SJAA Activities Calendar

late May
25 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:17 p.m., 72% moon sets 2:52 a.m. Star party hours: 9:00 to midnight.
26 General meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Dr. Jeffrey Cuzzi of NASA/Ames will tell us of the rings of Saturn.
June
2 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
7 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
8 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
8 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:27 p.m., 40% moon rise 1:51 a.m. Star party hours: 9:30 to midnight.
9 Coyote Lake Park star party. Sunset 8:27 p.m., 29% moon rise 2:17 a.m. Star party starts at 9:30.
16 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 8:30 p.m., 6% moon sets 10:32 p.m.
22 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:32 p.m., 57% moon sets 1:17 a.m. Star party hours: 9:30 to midnight.
23 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
30 General meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. John Dillon, science historian, will tell us of the search for the first telescope.
July
5 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
6 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
6 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:31 p.m., 55% moon rise 0:20 a.m. Star party hours: 9:30 to midnight.
7 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 8:31 p.m., 44% moon rise 0:48 a.m.
14 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 8:28 p.m., 1% moon sets 9:07 p.m.
20 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:24 p.m., 33% moon sets 11:41 p.m. Star party hours: 9:30 to midnight.
21 Coyote Lake Park star party. Sunset 8:23 p.m., 49% moon sets 12:04 a.m. Star party starts at 9:30.
21 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
28 General meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Bryant Grigsby, staff astronomer at Lick Observatory, will tell of Developing Adaptive Optics for Lick Observatory.