SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) February
20 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Jay Freeman discusses astronomy with binoculars.
20 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:53 p.m., 12% moon rises 4:59 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
21 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:54 p.m., 7% moon rises 5:32 a.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.

March
6 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic is TBD
6 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:07 p.m., 84% moon sets 4:20 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
7 General Meeting at Houge Park. 8 p.m. Our speaker is Dr. Kevin Zahnle of NASA Ames. Topic: Earth After the Moon-Forming Impact
8 DST begins. 2:00 a.m. Advance clocks 1 hour.
20 Spring begins at 4:44 a.m. PDT
20 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:20 p.m., 25% moon rises 4:30 a.m. Star party hours: 8:30 until 10:30.
21 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:21 p.m., 17% moon rises 5:01 a.m.
28 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:27 p.m., 8% moon sets 10:12 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved. Best weekend for the Messier Marathon.

April
3 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:32 p.m., 69% moon sets 3:57 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
4 Auction rehearsal, 6 p.m. until it all works.
5 Auction XXIX - Open at non, selling 1 p.m. to about 4 p.m.
17 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic is TBD
17 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:45 p.m., 42% moon rises 3:00 a.m. Star party hours: 9:00 until midnight.
18 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:46 p.m., 33% moon rises 3:28 a.m.
25 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 7:52 p.m., 2% moon sets 9:07 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.