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Our holiday celebration began with a plentiful potluck meal provided by our members. Lots of appetizers, entrees, and especially desserts were on the menu and Skyscrapers members enjoyed them to the fullest! After dinner, we convened out meeting and began with some club business before turning it over to our featured speaker, Steve Nathan. Topic: Astronomy in 3-D! Speaker: Steve Nathan, Eastern Connecticut State University Steve will shared with us another facet of his interest in astronomy: Astronomy in 3-D! For over 150 years, 3-D photography has been a key part of astronomy, both from aesthetic and scientific viewpoints. we donned our 3-D glasses (provided by Skyscrapers) and gazed at the heavens through the third dimension. Steve Nathan is an Associate Professor of Energy Geoscience and Chair of the Environmental Earth Science Department at Eastern Connecticut State University. Outside of the day job, Steve shares his life-long interest in amateur astronomy by working as a planetarium lecturer for the Seymour Planetarium in Springfield, Massachusetts. He also created and coordinated for 22 years the Astronomical League's Lunar Observing Program. Steve has taught countless astronomy classes and workshops for many naturalist, school and science groups (e.g., the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Springfield Science Museum, the Tin Mountain Conservation Center).