The much-anticipated Northern Nights Star Fest (NNSF) wrapped up yesterday… I think. I haven’t heard much since. Either everyone is still catching up on sleep—or they were eaten by a bear. […] The post MAS Happenings – August 26 2025 first appeared on Minnesota Astronomical Society.| Minnesota Astronomical Society
The much-anticipated NNSF kicks off tomorrow, and for those who can’t make it up there Cherry Grove Observatory is hosting a member star party on Friday night.| Minnesota Astronomical Society - Minnesota's amateur astronomical society
Happenings this Week Where Have You Been All My Life, June Boötids?!This Friday marks the peak of the minor meteor shower known as the Boötids (radiant in the constellation Boötes). According to other—less fun—astronomy news sources, the Boötids can, on rare and unpredictable occasions, produce a flurry of meteors. But in a typical year, they’re about as unproductive as a meteor shower can be. Like, one per hour. (“Unproductive” being this correspondent’s generous choice of...| Minnesota Astronomical Society
Happenings this Week This observing season is proving to be… challenging? If you’ve been spending more time refreshing your weather apps and checking the airnow.gov site than observing or imaging, here are a few astronomy-themed riddles to while away the time on these less-than-ideal nights.You thought it was haze, or maybe fog, But no—it drifts from burning log. The stars all hide, the sky turns gray, Your scope stays packed another day. What am I? I’ve booked the sky for days on...| Minnesota Astronomical Society
ELO Public Star Party and Keyholder Training JJC Keyholder Training Astrophotography Contest!! Submit your astrophotography images for the August meeting!| Minnesota Astronomical Society - Minnesota's amateur astronomical society