Website updates

Hi, All:

Tricia, thanks for setting this up - it should be a great way to for everyone to be more involved. I've done some minor updates to the website www.mlbastro.org, including adding a link to this site.

Hello all ... I got sign'p up, now if I can only figure this all out ... (ha,ha)

Great Meeting Friday evening - and "Congrats to Trish" on winning the Copy Scope door prise!!! We all hope for a progress report next meeting on how your doing putting it together!!!
I stopped by Barrier Island this morning and talk'd to Donna. We're all set for the November Star Gaze

July 3rd MAS/BAS Star Party

What: Solar/Star Party @ Space Coast Stadium (free)
When: Friday July 3rd 2009
Time: 3:00pm - 11:00pm
Where: Space Coast Stadium Directions click here
Who: MAS/BAS/CFAS
What to bring: chairs, bug spray, red flashlights, MAS business cards, friends, family

MAS along with BAS and CFAS are hosting a star studded event at the Space Coast Stadium. It will be a night of baseball, fireworks and most important - STARS!

The Brevard Manatees are playing Daytona at the Space Coast Stadium, admission to the game is free for all members of MAS, SAS, BAS, and CFAS.

Brevard Astronomical Society

MAS is closely tied with the Brevard Astronomical Society. We do joint Star Parties, and Join Observing Sessions.

Brevard Astronomical Society website: http://www.brevardastro.org/

Student Astronomical Society @ FIT

SAS is a FIT student lead organization for amateur astronomy.

From the SAS Website:

SAS is a registered club at Florida Tech and the only requirement for membership is that you must be a current Florida Tech student. The club operates during the Fall and Spring semesters, but is not operational during the Summer semesters. Normally we will have one group meeting every week followed by an observing period outside at the Big Slab Observatory (BSO). Students with interesting pictures, stories, telescopes, or anything else related to astronomy are encouraged to bring these along to show and tell at the meetings.

The Student Astronomical Society (SAS) meets jointly with the Melbourne Astronomical Society on the 4th Friday of the Month in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, at 7pm

Currently, SAS is hosting one star party every semester! The location of the star party can change depending on what we have planned for that night, but it will normally be on campus or at one of the nearby beaches. SAS star parties can include anything from lunar eclipses to planetary observing or even meteor showers.

Their website is here: http://activities.fit.edu/sas/index.html

Their current projects are:

Solar System Scale Model

This is SAS's current primary project. We are working on creating a scale model of the solar system on campus. This will include a representation of the Sun (located on the Residence Quad) and the now eight planets (with Neptune located near Harris Village).

We are now working on creating a proposal to submit and present to the University. This will inlcude budget and design, among other information.

Telescope Restoration

SAS just restored a 16" telescope! It's huge and works great for viewing stars. Come to the BSO after the meetings and we'll hopefully have a clear night to set it up.

MAS Official Website

Click here to go to the Official MAS Website : http://mlbastro.org/

Meetings 4th Friday of Every Month

MAS meets @ Florida Institute of Technology in the Physical Sciences building, on the second floor in the conference room - directly across from the elevator.

Any person interested in Amateur Astronomy is invited to come out and join us.

We discuss current astronomy news, star parties, and upcoming events/projects.

We are closely tied with the Student Astronomical Society and the Brevard Astronomical Society.