Previous Meeting Programs
| Apr. 2025 | Click here to view program.
Program: "Oh, Say Can You See?" A discussion of observing site selection considerations and geographic and atmospheric conditions that can affect how well we can observe the sky. Presented by Gordon Fesenger, MVAS |
| Mar. 2025 | Click here to view program.
Program: "E.E. Barnard and His Dark Nebula" Presented by Larry McHenry, Amateur Astronomer, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb. 2025 | Click here to view program.
Program: "Astrophysics with the Naked Eye: How Meteor Showers Were Discovered" Presented by Steven Fentress, former director of the Strasenburgh Planetarium in Rochester, NY |
| Jan. 2025 | Click here to view program.
Program: "2024: The Year in Review - Astronomy & Mohawk Valley Weather" Presented by Dave Bishop and Perry Pezzolanella |
| Dec. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "Members' Show 'n Tell 2024" Presented by |
| Nov. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "The Life and Death of Stars" Presented by Russell Arcuri, MVAS |
| Oct. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "Exploring Jupiter's Icy Moons: NASA's Europa Clipper Mission and ESA's JUICE Mission" JUICE and Europa Clipper Missions Presented by Carol Higgins, NASA Solar System Ambassador, NASA Member |
| Sep. 2024 | Click here to see slides.
Program: "Celestial Lighthouses in a Sea of Gravitational Waves" Presented by Michael T. Lam, Visiting Professor |
| Aug. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "Observing the Sun" Presented by Chuck Higgins, MVAS |
| Jun. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "Mercury: New Messages From An Old World " Presented by Perry Pezzolanella |
| May. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "What's Up Next in Astronomy for 2024?" T CrB, Comets, Aurora, Meteor Showers Presented by MVAS Members |
| Apr. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Roundup" Experiences and Photos from the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Presented by MVAS Members |
| Mar. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "Eclipse 2024: The April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse" Learn about the upcoming total eclipse of the sun and how to safely observe the event. Presented by Perry Pezzolanella and MVAS Members |
| Feb. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "2024 Total Solar Eclipse T-Shirt Contest Revealed" Submissions for the Solar Eclipse T-Shirt Contest will be revealed along with the winning design. Presented by Joel Seif |
| Jan. 2024 | Click here to view program.
Program: "2023: The Year In Review - Astronomy & Mohawk Valley Weather" Presented by David Bishop, Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science and Perry Pezzolanella, MVAS |