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Meetings
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Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month (except March and July) at 7:30 PM at the Kirkland Senior Center, 2 Mill St., Clark Mills, NY ( directions and map) unless otherwise noted. The March meeting is held on a Saturday evening in conjunction with a social event at a local restaurant. The July Star-B-Que is held on a weekend. All meetings are open to the public. Guests are encouraged to attend. Refreshments are provided by MVAS members. |
Scheduled Meetings and Programs for 2010
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| Jan. 13 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: “2009: The Year in Review”
Presented by Kurt Wiehenstroer |
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| Feb. 10 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: "Indian Stories of the Night Sky"
Presented by Birdy Burdick, Oneida Indian Nation |
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| Mar. 6 |
Annual Banquet: Roselawn Banquet House, 446 Main St, New York Mills, NY, 13495. 6 pm Cash bar, 7 pm dinner, program follows. Reservations Required.
Program: "Have Spacecraft, Will Travel - Flying the Solar System with Rick Kline"
Presented by Rick Kline, Cornell/NASA Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility
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| Apr. 14 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: "Saturn: Jewel of the Heavens"
Presented by Perry Pezzolanella |
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| May 12 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: "Summer Dreams of Starry Nights"
Presented by MVAS Members |
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| Jun. 9 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: "Six Years of Roving Mars: Science Results from Spirit and Opportunity"
Presented by Wes Watters, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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| Jul. 18 |
Annual Star-B-Que
Kirkland Town Park, Franklin Springs, NY
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| Aug. 11 |
3-D Visualization Laboratory (3-D planetarium), Ho Science Building, Room 101 (first floor), Colgate University, Hamilton, NY at 7:30 PM. [Carpool: meet at Hannaford Plaza, east end of parking lot closest to Kellogg Rd, Washington Mills, NY at 6:15 pm]
Program: "Stars of the Pharaohs"
Presented by Joe Eakin, Vizualization Lab designer & Technician, Colgate University |
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| Sept. 8 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: "Astronomical League Observing"
Presented by several MVAS Members |
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| Oct. 13 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: "Astronomical Adventures in Arizona"
Presented by Charles and Carol Higgins |
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| Nov. 10 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: "The Claw on Phoenix"
Presented by John Piseck, CTM Corp., Frankfort, NY |
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| Dec. 8 |
Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM
Program: “Members' Show 'n Tell” plus Holiday Treats
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