SJAA Activities Calendar

August (late)
19 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 8:00 p.m. The topic: Star charts and planetarium programs.
19 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:55 p.m, 66% moon rises 11:39 p.m. Star party hours: 9:00 until midnight.
27 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:44 p.m, 1% moon rises 6:08 a.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
September
2 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:35 p.m, 33% moon sets 10:24 p.m. Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 p.m.
10 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Slide/Image & Equipment Night
23 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: Deep sky observing - galaxies, nebulae, clusters, etc.
23 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:03 p.m, 15% moon rises 3:44 a.m. Star party hours: 8:00 until 11:00 p.m.
24 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:02 p.m, 8% moon rises 4:54 a.m.
October
1 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 6:51 p.m, 29% moon sets 10:02 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
7 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:42 p.m, 87% moon sets 4:05 a.m. Star party hours: 7:30 until 10:30 p.m.
8 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Puragra Guhathakurta of Lick Observatory, on “Our Place In The Cosmos”.
21 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: Fall Constellation / Highlight Objects. (outdoors)
21 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:23 p.m, 28% moon rises 2:32 a.m. Star party hours: 7:15 until 10:15 p.m.
22 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 6:22 p.m, 19% moon rises 3:42 a.m.
29 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 6:13 p.m, 15% moon sets 10:48 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.