What main events does the club sponsor?
Every year SMAS holds two state-wide events. The annual Montana Astro Fair, which takes place in winter, is an exciting blend of seminars, planetarium shows, workshops and displays. Daytime and night observing sessions are part of the activities. Held in conjunction with the Museum of the Rockies, it is an event well worth attending. During the summer, SMAS hosts the annual Montana Starwatch, a weekend campout of dark sky observing that features guest speakers, daytime activities, a BBQ, door prizes and other activities. Attendees come from all over the country. Other common activities of SMAS include informal stargazing at the museum or at dark-sky sites, a winter astronomy lecture series, family campouts, workshops on choosing, using and making telescopes, observing techniques seminars, “sidewalk astronomy” events, and technical projects.
