Meetings

Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month (except April and July) at 7:30 PM at the Kirkland Senior Center, 2 Mill St., Clark Mills, NY (directions and map) unless otherwise noted. The April meeting is held on a Saturday evening in conjunction with a social event at a local restaurant. The July Star-B-Que is held on a Sunday evening. All meetings are open to the public. Guests are encouraged to attend. Refreshments are provided by MVAS members.

Scheduled Meetings and Programs for 2023


Jan. 11 Virtual Zoom Meeting. Members will receive invite link. 7:30 PM

Program: “2022: The Year In Review - Astronomy & Mohawk Valley Weather"

Presented by David Bishop, Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science and Perry Pezzolanella, MVAS


Feb. 8 Virtual Zoom Meeting. Members will receive invite link. 7:30 PM

Program: "The Wacky World of Exoplanets and How We Discover Them"

Presented by: Dennis Conti, AAVSO


Mar. 8 Virtual Zoom Meeting. Members will receive invite link. 7:30 PM

Program: "The Many Ways of Imaging Variable Stars: It Doesn't Need to be Rocket Science or Cost a Bundle!"

Presented by Peter Bealo, Chair Instrumentation and Equipment Observing Section of AAVSO


Apr. 12 Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM

Program: "Options for Observing the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, both within Upstate New York and Elsewhere"

Presented by Dan Schneiderman of the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) via Zoom, and MVAS Members live.


May 10 Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM

Program: "TBD"

Presented by John W Briggs, Curator at the Astronomical Lyceum, Magdalena, New Mexico


Jun. 14 Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM

Program: "Venus: The Deadly Pressurized Inferno"

Presented by Perry Pezzolanella


Jul. Barton Brown Observatory

Star-B-Que


Aug. 9 Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM

Program: ""

Presented by


Sep. Ho Tung Visualization Laboratory, Room 401, Ho Tung Science Center at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 7:30 PM

Program: ""

Presented by Joe Eakin, Technical Director, JWST images on the VisLab Dome


Oct. 11 Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM

Program: "Exploring Ancient Solar System Relics: NASA's OSIRIS-REx and PSYCHE Missions"

Presented by Carol Higgins, NASA Solar System Ambassador, MVAS member


Nov. 8 Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM

Program: ""

Presented by


Dec. 13 Kirkland Senior Center, Mill St., Clark Mills, NY, 7:30 PM

Program: "Members' Show 'n Tell"

Presented by MVAS Members