SJAA Activities Calendar

November
4 DST ends at 2 a.m. Set clocks back one hour.
4 Observing H-alpha flares and sunspots at Houge Park. Also our Telescope Tune-up Time. Sun party and tune-up hours: 2:00 until 4:00 p.m.
9 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: Amateur telescope making, why, how and where.
9 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:02 p.m, 19% moon rises 2:58 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
10 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:01 p.m, 10% moon rises 4:07 a.m.
17 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 4:56 p.m, 24% moon sets 9:12 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
23 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:53 p.m, 83% moon sets 3:22 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
25 Astronomical Swap Meet. Noon to late afternoon.

December
1 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Peter Platzer discussing ArduSat - Making Space Exploration Affordable for everyone.
2 Observing H-alpha flares and sunspots at Houge Park. Also our Telescope Tune-up Time. Sun party and tune-up hours: 2:00 until 4:00 p.m.
7 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m. The topic: The Sun, planets and minor solar system objects.
7 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:50 p.m, 34% moon rises 1:46 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
8 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 4:50 p.m, 24% moon rises 2:53 a.m.
15 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 4:52 p.m, 11% moon sets 7:59 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
17 Imaging SIG meeting - Image Acquisition Software. Houge Park. 7:30 until 9:00 p.m.
21 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:54 p.m, 69% moon sets 2:12 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
29 No meeting. Moved to Dec. 1