SJAA Activities Calendar

January
4 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m.
4 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:04 p.m, 50% moon rises 12:39 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 9:00 p.m.
5 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:05 p.m, 36% moon rises 1:45 a.m.
6 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.
12 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:11 p.m, 3% moon sets 6:43 p.m. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
18 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:18 p.m, 52% moon sets 1:00 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
26 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Mark Showalter from the SETI Institute discussing the newly discovered moons of Pluto.



February
1 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:00 p.m.
1 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:33 p.m, 66% moon rises 11:36 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
2 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:34 p.m, 52% moon rises 12:42 a.m.
3 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 Dark-Sky weekend. Sunset 5:41 p.m, No moon. Henry Coe Park’s “Astronomy” lot has been reserved.
15 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:48 p.m, 34% moon sets 11:45 p.m. Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 p.m.
23 General Meeting. Board meeting at 6:00; Social Time at 7:30; General Meeting at 8:00. Our speaker is Dr. Thomas Zobrist, LLNL; his topic: The Future of Ground-based Astronomy.