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2022 has been a banner year for the astronomical sciences, with its astonishing discoveries, stunning images, and compelling science to share with the public. There's even more to celebrate in 2023: membership dues are...

The 2022 Mid-American Regional Astrophysics Conference, an AAS-endorsed regional meeting, will take place 7–8 October at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The September issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

The AAS Membership Directory is published annually by the AAS Executive Office. The 2022 edition comes in a PDF version and is available to AAS members.

We welcome our new AAS Media Fellow, Ben Cassese of Columbia University, and wish his predecessor, Haley Wahl, all the best as she embarks on a career in science writing.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

The Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai‘i. Observing proposals for the 2023A semester are due by Monday, 3 October.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has announced the recipients of its 2022 prizes for astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.

AAS members can now purchase the 2022 edition, Vol. 60, of Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics at a 30% discount.

Want to help prepare your community for the October 2023 annular and April 2024 total solar eclipses in North America? The AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force invites you to a hybrid planning workshop on 21-22 October.

The Society's FAMOUS (Funds for Astronomical Meetings: Outreach to Underrepresented Scientists) program helps members from historically underrepresented groups attend AAS meetings. Deadline: 13 October.

Prospective meeting organizers should inform the Internal Astronomical Union (IAU) by sending a Letter of Intent via the IAU Proposal Web Server. Deadline: 15 September.

This four-part learning series will feature climate assessment experts who will guide learning sessions that focus on strategies to ensure that assessment results lead to change.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Michael E. Marotta of the Austin Astronomical Society writes about the historiography of Caroline Herschel.