SJAA Activities Calendar

(late) January
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.

March
2 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: The Moon.
2 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:02 p.m, 61% moon sets 2:25 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
10 General Meeting. Board meeting (*)at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Graeme Smith of Lick Observatory; his topic “Two Views Of The Moon”.
11 Daylight Savings Time starts at 2 a.m. Move clocks ahead one hour.
16 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:16 p.m, 28% moon rises 4:14 a.m. Star party hours: 8:15 until 11:15 p.m.
17 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:17 p.m, 18% moon rises 4:51 a.m.
24 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:24 p.m, 6% moon sets 9:44 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
30 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:29 p.m, 54% moon sets 2:46 a.m. Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 p.m