MAS holds monthly club meetings where members and guests gather to socialize and share information about the hobby. Along with the regular observing opportunities afforded by the group, these monthly meetings are probably the heart of the MAS experience for most people.

We try to design our meetings to provide three core experiences for our members and visitors:

1. Opportunities to meet old and new friends, socialize, and converse about an area of interest we all share.
2. Occasion for members and visitors to ask questions and seek the advice of more experienced/knowledgable members, and,
3. MAS meetings are explicitly designed to expand our knowledge base and challenge us to learn new things about the hobby and the science that lies at the core of it.

All three of these areas are of equal importance. We hope our monthly talks will be engaging and of wide interest. We hope newcomers will feel welcomed and comfortable, and that they will find the meetings inviting in a way that draws them in.

Members tend to be a social bunch, and the unstructured segments of our meetings can be noisy and boisterous. We hope you are greeted by someone soon after arriving or that you feel comfortable approaching someone to introduce yourself!

MAS meets at Memorial High School on Madison’s west side. Details here.

Whatever your reason for visiting, we’re glad you’re here!