SJAA Activities Calendar

August (late)
24 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:47 p.m. Star party hours: 8:45 until 11:45 p.m.
24 Imaging SIG meeting: 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Houge Park. The topic is “DSLR or CCD”

September
1 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Slide and Equipment Night.
2 Observing H-alpha flares and sunspots at Houge Park. Also our Telescope Tune-up Time. Sun party and tune-up hours: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
7 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. The topic: Deep sky observing - galaxies, nebulae, clusters, etc.
7 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:27 p.m, 53% moon rises 11:36 p.m. Star party hours: 8:30 - 11:30 p.m.
8 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:25 p.m, 44% moon rises 12:25 a.m.
15 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:14 p.m, no moon. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
21 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:05 p.m, 43% moon sets 11:20 p.m. Star party hours: 8:00 until 11:00 p.m.
29 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Steve Gottlieb, speaking on Lord Rosse’s Discovery of Spiral Nebulae.

October
5 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. The topic: Fall Constellations / Highlight Objects. (outdoors)
5 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:44 p.m, 70% moon rises 10:18 p.m. Star party hours: 7:45 until 10:45 p.m.
7 Observing H-alpha flares and sunspots at Houge Park. Also our Telescope Tune-up Time. Sun party and tune-up hours: 2:00 until 4:00 p.m.
13 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 6:33 p.m, no moon. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
19 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:25 p.m, 28% moon sets 10:14 p.m. Star party hours: 7:15 until 10:15 p.m.
27 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Dana Backman, NASA, SOFIA. Specific topic to be announced.