Photos

Top: One of the most enthusiastic audiences of the past year attended a talk given by Dr. Graeme Smith, a UC professor of Astronomy. The SJAA holds talks approximately every month following the monthly board meeting.

Second from top: At the December General Meeting, Dr. Lee Hoglan discussed why astronomers suffer from dark sky myopia. See the notice for our February speaker on page 1.

Second from bottom: One of the few months where SJAA does not have a speaker is Slide and Equipment night – sometimes called Show and Tell night. This was held last September 22 and included member’s slides and equipment. Shown here is a mount for a digital SLR camera that was built by Rob Hawley inspired by a design by Gary Seronik in the June 2007 issue of Sky & Telescope. An updated version of this mount can be seen at http://www.robhawley.net/ChristmasComets07/seronik-mount.jpg.

Bottom: At the December General Meeting, a white elephant gift exchange was held. In this photo, a large rocker box for a Dobsonian telescope is inspected while others consider if it is worth “stealing”.