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... observing session of 2024 is scheduled for Saturday April 27th at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy , near Afton. It will start at 7:00pm (sunset is at 8:14pm that ...

Hi Boese,

My suggestion would be for you to bring it to the next BSIG observing session, which is currently scheduled for Sat. April 27th at Metcalf Field near Afton. We'll have several MAS volunteers on hand there, and someone should be able to help you get it working.

Suresh

... is exactly what we do during our outdoor BSIG observing sessions at Metcalf Field, near Afton. These run monthly from ~ April thru October. We typically have 30-40 telescopes ...

... good with suburban light pollution but on the less oppressive side, Metcalf Field and Joseph J. Casby Observatory in Afton are good, and only 20 minutes away. If you want ...

Great event

Thanks for organizing these Suresh!

... still brought their telescopes. There were at least 20 set up across Metcalf Field of various types and sizes (see the attached pics). Some people came to get help with ...

... on Saturday for the final MAS Beginner Astronomy Observing session at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy. Different forecast models are saying different things. Astrospheric ...

... observing session of 2023 is scheduled for Saturday October 21st at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy, near Afton (weather permitting). It will start at 5:30pm (sunset ...

... 20230908_201027.jpg Some pictures from last night's BSIG session at Metcalf Field. Despite the late switch from Friday night from Saturday due to the weather forecast, ...

... night this weekend for the next MAS Beginner Observing session at Metcalf Field. Saturday night is cloudy with a 60% chance of rain. So let's meet up at Metcalf Field ...

... We had approximately 40 people at our BSIG event last night at Metcalf Field. Despite forecasts that it would be clear by around 10pm, we only experienced a few brief ...

Hello all,

The weather forecasts all look good for Saturday night. The BSIG event at Metcalf Field is a GO!!

We'll start up at 7:00pm. Come join us!

Suresh

... group (B-SIG) observing session will be on Saturday Aug. 26th at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy , near Afton (weather permitting). It will start at 7:00pm (sunset ...

Hi all, Unfortunately, all of the weather forecasts are predicting clouds with possible rain for Friday night, and heavy rain for Saturday night... so we decided to reschedule the next Beginner Astronomy Observing session (BSIG) to Saturday Aug. 26th . We'll start at 7:00pm that night. I apologize f...

... observing session is scheduled for this Saturday August 5th , at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy, near Afton (weather permitting). It will start at 7:30pm (sunset ...

... group (B-SIG) observing session will be on Saturday Aug. 5th at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy , near Afton (weather permitting). It will start at 7:30pm (sunset ...

... for the first BSIG event of 2023 on a beautiful mainly clear evening at Metcalf Field. Of these, 31 were not MAS members! We counted at least 30 telescopes set up across the ...

Hi everyone, The weather forecasts for Saturday July 8th, at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy continue to look great... so the beginner astronomy event at Metcalf ...

... group (B-SIG) observing session will be on Saturday July 8th at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy , near Afton (weather permitting). It will start at 8:00pm (sunset ...

Hi all,

The BSIG event scheduled for tonight has been cancelled due to poor weather forecasts. Saturday night looks to be even worse.

We've scheduled a make-up event for Saturday July 8th.

We hope you can join us then!

Suresh

... this weekend, we have decided to cancel the BSIG observing session at Metcalf Field. The forecasts are unanimous in calling for cloudy skies with a chance of storms on both ...

Hi all,

After reviewing the weather forecasts for tonight, we've decided to cancel tonight's planned BSIG event at Metcalf Field. We've rescheduled it to Saturday May 13th, back at Metcalf Field.

We hope you can join us then!

Suresh

... (B-SIG) observing session has been rescheduled for Saturday May 13th at Metcalf Field at Belwin Conservancy , near Afton (weather permitting). It will start at 7:00pm (sunset ...

Hello everyone, The weather forecasts for both nights this weekend are trending bad. But 2 weather models (CSC and Astrospheric) appear to be suggesting that there's a reasonable chance for decent sky conditions on Saturday night. I'm going to wait till early Saturday afternoon to see how the models...

Hi Jessi, yes you can park on the field.

Suresh