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
August 15th, 7:00PM at the observatory.
First Wednesday Meeting
August 3rd, 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! That birth was during the Great Depression and the club gathered at the house of Luverne Armfield
and observed from his tiny yard in West Allis. And against all odds our club would decide to build
our observatory in 1936. Our club has a rich history which you can read about in our
history section.
Internet At the Observatory
The MAS Board has decided that it is finally time that we get internet access at our observatory!
This gives us a number of capabilities including the ability to broadcast our meetings so members can
view it remotely, upload of imaging, and security cameras. We hope to have this running by September.
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.
Current Universal Time
Our club is turning 90 years old this September! You can read about our
MAS history here.
| Date | Day | Event | Keyholder |
| Aug 3 | Wed | Event: 7:30PM - First Wednesday How To Meeting at the Observatory | |
| Aug 6 | Sat | Event: Annual Picnic at the Observatory - 4:00PM | William Gottemoller 262-442-3686 |
| Aug 13 | Sat | Jim Bakic 414-303-7765 |
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| Aug 15 | Mon | Board Meeting: 7:00PM - At the Observatory |
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| Aug 19 | Fri | Public Night: 7:30PM - 10:00PM | |
| Aug 20 | Sat | Steve Volp 414-751-8334 |
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| Aug 27 | Sat | Jeff Kraehnke 414-333-4656 |
