SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) January
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. Christopher 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.

March
6 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. The topic will be Galaxies.
6 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:07 p.m., 84% moon sets 4:20 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
7 General Meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Our speaker is Dr. Kevin Zahnle of NASA Ames. Topic: Earth After the Moon-Forming Impact
8 DST begins. 2:00 a.m. Advance clocks 1 hour.
20 Spring begins at 4:44 a.m. PDT
20 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:20 p.m., 25% moon rises 4:30 a.m. Star party hours: 8:30 until 10:30.
21 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:21 p.m., 17% moon rises 5:01 a.m.
28 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:27 p.m., 8% moon sets 10:12 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.