Memphis Astronomical Society
The Memphis Astronomical Society is a non-profit, public service organization promoting interest and education in astronomy and related sciences. Founded in 1953 The Memphis Astronomical Society, or M.A.S., is a public service organization which promotes understanding of the science of astronomy through free public lectures and demonstrations. Members are seldom professional astronomers. We work in many different occupations, some in the sciences, but most in other fields. We are amateurs in the basic sense of the word: we study astronomy because we love it. We seek to learn more about it through reading, conversation with other astronomers, professional as well as amateur, and especially through direct observation of celestial objects.
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Memphis Astronomical Society – Astronomy is looking up Memphis Astronomical Society AllSky Cameras AstroFlats Member Only Dark Sky Site North East of Memphis Memphis AllSky South East Memphis Next General Meeting March 3 2025 700pm CST ZOOM Only mtg. Yerkes Observatory SpeakerLuke Schmidt Observatory Project Scientist at Yerkes Observatory In 1892 a brilliant young professor of astrophysics at the thennew University of Chicago learned of two 40inch telescope lens blanks collecting dust in a warehouse. They were just what George Ellery Hale was looking for to build the observatory of his dreams. He convinced the universitys president William Rainey Harper to acquire the lenses and secure what was essentially a blank check from Chicago tycoon Charles Tyson Yerkes to build a different kind of observatory.
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