SJAA Activities Calendar

March
3 General meeting at Houge Park. Our speaker is Dr. James Graham discussing planetary disk observations with the Keck using adaptive optics and HST. 8 p.m.
8 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 pm
9 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. Rob Hawley will conduct a Messier Marathon preparation class. 7:30 p.m
9 Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:09 p.m., 68% moon rise 00:01 a.m. Star party hours: 7:00 to 10:00
10 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 6:10 p.m., 59% moon rise 1:03 a.m.
11 Daylight Saving Time begins. Advance clock one hour.
17 Dark sky weekend. Messier Marathon. Sunset 7:17 p.m., 1% moon rise 7:00 a.m
23 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. The subject will be the moon led by Akkana Peck. 7:30 p.m
23 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:22 p.m., 34% moon sets 1:31 a.m. Star party hours: 8:30 to 11:30
24 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 pm

April
1 SJAA/Bay Area Annual Auction XVII Noon to late afternoon.
5 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 pm
6 Astronomy Class at Houge Park. Dave North will
tell us of more lunar observing projects. 7:30 p.m
6 Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:35 p.m., 82% moon rise 11:54 p.m. Star party hours: 8;30 to 11:30
7 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 7:36 p.m., 74% moon rise 0:54 a.m.
14 Dark sky weekend. Sunset 7:42 p.m., 7% moon rise 4:57 a.m.
20 Houge Park Astro Day. Sunset 7:47 p.m., 20% moon SETS 0:20 a.m.
21 Mirror-making workshop at Houge Park. 7:30 pm
28 General meeting at Houge Park. Karrie Gilbert will speak on Studies of Andromeda Galaxy Halo Stars. 8 p.m.