SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) December
21 Winter begins 4:04 a.m.
27 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 4:58 p.m., new moon sets 5:11 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.

January
2 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:01 p.m., 36% moon sets 11:13 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
10 General Meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Our speaker is Dr. Ruslan Belikov of NASA/Ames, Searching For Other Earths
16 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. The topic will be Telescopes & Eyepieces.
16 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:15 p.m., 58% moon rises 11:57 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
17 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:16 p.m., 48% moon rises 12:57 a.m.
24 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:24 p.m., 1% moon rises 6:59 a.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
30 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:31 p.m., 21% moon sets 10:09 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.

February
7 General Meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Elections for the Board of Directors. Our speaker is Dr. Dave McKay of NASA/Ames, “What We Have Learned From the Mars Phoenix Lander”
14 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:47 p.m., 66% moon rises 11:48 p.m.
20 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. The topic will be Advanced Chart Reading.
20 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:53 p.m., 12% moon rises 4:59 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
21 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:54 p.m., 7% moon rises 5:32 a.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.