SJAA activities calendar

February

7 General meeting, Dr. Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley, speaking on The Case for Cosmic Anti-Gravity. This is the Annual Meeting, election of Board of Directors. 8 p.m.

12 ATM class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.

13 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:45 p.m., 41% moon rise 2:05 a.m. Star party hours: 7 to 10 p.m.

13 Astronomy class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.

14 Deep sky weekend. Sunset 5:46 p.m., 30% moon rise 3:17 a.m.

21 Deep sky weekend. Sunset 5:53 p.m., 1% moon sets 7:32 p.m.

27 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:59 p.m., 52% moon sets 1:39 a.m. Star party hours: 7 to 10 p.m.

28 ATM Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.

March

6 General meeting, 8 p.m.

11 ATM class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.

12 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:13 p.m., 56% moon rise 1:10 a.m. Star party hours: 7 to 10 p.m.

13 Deep sky weekend. Sunset 6:14 p.m., 44% moon rise 2:18 a.m.

20 Annual Messier Marathon at Henry Coe State Park. Sunset 6:20 p.m., 1% moon sets 6:20 p.m. See page 6.

26 Astronomy class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.

26 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:25 p.m., 35% moon sets 0:25 a.m. Star party hours: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

27 ATM Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.

The Board of Directors meets at 6:30 p.m. preceding each general meeting. All are welcome.