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  1. Some good news to report is that we picked up our 130th membership tonight. We did it! 9:25 PM Dec 4th from web
  2. Over 50 members and guests had a terrific time at last night's Annual Meeting & Holiday Party. Pictures coming soon... 9:24 PM Dec 4th from web
  3. Pioneer 10 made its closest approach to Jupiter during its flyby on this day in 1973. 11:16 PM Dec 2nd from web
  4. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) was launched on this day in 1995. It's the Hubble for the Sun. More info: http://bit.ly/1Pgub 10:50 PM Dec 1st from web
  5. Pioneer 11 made its closest approach to Jupiter during its flyby on this day in 1974. 10:44 PM Dec 1st from web
  6. The first Full Moon of December takes place overnight at 2:30 am EST. This one is appropriately called the "Cold Moon". Could be colder! 7:06 PM Dec 1st from web
  7. New from Hubble: "Blushing dusty nebula" - http://tinyurl.com/yz5drvt 10:03 AM Dec 1st from web
  8. Mariner 4 was launched on this day in 1964. It performed the first successful flyby of Mars in July 1965. 1:04 PM Nov 28th from web
  9. Saturn Sensational "One Ring" Discovery - http://tinyurl.com/yhouvba 11:47 AM Nov 28th from web
  10. What's going on in the night sky in December? Check out our main page to find out: http://www.kasonline.org/ 4:45 PM Nov 27th from web
  11. Looks like @Starman has jinxed our chances of seeing this evening's pass of the space station. Thanks a lot! 11:39 AM Nov 27th from web
  12. Download a free copy of our December Night Sky star map: http://www.kasonline.org/files/1209map.pdf 9:15 AM Nov 27th from web
  13. The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving! Just wish we could be thankful for clear skies. 4:31 PM Nov 25th from web
  14. RT @SETIInstitute: Science Illustrated from NY Times: a plasma rocket engine could reduce mars travel time by 2/3 http://bit.ly/7bkWMa 12:18 PM Nov 24th from web
  15. Jupiter is 3 degrees below the Moon tonight. Grab those binoculars and take a peak! 2:04 PM Nov 23rd from web
  16. RT @CassiniSaturn: Amazing Enc 8th flyby raw images! Here's one http://is.gd/50r6g, closer http://is.gd/50rb1 closest http://is.gd/50rjr ... 9:14 AM Nov 21st from web
  17. Edwin Hubble born on this day in 1889. His accomplishments were numerous. NASA named a famous space telescope after him...need we say more? 9:07 PM Nov 19th from web
  18. RT @MESSENGER2011: Have you seen the latest true and enhanced color images of Mercury? Check out: http://tinyurl.com/yapfmdm 10:27 AM Nov 19th from web
  19. Blowing up asteroids is fun: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/asteroid/index.html 10:05 AM Nov 19th from web
  20. Speak of the devil: "The Incredible Journey of Apollo 12" - http://tinyurl.com/yaz24pg 10:23 PM Nov 18th from web
  • Name KAS
  • Location Kalamazoo, MI
  • Web http://www.kasonl...
  • Bio The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society, founded in 1936, is the oldest and one of the largest groups of its kind in Michigan.
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