SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) September
22 Autumn begins at 2:19 p.m. PDT.
25 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:00 p.m., 49% moon sets 11:40 p.m. Star party hours: 8:00 until 11:00 p.m.

October
3 General Meeting at 8 p.m. Our speaker is Dr. Bradford Holden of Lick Observatory, on The Physical Evolution of Massive Galaxies
9 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic is TBA
9 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:39 p.m., 62% moon rises 10:37 p.m. Star party hours: 7:30 until 10:30.
10 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 6:37 p.m., 51% moon rises 11:56 p.m.
17 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 6:28 p.m., 0% moon rises 7:57 a.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
23 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:20 p.m., 33% moon sets 10:26 p.m. Star party hours: 7:15 until 10:15 p.m.


November
1 DST end at 2 a.m. Set clocks back 1 hour.
6 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic is TBA
6 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:05 p.m., 77% moon rises 8:38 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
7 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:04 p.m., 66% moon rises 9:50 p.m.
14 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 4:58 p.m., 2% moon rises 5:48 a.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
20 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:54 p.m., 17% moon sets 8:13 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
28 General Meeting at 8 p.m. Our speaker is TBA
29 Fall Swap. Details TBD