SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) March

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 11:30.
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: 8:30 until 11:30.
4 Auction rehearsal, 6 p.m. until it all works.
5 Auction XXIX - Open at noon, selling 1 p.m. to about 4 p.m.
17 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Pete Santangeli will speak on imaging for beginners.
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.

May
1 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:58 p.m., 56% moon sets 2:32 a.m. Star party hours: 9:00 until midnight. This is also SJAA’s observation of Astronomy Day.
9 General Meeting. Our speaker is Dr. Christopher Mauche (LLNL),who will speak on The X-ray Universe.
15 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic is TBD
15 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:10 p.m., 60% moon rises 1:28 a.m. Star party hours: 9:00 until midnight.
16 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 8:11 p.m., 50% moon rises 1:55 a.m.
23 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 8:16 p.m., 0% moon rises 5:40 a.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
29 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:21 p.m., 41% moon sets 1:05 a.m. Star party hours: 9:30 until midnight.