SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) February
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. Mark Wagner will discuss observing galaxies.
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.

April
5 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:34 p.m., 0% moon sets 7:31 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
11 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:40 p.m., 44% moon sets 2:27 a.m. Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 p.m.
19 Board Meeting and auction rehearsal at Houge Park. 6 p.m. until it “works”.
20 Auction XXVIII at Houge Park. Open at noon. Selling 1 p.m. to about 4 p.m. (Note: Sunday, daytime)
25 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic: TBA
25 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:52 p.m., 72% moon rises 1:08 a.m. Star party hours: 9:00 until midnight.
26 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:53 p.m., 62% moon rises 1:48 a.m.