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2011 SMAS Officers:

  
    President: Jim Sanders Vice President: Vicente Diaz    
    Treasurer: Brent Holt Secretary: Noah Frere    
           
    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!

First time at a star party? Please be sure to review our suggested star party etiquette.

    
           
         
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Next SMAS Meeting is January 13th
Please join us at the next SMAS meeting at PSTCC on January 13th!
 
Cades Cove Star Party - another great success!
SMAS partnered with the National Park Service to conduct a star party at Cades Cove the evening of September 24th. The result was 851 enthusiastic visitors treated to views of the heavens in numerous telescopes and binoculars provided by SMAS members. The conditions were near perfect.

Did you visit with us? Please provide feedback as to what you enjoyed about the event or how we can improve the event next year.

Visit our Cades Cove Star Party 2011 photo gallery!
   
   
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