mas meeting, march 2015

March 16, 2015

Regular Meeting

•Speakers: Perry Watson, Mission to Mars

Nicholas Lohr, What is the Effect of Elevation and

Separation

on the Muon Counts of Cosmic Ray

Detectors?

•Treasurer’s report

•Events since last meeting

•Announcements

Agenda:

February 16

SB150 Grant Applications

• Scope Out South Bend

• First Midnight

• SB150 Young Astronomers

Feb. 20

To be announced Monday, March 23

February 21

February 25

February 29

NIRSEF

March 5

March 11

Skynet Junior Scholars webinar

Skynet Training Workshop March 19-22

Lunar Eclipse (#3 of Tetrad) April 4

MAS Regular Meeting April 20

St. Joseph County Parks May 8

Michiana Star Party May 15-17

First Midnight May 22

SB150 Celebration May 23

MAS Regular Meeting (elections) June 15

AstroCamp July 12-18

New Horizons at Pluto July 15

MAS Regular Meeting Aug. 17

MAS Regular Meeting Sept. 21

Total Lunar Eclipse (#4 of Tetrad) Sept. 27

Future Events:

Yerkes

March 19-22

April 4

Michiana Star Party 7May 15-17, 2015

Pre-Register:

http://tinyurl.com/starparty7

Nick Schuck

Telescope Gadgets

Grant Mathews

Image: University of Notre Dame

Future Sky:

How Our Sky Will Change in the

Near and Distant Future

Future Sky: How Our

Sky Will Change in the

Near and Distant Future

David Fuller

Therese Dorau

http://www.nightwise.org/#!/c1y6e/Tag/crosswalk

May 22

www.astrocamp.us

July 12-18

Margaret H Prickett Marina Park

Margaret H Prickett Marina Park

Total Lunar Eclipse

(#4 of Tetrad)

Sept. 27

Image: F. Espenak, NASA GSFC

Chuck,I am sorry to inform you that your meeting at the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library has been cancelled. Starting on April 1st, the library will be changing hours of operation.Below is the new set of operational hours for each location:

Mishawaka Bittersweet Harris Heritage Center/Jernigan Room

Monday 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 8pm ClosedTuesday 10am - 8pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 2pmWednesday 10am - 6pm 10am - 8pm 10am - 6pm ClosedThursday 10am - 8pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm 10 am - 8pmFriday 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm ClosedSaturday 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pmSunday 1pm - 5pm 1pm - 5pm

Please feel free to visit our webpage at www.mphpl.org and re-submit your request for a meeting room during our new operational hours. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Eric MimsMedia Services Coordinator

Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library Mishawaka Library 209 Lincoln Way East Mishawaka, IN 46544 574-259-5277 ext. 200

www.mphpl.org