SJAA Activities Calendar

April
5 Beginner Astronomy Class at Houge Park 8:15 p.m.
5 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:34 p.m, 19% moon rises 4:28 a.m. Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 p.m.
6 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:35 p.m, 11% moon rises 5:02 a.m. “Half-Marathon” - attempt to observe half of the Messier catalog. Henry Coe Park.
7 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.
12 Hall and grounds reserved for SJAA use from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
19 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:47 p.m, 66% moon sets 3:12 a.m. Star party hours: 8:45 until 11:45 p.m. This is part of SJAA’s Astronomy Day observation.
27 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, NASA; “A Decade of Revolution in Astrobiology: How our vision of habitability and life potential in the Solar System has changed”.
May
3 Beginner Astronomy Class at Houge Park 8:00 p.m. The topic: Tonight’s constellations and highlights (indoors & outdoors).
3 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:59 p.m, 32% moon rises 3:04 a.m. Star party hours: 9:00 until midnight.
4 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:00 p.m, 20% moon rises 3:36 a.m.
5 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.
11 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:06 p.m, 4% moon sets 9:50 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
17 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:11 p.m, 50% moon sets 1:43 a.m. Star party hours: 9:15 until midnight.
24 Houge Park full moon indoor meeting: Imaging SIG. Meeting hours: 7:30 until 9:00 pm
25 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker: Timothy Ferris; his talk is titled “Keys to the Universe”.
31 Beginner Astronomy Class at Houge Park 8:00 p.m. The topic: Tonight’s constellations and highlights (indoors & outdoors).
31 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:22 p.m, 46% moon rises 1:39 a.m. Star party hours: 9:15 until midnight.