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MAS Events
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2026, 7 pm
Public Star Party at Anderson Farm Dog Park, Oregon
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Friday, October 9, 2026, 7 pm, Memorial High School
The Music of the Spheres – Peering Inside Stars with Asteroseismology
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Friday October 16, 2026, 6:30pm-10:00pm – Monona Terrace Conference Center
Moon Over Monona Terrace
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Friday, November 13, 2026, 7 pm, Memorial High School
Astrochronology: Using Earth’s Astronomical Motions as a Geological Timekeeper and Planetary Decoder
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Friday, December 11, 2026, 7 pm, Memorial High School
At the Edge of Time
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The Music of the Spheres – Peering Inside Stars with Asteroseismology
Friday, October 9, 2026, 7 pm, Memorial High School
Rich Townsend
UW-Madison Dept of Astronomy
One hundred years ago, the British astrophysicist Sir Arthur Eddington wrote that “Our telescopes may probe farther and farther into space, but they cannot penetrate a solid boulder; and the surface of a star acts as an equally impenetrable shield hiding all that goes on beneath.”
This would seem to suggest that stellar interiors are forever hidden from empirical scrutiny. However, the late decades of the 20th century saw the development of a new technique — “asteroseismology” — that overturns this notion.
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Capitol Skies Newsletter
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The Capitol Skies newsletter is the continuation of a tradition that goes back to the club’s origins in 1935. MAS is happy to extend this tradition today. If you would like to be a contributor, contact editor Jack Fitzmier, at madisonastro.info@gmail.com.
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2026 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to UW Physics Professor Francis Halzen
Dr. Francis Halzen, UW Physics professor and Nobel laureate. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to UW Physics professor Francis Halzen.
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Moon Over Monona Terrace
Martin Mika, 2023. Photo by Carol Santulis. The Midwest’s Largest Star Party
This years’ event is on Friday, October 16, 2026 (link)
Every year since 1998, when weather permits, MAS has partnered with Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center to throw a huge star party on its rooftop terrace (known formally as the William T. Evjue Rooftop Gardens).
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History of the Madison Astronomical Society
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September, 1950 MAS meeting at the Washburn Observatory. The Madison Astronomical Society has continuously operated as a club for over 90 years. But, like many organizations, we have paid only passing attention to documenting our own history.
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MAS Member Photos
