SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) December
24 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 4:55 p.m, 5% moon sets 6:30 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
30 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:59 p.m, 40% moon sets 11:30 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
January
7 General Meeting. Board meeting (*) at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Alex Filippenko (UC Berkeley) on “The Birth and Early Evolution of the Universe”.
13 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: Winter Constellations / Highlight Objects. (outdoors)
13 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:12 p.m, 74% moon rises 10:22 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
14 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:13 p.m, 62% moon rises 11:30 a.m.
21 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:20 p.m, No moon. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
27 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:26 p.m, 23% moon sets 10:14 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
February
4 General Meeting. Board meeting (*)at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Lynn Rothschild, on Life at the Edge: Life in Extreme Environments on Earth and the Search for Life in the Universe.
17 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: Types of telescopes, designs, utility, practicality.
17 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:49 p.m, 15% moon rises 4:34 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
18 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:50 p.m, 8% moon rises 5:15 a.m.
25 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:57 p.m, 17% moon sets 9:57 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.