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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 October 15, 2008,
7:00 PM, Barlow Planetarium
Speaker: Tom Jorgenson
Presentation entitled: Comet Review
Next Public Star Parties (All Welcome)
Mirror
Grinding
Ask Nate Jones for more info.
More events listed below in the ASTRO ACTIVITIES section.
Next Club Star Parties (Ask a Member):
Friday October 10, 2008 (Harvest Moon Festival) at Mosquito Hill Nature Center (MHNC), New London, WI
Usually at or near New Moon.
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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Harvest Moon Festival Friday October 10, 2008 at Mosquito Hill Nature Center.
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Benefits of membership in NEWSTAR Membership in the Astronomical League. Free use of the club's telescopes including: 10" (250 mm)
computerized "GOTO" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. 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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