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San Jose Astronomical Association
Activities are free and open to the public: frequent star parties, observing classes for beginners, mailing lists, meetings featuring
speakers on a wide range of astronomy and space topics, school star parties. A loaner telescope/mentoring program is available to our membership.

Beginner Astronomy Classes

This is currently a proposed schedule. Additionally, each class will begin with a ten to fifteen minutes "kids" class.

January	Winter Constellation / Highlight Objects
Febrauary	Types of telescopes, designs, utility, practicality.
March	The Moon.
April	Spring Constellation / Highlight Objects.
May	Star Parties - where are they, how to prepare for and enjoy them.
June	Eyepieces, filters, finders and accessories.
July	Summer Constellation / Highlight Objects.
August	Star charts and planetarium programs.
September	Deep sky observing - galaxies, nebulae, clusters, etc..
October	Fall Constellation / Highlight Objects.
November	Amateur telescope making, why, how and where.
December	The Sun, planets and minor solar system objects.