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2010 SMAS Officers:

  
    President: Lee Erickson Vice President: Michael Reuter    
    Treasurer: Mike Littleton Secretary: Jim Sanders    
           
    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 on March 12th Messier 67
Messier 67
 
Join us at PSTCC for our next meeting. The new officers for the year will be introduced.
 
2010 Star Party Schedule has been released
Our first release of the 2010 star party schedule is now available. We encourage member feedback in our members-only Yahoo group or at the next SMAS meeting.
 
   
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