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Public Events
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Friday September 12, 2025, 7:00pm – UW Space Place
Chasing the Ephemeral Aurora Borealis Wisconsinae: My Story and What Works
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Thursday Sept. 25, 2025, 7:00pm.
Public Outreach Star Party at Anderson Farm Dog Park, Oregon
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Friday October 3, 2025, 7:00pm – Monona Terrace Convention Center
Moon Over Monona Terrace
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Friday October 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – UW Space Place
Perspectives on Distance
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Next Meeting
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Chasing the Ephemeral Aurora Borealis Wisconsinae: My Story and What Works
Friday September 12, 2025, 7:00pm – UW Space Place
Seeing the Aurora Borealis is a bucket-list item for many. I’ll tell my story of how I learned about and finally saw the aurora here in Wisconsin, and share some tips tidbits I’ve picked up that can help you see and capture it too, whether it’s your first time or one of many.
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Capitol Skies Newsletter
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In 2024, the MAS newsletter was revived and began publication again after a hiatus of 9 years. If you would like to be a contributor, contact editor Jack Fitzmier, at jfitzmier@gmail.com.
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M31, Then and Now
The Palomar Sky Survey shot of M31 blink compared to the one from Carol Santulis’s SeeStar. Can you tell which is which? Sometimes I like to sit back and marvel at the remarkable progress our hobby has seen over the past half century or so. Technology has revolutionized everything, but perhaps nothing has changed more profoundly than astrophotography.
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MAS is Having a Picnic
Members enjoying the 2024 MAS picnic at YRS. On Saturday, September 20th, 2025 at 3:00 PM, MAS is having its annual picnic (rain date Sept. 21st). It’ll be held at our observatory in Green County, the Yanna Research Station (YRS).
Sometimes a picnic is just a picnic. The MAS picnic is much more.
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History of the Madison Astronomical Society
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September 1950 MAS meeting at Washburn Observatory. The Madison Astronomical Society has continuously operated as a club for over 90 years. But, like many organizations, MAS has traditionally paid only passing attention to documenting its own history.
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MAS Member Photos
