The Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society
"Advancing the Science of Astronomy One Person at a Time"
 

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MVAS Slideshow

(A slideshow of MVO images Past and Present)


Member's Images

(A slideshow of some of our members' astrophotography)


 

 

We would like to thank the following for thier support at our August OTAA Meeting!

Oceanside Photo & Telescope
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars
Lumicon Filters & Accessories

View The 2011 MVAS Messier Imaging Project

(Cell Phone users click here for the Messier Project page)

Welcome to the Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society Website.

The MVAS was founded in 1939 by local enthusiasts, to further the hobby of Amateur Astronomy in the Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and adjacent counties in Ohio. We hope you find our Web Presence interesting, and informational. Included on our site is information on Meeting Dates, Our History, Images, and Observing Tools. We welcome new members as well, please feel free to contact us for more information.

MVAS Featured Picture :

Transit of Io on 11/12/2011 by Jim Haklar/MVAS

Our "East Coast Division took this nice sequence of the Io tansit using a Celestron C9.25 SCT and ImageSource imaging camera.


Youngstown State Festival Of The Arts - July 10th, 2011

(Many thanks to the YSU Planetarium Staff and MVAS Members that helped to show the public what we often take for granted.)

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HOOTER VISITS FLORIDA STAR PARTY :

Chris Stephan sent this shot in from Sunny Florida. (April 1st, 2011)

MVAS member in Florida has a Barred Owl land right on the 12 in telescope at Riverwoods Field Lab. "I was hosting a night sky program for the Field Biology class at Palm Beach Atlantic College."

ASTRONOMY NEWS


Tonight's Sky (A monthly depiction of what to look for for the current month)


 


Space Weather