The Mattatuck Astronomical Society is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of the science of astronomy. to the general public.  The Mattatuck Astronomical Society  encourages amateur involvement and research at all levels.  The MAS holds monthly meetings every third Thursday, at 7:00 PM, in Ekstrom Hall, at the Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, Connecticut ( except August).   Formed in October, 1985, shortly before the return of Halley’s Comet, the MAS serves the New Haven, Litchfield, and Fairfield Counties of Connecticut. The Society is affiliated with the Naugatuck Valley Community College Observatory, which maintains a Celestron 14” Telescope, located on the roof of Ekstrom Hall. The Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET) donated the telescope to the college and the general public.   In May of 1997 the society opened the Mattatuck Astronomical Observatory  located on the grounds of the White Memorial Conservation and Nature Center.  Located away from the city lights, in the rolling hills of Litchfield Connecticut, the observatory houses a 17 1/2" reflecting telescope, and offers a spectacular view of deep sky phenomena.  

times since May 6, 2002

Last update on 05/22/2007

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