SJAA Activities Calendar

February
1 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic: Physics and Astronomy. A (mostly) non-mathematical look at the physics of various astronomical phenomena.
1 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:32 p.m., 21% moon rises 4:05 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
2 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:33 p.m., 13% moon rises 4:58 a.m.
9 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:41 p.m., 11% moon sets 8:47 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
15 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:47 p.m., 72% moon sets 3:50 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
16 General Meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Our speaker is SJSU/SETI astronomer Dr. Friedemann Freund.
20 Lunar Eclipse party at Houge Park. Sunset 5:52 p.m.,100% moon rises 5:44 p.m.
Partial starts 5:44 -1 degree elevation
Totality start 7:01 13
Mid-time 7:26 18
Totality ends 7:51 23
Partial ends 9:08 37
29 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:01 p.m., 37% moon rises 2:48 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
29 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic: Using Astronomical Charts Efficiently - preparation for the Messier Marathon.
29 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 4:59 p.m., 61% moon rise 11:22 p.m.

March
1 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 6:02 p.m., 28% moon rises 3:36 a.m.
8 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 6:09 p.m., 3% moon sets 7:41 p.m. Messier Marathon at Henry Coe Park. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
9 DST starts at 2 a.m. Advance clocks 1 hour.
14 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
14 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:15 p.m., 58% moon sets 3:41 a.m. Star party hours: 8:00 until 11:00 p.m.
22 General Meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Our speaker is Dr. Adrian Brown of the SETI Institute. His topic is “Latest Results from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.”
28 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:27 p.m., 55% moon rises 2:28 a.m. Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 p.m.
29 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:28 p.m., 45% moon rises 3:13 a.m.