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Public Events
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Friday, Aug 14, 2026, 7 pm, Memorial High School
Nebula Noir: Hunting the Ghosts of Dead Stars
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Saturday August 15, 2026, 8:00 PM – Donald County Park
Public Star Party at Donald Park
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Friday, Sept 11, 2026, 7 pm, Memorial High School
Building a Collapsible Telescope
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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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Nebula Noir: Hunting the Ghosts of Dead Stars
Friday, Aug 14, 2026, 7 pm, Memorial High School
Zach Holcomb
We are diving into the hidden, sprawling remnants of the cosmos. This two-part presentation begins with an accessible journey through the fundamental classifications of nebulae and the physics of these stellar ghosts. Then, we pivot to a surprising reality: why billion-dollar space telescopes have a massive blind spot for multi-degree objects.
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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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M31, Then and Now
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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Lights Out Wisconsin!
Lights Out Wisconsin is a coalition of Wisconsin conservation groups and dark sky organizations working together to reduce the impacts of light pollution.
Nearly 80% of Americans can no longer see the Milky Way from where they live because of light pollution. Whole generations are growing up without ever seeing our own galaxy, and without dark skies, meteor showers become invisible as well.
By taking simple steps at home, you can help restore night skies across Wisconsin so every can enjoy the wonders above.
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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
