Meetings
Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month (except July) at 7:30 PM at the Kirkland Senior Center, 2 Mill St., Clark Mills, NY (directions and map) unless otherwise noted. The July Star-B-Que is held on a Sunday evening. All meetings are open to the public. Guests are encouraged to attend. Refreshments are provided by MVAS members.
Scheduled Meetings and Programs for 2025
| Jan 8 | Via Zoom ONLY due to the weather.. 7:30 pm
Program: "2024: The Year in Review - Astronomy/Weather" Presented by David Bishop, Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science and Perry Pezzolanella, MVAS |
| Feb 12 | via Zoom only. 7:30 pm
Program: "Astrophysics with the Naked Eye: How Meteor Showers Were Discovered" Presented by Steven Fentress, former director of the Strasenburgh Planetarium in Rochester, NY |
| Mar 12 | Kirkland Senior Center. 7:30 pm
Program: "E.E. Barnard and His Dark Nebula" In memory of MVAS member Al Mlinar Presented by Larry McHenry, amateur astronomer, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Apr 9 | Kirkland Senior Center. 7:30 pm
Program: "Oh, Say Can You See?" A discussion of observing site selection considerations and geographic and atmospheric conditions that can affect how well we can observe the sky. Presented by Gordon Fesenger, MVAS |
| May 14 | Kirkland Senior Center. 7:30 pm
Program: "" Presented by |
| Jun 11 | Kirkland Senior Center. 7:30 pm
Program: "Pluto: The Heart of the Solar System" Presented by Perry Pezzolanella, MVAS |
| Jul 20 | Waterville Library. 7:30 pm
Program: "Star-B-Que" Presented by MVAS. For club members and their guests. |
| Aug 13 | Kirkland Senior Center. 7:30 pm
Program: "" Presented by |
| Sep 10 | Ho Tung Visualization Lab; Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. 7:30 pm
Program: "TBA" Presented by Joe Eakin, Technical Director |
| Oct 8 | Kirkland Senior Center. 7:30 pm
Program: "" Presented by |
| Nov 12 | Kirkland Senior Center. 7:30 pm
Program: "" Presented by |
| Dec 10 | Kirkland Senior Center. 7:30 pm
Program: "Members' Show 'n Tell" Presented by MVAS |