Excerpts from Michiana Astronomical Society Inc. (MAS) regular meeting on March 16, 2015.

1. 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:

2. February 16

8. SB150 Grant Applications
• Scope Out South Bend
• First Midnight
• SB150 Young Astronomers
Feb. 20
To be announced Monday, March 23

9. February 21

21. February 25

22. February 29
NIRSEF

23. March 5

24. March 11
Skynet Junior Scholars webinar

25. 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:

26. Yerkes
March 19-22

27. April 4

28. Michiana Star Party 7
May 15-17, 2015

29. Pre-Register:
http://tinyurl.com/starparty7

31. Nick Schuck
Telescope Gadgets

32. 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

33. David Fuller

34. Therese Dorau

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

39. May 22

44. www.astrocamp.us
July 12-18

45. Margaret H Prickett Marina Park

46. Margaret H Prickett Marina Park

53. Total Lunar Eclipse
(#4 of Tetrad)
Sept. 27
Image: F. Espenak, NASA GSFC

54. 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 Closed
Tuesday 10am - 8pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm 10am - 8pm 10am - 6pm Closed
Thursday 10am - 8pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm 10 am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm 10am - 6pm Closed
Saturday 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm 10am - 2pm
Sunday 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 Mims
Media Services Coordinator
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
Mishawaka Library
209 Lincoln Way East
Mishawaka, IN 46544
574-259-5277 ext. 200
www.mphpl.org