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                                     Annual Events...............   2012

MESSIER MARATHON   Sat March 24th .......... Will be held  at Allan Overcast's   house & Observatory                                                                                                 on Vandaveer Rd 
                                                                                         A map & instructions are in the newsletter link.

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LECTURES for 2012:    Will be held at the Pictograph Caves Visitor Center.

         Saturday August  25th 7:00 pm ..........."Navigating the Night Sky" 
                                                                           Viewing session to follow weather permitting
 
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PUBLIC SOLAR VIEWING...  Tuesday Jun 5th           @ Border's parking lot  ( Billings Wset )
                                                                                                           " Solar Transit of Venus "

STARBQUE & viewing.......... Sat June  16th               @  Pictograph Caves, starting about 6:30 pm

PUBLIC STAR PARTY........Sat   August  25th              @ Pictograph Caves starting  after the Lecture that
                                                                                                      starts at   7:00 pm.

PUBLIC STAR PARTY......Sat                                           @ Pictograph Caves starting  at
                                                                                                    

STARS OVER YELLOWSTONE....June  22 - 23 rd     @  Madison Camp Grounds   Yellowstone PK

STARS OVER YELLOWSTONE....July   20 - 21 st       @  Madison Camp Grounds  Yellowstone  PK

STARS OVER YELLOWSTONE....Aug    17 - 18 th      @  Madison Camp Grounds  Yellowstone PK

MOTANA STARWATCH ................................................... FOR MORE INFORMATION .....See SMAS


OVERNIGHT VIEWING.....Saturday Sep 15 th             @  Long Lake  on the Beartooth Pass

CAMPOUT & STAR PARTY.....Fri day Oct 13 th           @ Cooney Reservoir ... ( Red Lodge Campground )

Christmas Party......Thursday Dec 13th           @      ( location to be announced)



YOUR CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS If your club or organization would like YVAA to participate in a function please feel free to contact us. Participation typically would be related to astronomy....thanks
Contacting YVAA
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YVAA Officers   2012
YELLOWSTONE VALLEY ASTRONOMY ASSOCIATION INC is a non-profit organization of people who love the night sky and are hoping to share  it's wonders with others.We are dedicated to the control of lighting,and to helping others learn and appreciate the night sky as we do.

MONTHLY MEETING ........................Our  NEXT MEETING  will be at the Pictograph Caves State park                                                                            conference room    on       Thursday April  26th at 6:00 pm

2012 Meeting dates are...
                JANUARY  23.......FEBRUARY  23.....MARCH  29.......APRIL  26.......MAY  31.......JUNE  28                                    J ULY  26......AUGUST  30.....SEPTEMBER  27......OCTOBER  25 ......

CHRISTMAS Dinner & meeting     Thursday DECEMBER  13 th  ( location to be  posted )                                                                                                            

DUES are $20.00 per year and run from JANUARY 1st to December 31st. A copy of the membership form is available for printing by CLICKING HERE

NEWSLETTERS are published once per quarter and are on this web site. Click on the link to the newsletter.  They can be mailed to members who do not  have access to the Internet.

VIEWING SESSIONS are held each month on the Saturday closest to the new Moon. (WEATHER PERMITTING) Contact the club for the next viewing session.
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