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2018 SMAS Officers:

  
    President: Lee Erickson Vice President: Jim Sanders    
    Treasurer: Jae Park Secretary: Mike Tenbus    
           
    The Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS) is an Astronomical League-affiliated club for astronomy enthusiasts in the East Tennessee area. SMAS provides monthly meetings at Pellissippi State Technical Community College in Knoxville, star parties at several locations, and a members-only Yahoo group. SMAS also has several loaner scopes for members including a 10-inch dobsonian, a 127mm Burgess Optical achromatic refractor with an LXD55 mount, and our newly refurbished 20-inch Dobsonian we term "Sasquatch."

Would you like to join SMAS? Click here for instructions. Please feel free to visit with us at our monthly meetings or scheduled star parties. We welcome visitors!

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Next SMAS Meeting Aug 10th, 7:30 PM

Join us at PSTCC Hardin Valley campus in Room 223 in the Alexander Building for our next regular club meeting.

Agenda:
7:30: Call to order by President Lee Erickson
Club business
7:45: Presentation by Dr. Jae Park, Professor at UT Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Department. Jae's presentation is titled: "Biological experiments in space" and will cover several ongoing experiments with biological materials in the International Space Station.

8:30: Observations reports from members - anyone have photos of Mars?

8:45: Planning for our yearly star party at Cades Cove (September 15).
 
 
   
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