DPAS Monthly Meeting

The Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS)  typically meets monthly at 7:00pm on the second Tuesday of the month at the Ray and Ruthie Stonecipher Astronomy Center, 2200 Utah Street, Sturgeon Bay, WI. Coggin Heeringa, will present the program, “Dark Skies and Wildlife” will interest people who love astronomy  and naturalists. Weather permitting, a viewing night will follow the meeting.

DPAS operates and maintains the Leif Everson Observatory. This is equipped with a PlaneWave Instruments 17 inch f/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph telescope on a state-of-the-art L-500 mount that provides exceptional optical and tracking performance for astrophotography, or research. DPAS also owns and operates a portable planetarium with a state-of-the-art computer projection system which is used on cloudy nights, daytime activities and for public outreach in local schools and libraries.