Fall 2013 SMAS events

SMAS has several events over the next few months including:

Saturday September 21 – Montana Science and Engineering Festival:  Space Race 9:00 a.m., Festival 10:00-2:00 p.m. at Bobcat Stadium.  SMAS and the Cottontail Observatory will be making stomp rockets and helping with solar observing.  We could use more help, please let me know if you can come to the event and help with stomp rockets or solar observing.

To visit the Bozeman Daily Chronicle article featuring Charles Kankelborg, click here.

Friday September 27 – SMAS club meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the Museum of the Rockies, Redstart Room. Bring a friend.  Topic: Star Party Top Picks.  Bring your list of objects that you use when you bring out your telescope to share with friends or at a star party, we will be making a master list and adding it to our website resource page.  Social gathering immediately following.

Friday October 25 – SMAS club meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the Museum of the Rockies, Redstart Room. Bring a friend.  Topic: Comets.  With Comet ISON soon to be visible naked eye, we will discuss comets and information on how to find Comet ISON.  Social gathering immediately following.

Friday December 6 – SMAS club meeting and elections for 2014, 7:00 p.m. at the Museum of the Rockies.  We are starting the Winter Lecture Series early this season, and will have a guest speaker for the December meeting.  More info will be posted soon.  Social gathering immediately following.