SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) December
19 General Meeting and Holiday Party at 8 p.m.
21 Winter begins at 9:47 a.m. PST

January
8 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic is TBA
8 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:07 p.m., 30% moon rises 2:36 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
9 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:08 p.m., 22% moon rises 3:39 a.m.
16 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:15 p.m., 3% moon sets 6:52 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
22 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:22 p.m., 49% moon sets 12:44 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
30 General Meeting at 8 p.m. Our speaker is Dr. Peter Jenniskins, speaking on “Catch a Fallen Star”, his recovery of pieces of a freshly-fallen meteor.

February
5 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 p.m. Topic is TBA
5 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:37 p.m., 47% moon rises 1:31 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
6 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:38 p.m., 37% moon rises 2:33 a.m.
13 Dark Sky weekend. Sunset 5:45 p.m., No moon, really. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
19 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:52 p.m., 32% moon sets 11:28 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00.
27 General Meeting at 8 p.m. Our speaker is Rogelio Bernal Andreo, speaking on astrophotography from local skies.