CMAS February DRA Star Party

ByJon

Join us this Saturday, February 6, 2016, at 6:30pm, at The Damariscotta River Association’s Land Trust, for a star party to be hosted by longtime CMASian Wayne Barber, and amply promoted on Facebook by fellow CMASians Brian Murphy and Josh Zukerman:

Central Maine Astronomical Society — Public Star Party at DRA
https://www.facebook.com/events/173734662995074/

Everything one needs to know to attend is on the Facebook page. Facebook is proving to be an amazingly efficient means of distributing information about the club. We know not everyone is on Facebook, and so are continuing to send email messages. For full details, please check the Facebook page.

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