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Members' Forum
This website is for both NEWSTAR members and guests. This site
is for sending, receiving and posting club specific information.
NEWSTAR is a member society of the Astronomical League. We are dedicated to promoting amateur astronomy. Our informal meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM at the University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley in Menasha, Wisconsin. All interested persons are encouraged to attend. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting.
NEWSTAR CALENDAR
2008
Meetings are open to the public. Come to any
meeting
NEWSTAR
2626 E Wisconsin Ave
Appleton, WI 54911
President: Jon McKenzie
Vice President: Terry Becker
Secretary: Nate Jones
Treasurer: Tom Riederer
Director: Bob Peterson
Next Meeting: Wednesday May 21, 2008
7:00 PM
Barlow Planetarium
Speaker: Dave Juckem
Presentation entitled: Making Telescopes for fun and Profit
Mirror
Grinding
Ask Nate Jones for more info.
More events listed below in the ASTRO ACTIVITIES section.
Next Public Star Parties (All Welcome):
Saturday April 12, 2008 at the Barlow Planetarium "Sidewalk Astronomy".
Friday May 9, 2008 at Mosquito Hill Nature Center (MHNC), New London, WI
Next Club Star Parties (Ask a Member):
Consult the Members' Forum
Links to other Astronomical League Societies
Door Peninsula Astronomical Society
Neville Public Museum Astronomical Society
Northern Cross Science Foundation
Sheboygan Astronomical Society
Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society
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Astronomy Day Friday night May 9, 2008 at 7:00 pm at Mosquito Hill Nature Center and Saturday May 10, 2008, 12:00 - 5:00 pm at the UW Fox Valley. Astronomy Day flier (pdf doccument) WOW 2008 Thursday June 5, 2008 - Sunday June 8, 2008 at Hartman Creek State Park.
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Benefits of membership in NEWSTAR Membership in the Astronomical League. Free use of the club's library. Free use of the club's telescopes including: 6" (150 mm) Dobsonian
/ Newtonian. Club star parties at club observing sites. 4 yearly issues of Astronomical League's newsletter The Reflector. Reduced subscription rates to
Sky & Telescope
and
Astronomy Magazine.
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