Madison Astronomical Society

  • The MAS/MMSD Astronomy Partnership

    Friday, June 12, 2026, 7 PM, location: Theater 300 in Memorial High School

    Ben Senson and Anne Wilcox Panzer
    Ben Senson and Anne Wilcox Panzer

    The June meeting of the Madison Astronomical Society will be our first meeting in our new location.

    MAS is proud to announce a new partnership with the MMSD Planetarium at Memorial High School in Madison!

    The meeting will start in Theater 300 (directions and map below).

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    • M31, Then and Now

      blinking GIF comparing shots of M31 from the Palomar Survey (POSS) and a modern Seestar.
      The Palomar Sky Survey shot of M31 blink-compared to the one from Carol Santulis’s SeeStar. Can you tell which is which?

      Sometimes I like to sit back and marvel at the remarkable progress our hobby has seen over the past half century or so. Technology has revolutionized everything, but perhaps nothing has changed more profoundly than astrophotography.

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    • MAS Has a New Home

      Exterior shot of Memorial High School.

      For the first time in nearly 30 years, MAS has a new home for its monthly meetings.

      Starting in June 2026, MAS meetings will be held at Vel Phillips Memorial High School on Madison’s west side.

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