Dr. Kirk Korista talks about the First Stars & Galaxies in the Universe.

Dr. Kirk Korista talks about the First Stars & Galaxies in the Universe. 

Dr. Korista is an Associate Professor of Astronomy at WMU and a KAS Member.

Jean DeMott presents a check to Richard Bell for the Land Acquisition Fund.

John Kirchhoff shows his skill in High Resolution & Planetary Imaging.

Past Four KAS Presidents: Richard Bell, Mike Sinclair, John Kirchhoff, Mark Miller.

Will Millar tells us about Observing Supernova Remnants Down Under.

Will Millar tells us about Observing Supernova Remnants Down Under.

Will teaches astronomy at Grand Rapids Community College. 

Prof. Horace Smith (MSU) contemplates The Next Milky Way Supernova.

Prof. Horace Smith (MSU) contemplates The Next Milky Way Supernova. 

Horace Smith is Professor of Astronomy at Michigan State University. 

Dr. Nicolle Zellner tells us about Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica.

Dr. Zellner is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Albion College.

KAS Members enjoy dinner with Dr. Nicolle Zellner from Albion College.

Richard Bell shares his home made Hartmann Mask at Gadget Night.

Jack Price shows his road side light he modified for lighting signs at night.

Jim Kurtz opens the lid to the battery box he built to power his Go-To mount.

Jim shows how he built his portable power supply box at Gadget Night.

Bill Nigg discusses changing the  hardware on his new Vixen Porta Mount.

Bill also built a custom dove-tail plate to mount his Orion refractor.

Roger Williams uses this 5x PowerMate to image small targets with his CCD.

Roger also showed the stand he built for his equatorial platform.

Roger sets up the stand for his equatorial platform at Gadget Night.

Bob Havira shares some of his favorite astronomically themed wines.

Dan Morgan shows the cell he built for his 18-inch f/4 Pegasus mirror.

Dan holds up his 18-inch mirror and cell at Gadget Night.

KAS President Richard Bell is hard at work even at the Perseid Potluck Picnic.

Roger Williams and Dick Gillespie chew the fat at the Perseid Potluck Picnic.

Preparations are made for the grand feast at the Perseid Potluck Picnic.

KAS Members assemble en masse for the 13th annual Perseid Potluck Picnic.

Richard Bell looks for the Sun while Timothy Strunk and Ninah Miller look on.

KAS Members choose from a wide variety of tasty treats at the PPP.

Dinner is served at the Perseid Potluck Picnic, held at the Nature Center.

Mike Simonsen discusses Variable Stars & the Stories They Tell.

Mike Simonsen discusses Variable Stars & the Stories They Tell.  

KAS President Richard Bell talks about A New World, This World of Mars.

KAS President Richard Bell talks about A New World, This World of Mars.

KAS President Richard Bell talks about A New World, This World of Mars.  

KAS President Richard Bell talks about A New World, This World of Mars.  

The Celestial Holiday Tree, made by Jean DeMott, was our table centerpiece.

KAS Members gather at our Annual Meeting and Holiday Party.

KAS Members have a jolly good time at the Holiday Party & Annual Meeting. 

KAS Members have a jolly good time at the Holiday Party & Annual Meeting. 

KAS Members have a jolly good time at the Holiday Party & Annual Meeting. 

KAS Members have a jolly good time at the Holiday Party & Annual Meeting.

KAS Members have a jolly good time at the Holiday Party & Annual Meeting. 

KAS Members have a jolly good time at the Holiday Party & Annual Meeting. 

KAS Members have a jolly good time at the Holiday Party & Annual Meeting. 

The lucky BINGO winners D. Stuart, M. Williams, F. Severance, & R. Mather.

Several KAS Members won some great door prizes at our Holiday Party.