SJAA Activities Calendar

December
1 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Ms. Reka Kovacs from NASA discussing Ardusat.
2 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.
2 The Annual Fall Swap Meet. Doors open at noon.
7 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: The Sun, planets and minor solar system objects.
7 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:50 p.m, 34% moon rises 1:46 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
8 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 4:50 p.m, 24% moon rises 2:53 a.m.
15 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 4:52 p.m, 11% moon sets 7:59 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
21 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:54 p.m, 69% moon sets 2;12 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
29 No meeting. Moved to Dec. 1.

January
4 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: Winter Constellations / Highlight Objects. (outdoors)
4 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:04 p.m, 50% moon rises 12:39 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 9:00 p.m.
5 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:05 p.m, 36% moon rises 1:45 a.m.
6 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.
12 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:11 p.m, 3% moon sets 6:43 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
18 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:18 p.m, 52% moon sets 1:00 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
26 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Mark Showalter from the SETI Instatute discussing the newly discovered moons of Pluto.