Author: Jon

President, Central Maine Astronomical Society.
  • Old News is Good News

    Recently in applying for a job, I was asked to answer the question, “Where do you live online?” Because so much of our work at CMAS has been done via the listserv as we transition to using WordPress, I have posted this listserv message from October as an example of the sort of work I…

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    New Officers Elected

    At the meeting on Saturday, October 9, at Brower Observatory, the club elected new officers: Jim Curry, President Colin Caissie, Vice President of Equipment and Inventory Jon Silverman, Vice President of Policy and Public Relations / Secretary Jacob Gerritsen, Treasurer Jim and Jon are new to their posts. Jim replaces Pete Kalajian, who wished to step…

  • Minutes of October 9th Meeting

    At the October 9 meeting, the club discussed the ongoing renovations to the 16″ Newtonian in the dome of Brower Observatory, adopted preserving the dark skies of Maine as a major area of outreach, voted to join the Astronomical League, accepted a professional Web master’s help in creating a Facebook page for the club, and thanked outgoing President Pete Kalajian for his years of service.