickels (later Kliman), Ed Halbach, Elizabeth Wight, H. William Liebscher, & A.K. Fisher

Herbert Grunwald (1933)

Art Boyd (1933)

Ray Cooke (1933)

Julius Mueller (1934)

Dorothy Armfield with her 4-inch reflector

Dorothy Armfield (1933)

Carolyn Nickels (later Kliman) (1934)

Ray Cooke (1932)

Ray Cooke - Filming the 1935 Solar Eclipse

Ray Cooke (1935)

Cornelius Prinslow (1936) First Observatory Director.

Ed Halbach (1936)

Bill Albrecht (1938)

John Ball (1938)

A. R. (Ray) Ball (1941

Milton Lange (1941)

1955 Solar Eclipse Group. From left: Ed Halbach, Bill Konig, John Uporsky, Bill Albrecht, Richard Fink.

1955 Solar Eclipse Group. From left: Bill Albrecht, Roy Lee, John Uporsky, Ed Halbach, Ken Kissell, Richard Fink, Bill Konig.

1955 Solar Eclipse Group in Africa. From left: Richard Fink, Ed Halbach, John Uporsky, Bill Albrecht, Roy Lee, Bill Konig, Ken Kissell

Travel to the 1940 AAVSO Fall Meeting. Donald Livingston, Ed Halbach, Cornelius Prinslow, Joe Lovinas.

Ralph Buckstaff (1950's)

Walter Scott Houston (1950's)

Cora Zemlock (1956)

1954 Eclipse Expedition - Bill Albrecht, David Knaup, John Neff, Richard Fink, Bill Konig

1954 Eclipse Expedition Group - Bill Albrecht, David Knaup, John Neff, Richard Fink, Bill Konig

Gerry Samolyk, John Hawley, Gary Wedemeyer

Gerry Samolyk, John Hawley, and Gary Wedemeyer during the 1977 ALCON on Mt. Audubon.

Joe Loepfe with his VW at the 1980 MAS picnic.

2001 Spring AAVSO Meeting. Yerkes Observatory Tour.

2001 AAVSO Meeting tour of Yerkes. From left: Virgil Tangney, Neil Simmons, Gerry Samolyk, Scott Jamieson, Henry Gerner, Chris Hesseltine, Bob Manske, Dave Wier, Gene Hanson

2003 AAVSO Meeting, Tucson, AZ. From left: Gene Hanson, Bob Manske, Ed Halbach, Gerry Samolyk, Rudy Poklar.

Ed Halbach Remembrance on April 1, 2011. Tom Schmidtkunz, Gerry Samolyk, Brian Ganiere, Paul Borchardt, Neil Simmons, Jim Fanson, and Henry Gerner. Paul is holding up his phone with John Asztalos on the line. Photo taken by John Pfannerstill.

40 plus MAS Members. John Asztalos, Paul Borchardt, Brian Ganiere, Gene Hanson.

2019 - 40+ year MAS Members: Brian Ganiere (1972), Paul Borchardt (1971), Gene Hanson (1977), John Asztalos (1966)

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Historic Members