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Annual Events...............

LIBRARY PROGRAMS

April 30th...Planetarium & Lunar Software...by Pat Cormier & Rich McClellan

May 28th...The Art of Building a Reflector Telescope...by Kevin Beebe

June 25th...CCD Photometry of Variable Stars...by Dr. Richard Sabo

MESSIER MARATHON will be held the weekend of APRIL 18th or 25th, WEATHER PERMITTING

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STARBQUE: Scheduled for June 27th @ Pictograph Caves, starting about 6:30 pm

PUBLIC STAR PARTY July 25th @ Pictograph Caves starting about 7:30 pm

PUBLIC STAR PARTY August 21st & 22nd @ Cooney Resevoir (Red Lodge Campground)

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

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 MEETINGS are held the last Thursday of each month at DEACONESS' MARY ALICE FORTIN CENTER at 7:00 pm.

2009 Meeting dates are...

JANUARY 29...FEBRUARY 26...MARCH 26...APRIL 30...MAY 28...JUNE 25...JULY 30...AUGUST 27...

SEPTEMBER 24...OCTOBER 29...

November and December are taken off in observance of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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.