On May 31, 1989, seven amateur astronomers held an organizational meeting in the Solar Classroom at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, to plan the formation of an astronomy club.
The first public meeting was held in Hamilton College's Solar Classroom on July 12, and the club was off to a good start.
The previous day, an article appeared in the Utica "Observer-Dispatch" inviting the public to attend, and the local community responded heartily.
The evening's speakers presented slides and photographs of the sky's most noted features, from the Moon to distant galaxies, the Milky Way, Comet Halley as seen from the Mohawk Valley, and a brilliant aurora.
Once the meeting adjourned, members and visitors used the telescope in Hamilton College's Observatory to view the Moon and Saturn.