CMAS Star Ski and Star Party at Brower Observatory

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Saturday, March 17, 2018, 7:00pm — 11:00pm Star Party at Brower Observatory 341 Route 126, Whitefield, ME 04353 We promised to meet on our rain date after missing last week due to clouds, if only the weather would cooperate. Now, we see that the forecast is transparent, clear, and breezy, if (admittedly!) cold, so now … Read more

Updated Bylaws — Second Tuesday Clause Replaced

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By unanimous vote at last night’s business meeting (Tuesday, March 13, 2018), the Bylaws were changed to allow future business meetings to be held on an as-needed basis, on days other than the second Tuesdays of each month. Essentially, this means that, without violating our own Bylaws, we can now do what we had been … Read more

Much Ado about Second Tuesdays

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Last night, Chuck Ebert asked about all the fuss over today’s business meeting: “Can’t we conduct business at star parties and on line? We used to.” Chuck may not be the only one wondering how a seemingly simple administrative change took on such an oversized life of its own, so here is the story, for … Read more