March
3 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:04 p.m., 24% moon sets 10:52 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 to 10:00.
3 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
4 ATM class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
11 General meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Paul Zurakowski and Richard Ozer will talk about the Telescope-Maker's workshop at Chabot Observatory in Oakland.
16 ATM class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
24 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:23 p.m., 21% moon rise 4:03 a.m. Star party hours: 7:30 to 10:30
25 Messier Marathon. Sunset 6:24 p.m., 12% moon rises 6:02 a.m.
April
1 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 6:30 p.m., 19% moon sets 10:54 p.m.
2 DST (Darkness Squandering Time) begins. Advance clock at 2 am -> 3 am.
7 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:36 p.m., 77% moon sets 4:37 a.m. Star party hours: 8:30 -11:30 p.m.
9 Auction XXVI at noon. See article on page 8
13 ATM Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
21 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m.
21 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:48 p.m., 35% moon rises 3:38 a.m. Star party hours: 9:00 - 12:00 a.m.
22 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 7:49 p.m., 25% moon rises 4:09 a.m.
29 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 7:55 p.m., 8% moon sets 10:42 p.m.