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2009-10 SMAS Officers:

  
    President: Lee Erickson Vice President: Michael McCulloch    
    Treasurer: Mike Littleton Secretary: Dennis Hutcheson    
           
    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 etiquitte.

    
           
   

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Star Party in June!

Join us at our upcoming star party on June 20th at Unicoi Crest on the Cherohala Skyway, weather permitting.

SMAS Annual Picnic on June 6th at TAO

There is no SMAS meeting in June at PSTCC. Instead, the annual SMAS Picnic will be held at Tamke Allan Observatory near Kingston on June 6th. The picnic begins at 5:30 PM. Bring your favorite potluck dish -- extra credit for creative names for your recipe using astronomical terms! Smoked turkey will be provided. SMAS members are encouraged to coordinate on the club's Yahoo group to minimize duplicate food items.

The regularly-scheduled TAO public stargaze night will follow the picnic.

    
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