SJAA Activities Calendar

October
1 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 6:51 p.m, 29% moon sets 10:02 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
7 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:42 p.m, 87% moon sets 4:05 a.m. Star party hours: 7:30 until 10:30 p.m.
8 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Puragra Guhathakurta of Lick Observatory, on “Our Place In The Cosmos”.
21 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: Fall Constellation / Highlight Objects. (outdoors)
21 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:23 p.m, 28% moon rises 2:32 a.m. Star party hours: 7:15 until 10:15 p.m.
22 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 6:22 p.m, 19% moon rises 3:42 a.m.
29 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 6:13 p.m, 15% moon sets 10:48 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.

November
4 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:07 p.m, 74% moon sets 2:56 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
5 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:06 p.m, 81% moon sets 3:52 a.m. Part of the Bay Area Astronomy & Science Festival.
6 DST ends at 2 a.m. Retard clocks to 1 a.m.
12 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Lynn Rothschild, on Life at the Edge: Life in Extreme Environments on Earth and the Search for Life in the Universe.
13 Astronomical Swap Meet. Noon to late afternoon.
18 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: Amateur telescope making, why, how and where. With members of the Chabot Science Center’s Telescope Maker’s Workshop.
18 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:56 p.m, 44% moon rises 12:25 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
19 Houge Park star party. Star party for students of Live Oak Academy, Conducted by the School star party team. Others welcome too.
19 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 4:55 p.m, 33% moon rises 1:33 a.m.
26 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 4:52 p.m, 5% moon sets 6:30 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved