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SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van Nuland
The Shallow Sky A (Not So) Swiftly
Tilting Planet , Akkana Peck
Deep Sky Observing , Mark Wagner
Get Out of Town! , Rob Hawley
The Curious Case of ALH84001 , Paul
Kohlmiller
Beginner's Corner Cataloging What's
In the Sky (Part 1) , Rob Hawley
NASA Space Place Tracking Wildlife
from Space , Patrick L. Barry
Get Your Gummy Greenhouse Gases! ,
Nancy Leon
AbSciCon 2008 , Paul Kohlmiller
The Last 31 Days in Astronomy
Telescope Loaner Program , Rob Hawley
April 2008 (Vol. 19 No. 4)
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SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Astronomical Auction Auction XXVIII
- SJAA/Bay Area , Rob Hawley
Deep Sky Observing , Mark Wagner
The Shallow Sky The Dawning of
the Age of Aquarius , Akkana Peck
Beginner's Corner Galaxy Seasons ,
Rob Hawley
Treasurer's Report SJAA 2007 year
end statement , Gary Mitchell
SJAA Yosemite Public Star Party 2008 ,
Jim Van Nuland
The Star of Bethlehem Revisited , Ernii
Piini
NASA Space Place Invisible Spiral
Arms , Patrick L. Barry
Silicon Valley Astronomical Lectures Series Jill
Tartar on April 23, 2008 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
The Last 29 Days in Astronomy
Telescope Loaner Program , Rob Hawley
March 2008 (Vol. 19 No. 3)
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SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
March General Meeting Dr. Adrian
Brown - March 22 2008 , David Smith
The Golden State Star Party 2008 ,
Bill Porte
Deep Sky Observing , Mark Wagner
Starry, Starry Night Zosma ,
Paul Kohlmiller
Notification of May General Meeting ,
Rob Hawley
Silicon Valley Astronomical Lectures Series Geoff
Marcy on March 5, 2008 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
NASA Space Place No Mars Rock Unturned ,
Patrick L. Barry
Letter from the President , Rob Hawley
The Last 31 Days in Astronomy
Messier Marathon , Rob Hawley
February 2008 (Vol. 19 No. 2)
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SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
January General Meeting Dr. Jeff
Moore
New Beginner's Workshop Laboratory ,
Rob Hawley
Deep Sky Observing , Mark Wagner
The Shallow Sky Wasting Away Again
in Margaritifer , Akkana Peck
RASC Calendars and Handbooks , Gary
Mitchell
Board News , Gary Mitchell
Hesiodus Sunrise Ray , Jane Houston
Jones
New Board Members Needed , Rob Hawley
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Joel
Primack and Nancy Abrams on January 23, 2008 at 7 p.m. , Andrew
Fraknoi
Telescope Loaner Program , Rob Hawley
Available Scopes
Board Member Requirements , Mark Wagner
Last 31 Days in Astronomy
December 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 12)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
December General Meeting Dr. Lee
Hoglan to speak at 8 p.m. December 22 , David Smith
New Board Members Needed , Rob Hawley
Deep Sky Observing , Mark Wagner
The Shallow Sky Mars Under the
Tree , Akkana Peck
Astro Concepts Why is the Sky Dark
... and Quiet? , Paul Kohlmiller
NASA Space Place Going My Way? ,
Diane K. Fisher
NASA Space Place Solar Indigestion
The Last 31 Days in Astronomy
Starry, Starry Night Mirfak ,
Paul Kohlmiller
Loaner Program Up and Running , Rob
Hawley
November 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 11)
October 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 10)
September 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 9)
August 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 8)
July 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 7)
June 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 6)
May 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 5)
April 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 4)
March 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 3)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Annual Meeting 2007 , Mike Koop
Jim Van Nuland get "Once in Lifetime Award"
Twice! , Mike Koop
Deep Sky Observing , Mark Wagner
AUCTION XXVII - April 1, 2007 , Jim
Van Nuland
Messier Marathon 2007 , Rob Hawley
The Last 31 Days in Astronomy
NASA Space Place A Great Big Wreck ,
Tony Phillips
SJAA 2006 Financial Report , Gary Mitchell
Janice Voss speaking on the Kepler Mission
on March 7, 2007 , Andrew Fraknoi
SJAA Yosemite Public Star Party 2007 ,
Jim Van Nuland
SETI Institute Open House
Project ASTRO
Riverside Club's Observing Site at Landers ,
Steven Nelson
Pluto Occultation! , Mike Koop
The Shallow Sky March of the Planets ,
Akkana Peck
Solar System Stats for March 2007
February 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 2)
January 2007 (Vol. 18 No. 1)
December 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 12)
November 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 11)
October 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 10)
September 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 9)
August 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 8)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
August General Meeting Science
& Images from the Spitzer Space Telescope - Timothy Thompson ,
David Smith
CalStar 2006 , Rob Hawley
Chabot Observatories Exhibit - Opens August
5, 2006 , Judyth Collin
Chabot and the Amateur Community ,
Celeste Burrows
The Shallow Sky Uranus and Neptune
are Bigger Than The Moon, Too , Akkana Peck
Some Notes on Sky and Telescope Subscriptions ,
Rob Hawley
NASA Space Place From Thunderstorms
to Solar Storms , Patrick L. Barry
An Invitation to SJAA Members , Patrick
Donnelly
Solar System Stats for August 2006
July 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 7)
June 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 6)
May 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 5)
April 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 4)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
April Fool's, Not! , Paul and Mary
Kohlmiller
Astro Definitions for April Fools Day
Project ASTRO Wants You , Paul Kohlmiller
The Shallow Sky New Spot in Town ,
Akkana Peck
May General Meeting May 13 General
Meeting: Member Eclipse Presentations , David Smith
SJAA Budget , Gary Mitchell
Auction XXVI , Mike Koop
SJAA Yosemite Public Star Party 2006 ,
Jim Van Nuland
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Ron
Marzke to talk on April 26, 2006 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
Solar System Stats for April 2006
March 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 3)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Stardust Adventure , Jim Albers
GPS:Global Positioning on a Shoestring ,
Bill Maney
March General Meeting March 11
General Meeting: Mirror Making and Testing , David Smith
The Shallow Sky Which One is the
Planet? , Akkana Peck
NASA Space Place Micro-sats with
Macro-potential , Patrick L. Barry
2006 Messier Marathon , Bob Havner
Auction XXVI , Mike Koop
SJAA Yosemite Public Star Party 2006 ,
Jim Van Nuland
Board of Directors Elected
Physics for Poets , Andrew Fraknoi
EAS Awards JVN on March 12th , Mike
Koop
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Scott
Sandford to talk on March 1, 2006 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
Solar System Stats for March 2006
February 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 2)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
February General Meeting Follow
The Water - Talk by Dr. Jeffrey Moore , David Smith
Stardust Returns
Starry, Starry Night Procyon ,
Paul Kohlmiller
Andrah Foundation supports SJAA , Jim
Van Nuland
Editor's Dark Matter
Board Election
The Shallow Sky Close Encounters
with the Six Lazy Boys , Akkana Peck
NASA's Rovers Continue to Explore and
Amaze , Guy Webster
NASA Space Place Snowstorm on Pluto ,
Dr. Tony Phillips
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Scott
Sandford to talk on March 1, 2006 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
Solar System Stats for February 2006
January 2006 (Vol. 17 No. 1)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
January General Meeting The Mimbres'
Plate: The Moon, and The Supernova of 1054 , David Smith
Planets for Poets , Andrew Fraknoi
Dobson Workshop at Jan/Feb Astronomy Class ,
Rob Hawley
The Shallow Sky Rays of Light in
the Dead of Winter , Akkana Peck
Observe the Stardust Re-entry , Mike
Koop
Michael Detweiler, 1942 - 2005 , Jim
Van Nuland
NASA Space Place A New View of
the Andromeda Galaxy , Dr. Tony Phillips and Patrick L. Barry
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Michael
Brown to talk on January 25, 2006 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
Solar System Stats for January 2006
December 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 12)
November 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 11)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
November General Meeting November
12 Speaker: Ben Shelef to talk on Space Elevators , David Smith
Fall Swap - November 13, 2005 , Mike
Koop
The Shallow Sky All Mars, All The
Time , Akkana Peck
Mike Koop Receives AANC Amateur Astronomer
Award , Kenneth Frank
NASA Space Place Where No Spacecraft
Has Gone Before , Dr. Tony Phillips
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures Series Chris
McKay to talk on November 9, 2005 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
Solar System Stats for November 2005
October 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 10)
September 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 9)
August 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 8)
July 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 7)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Letters From Project ASTRO Students ,
Paul Kohlmiller
SJAA Dues Increase Notice , Gary Mitchell
SJAA Now Accepts PayPal , Rob Hawley
Mooning Food For Thought , Dave
North
The Shallow Sky Planets and Stars,
and a Deep Impact , Akkana Peck
CalStar registration begins July 15 ,
Rob Hawley
ASP Position Announcement , Christina
de Leon
Pitcairn Island , Rob Hawley
Lick Observatory Programs
Solar System Stats for July 2005
June 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 6)
May 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 5)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Eclipse on the Bounty , Robert Hawley
Mooning Factoids , Dave North
The Shallow Sky Cloud Pictures ,
Akkana Peck
Starry, Starry Night Porrima ,
Paul Kohlmiller
SJAA May General Meeting Naishi
Min - May 21, 2005 , David Smith
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Dr.
Nathalie Cabrol to talk on May 18, 2005 at 7 p.m.
SJAA Officers elected , Jim Van Nuland
Solar System Stats for May 2005
April 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 4)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Tonight's Top 10 List: Elements in Abundance
Shingletown Star Party , Richard Ozer
The Stars of Orion , Paul Kohlmiller
Mooning Real Class , Dave North
Auction XXV , Jim Van Nuland
Board of Directors Elected , Jim Van
Nuland
Richard Barrett , Jim Van Nuland
Excellent SF Bay Area graze April 15 of
Upsilon Geminorum , Walt Morgan via Tinka Ross
New Theory About the Barringer Meteor
Crater , Mary Kohlmiller
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Dr.
Frank Drake to talk on April 20, 2005 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
Solar System Stats for April 2005
March 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 3)
This issue contains two bonus pages not included in the print version.
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Astronomy Education
Auction XXV , Jim Van Nuland
SJAA March General Meeting Steve
Gottlieb on the NGC and IC Catalogs - March 26, 2005
Mooning Real Class , Dave North
The Shallow Sky The Black and White
Ball , Akkana Peck
Iapetus: East is Least and West is Best ,
Jane Houston Jones
Give a Child The Universe at a Classroom
Near You , Christina de Leon
Wow and Cool , Paul Kohlmiller
It's Messier Marathon Time Again! ,
Bob Havner
Andrah Foundation supports SJAA , Jim
Van Nuland
Physics for Poets , Andrew Fraknoi
Editor's Semi-Dark Matter
SJAA Yosemite Public Star Party 2005 ,
Jim Van Nuland
Comet Machholz tests SJAA Website Capacity
Alien Earths
Alien Earths Lectures at LHS , Alan
Gould
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Dr.
Phil Plait to talk on March 2, 2005 at 7 p.m. , Andrew Fraknoi
Solar System Stats for March 2005
February 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 2)
January 2005 (Vol. 16 No. 1)
December 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 12)
November 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 11)
October 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 10)
September 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 9)
SJAA Activities Calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Yosemite and Hornet , Hsin I Huang
Book Review Space Race Books ,
Paul Kohlmiller
In Memoriam - Florence Van Nuland
Mooning Voluminous , Dave North
The Shallow Sky Wake Up for the
Morning Show , Akkana Peck
Renewing with S & T , Gary Mitchell
AstroCon 2004: A Superior Conjunction
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series Russell
Schweikart on October 6, 2004 , Andrew Fraknoi
Solar System Stats for September 2004
ASTRONOMY Magazine Renewal Time , Jim
Van Nuland
KTEH Auction September 15th , Mike
Koop
August 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 8)
July 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 7)
June 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 6)
May 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 5)
Bonus coverage is available in this
special issue. The extra coverage includes color photos, additional
pictures in the Shallow Sky and Out There columns, more information
about the May speaker, more information about the next lecture at
Foothill College and a full page ad for AstroCon 2004. Everything
in the regular May issue is also in the special issue but with a
new font that we are evaluating for future use.
April 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 4)
March 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 3)
February 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 2)
January 2004 (Vol. 15 No. 1)
December 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 12)
November 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 11)
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SJAA activities calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Lunar eclipse extravaganza, November 8th
at Houge Park , Mike Koop
Slide and equipment night, September 2003 ,
Dave North
Mooning Shoot the Moon , Dave
North
The shallow sky Another moonrise
eclipse , Akkana Peck
Annual swap meet, Sunday, November 9 ,
Mike Koop
San Francisco amateurs bid farewell to
the Morrison Planetarium
Alan Dressler explains black holes at
Foothill , Andrew Fraknoi
Celestial calendar November 2003 ,
Richard Stanton
CalStar pictures and other tidbits
October 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 10)
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Wanted — Editor for SJAA Ephemeris
SJAA activities calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Mt. Wilson Mars observing run, August
22, 2003 , Dave North
The shallow sky Mars-ipan ,
Akkana Peck
Out there... Deep gems in an autumn
night , Mark Wagner
Mooning Cheatsies , Dave North
The Moon from three feet , Bill Maney
Goodbye Galileo , Gary Mitchell
David Des Marais speaks on Mars rover
mission
Correction — SJAA membership with
Sky & Telescope subscription is $48
Celestial calendar October 2003 , Richard
Stanton
September 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 9)
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August 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 8)
July 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 7)
June 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 6)
SJAA activities calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
Astronomy tour , Paul Kohlmiller
Out there Springtime galaxies,
doubles and globulars , Mark Wagner
Mooning The Moon in June , Dave
North
The shallow sky A beautiful day
in the planetary neighborhood , Akkana Peck
Music of the spheres , Bob Havner
Donation to SJAA in memory of Rita Miram ,
Jim Van Nuland
XXIII Auction , Mike Koop
Tidbits
Celestial calendar June 2003 , Richard
Stanton
May 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 5)
The printed issue says "April, 2003" by mistake. — Editors
SJAA activities calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
The Messier Marathon at Henry Coe State
Park , Vivek Mohan
Messier Marathon 2003 — March 29/30,
2003 , Bob Brauer
The shallow sky Good news and bad
news , Akkana Peck
Mooning We may not know , Dave
North
Out there Between the serpents ,
Mark Wagner
May program: Norm Sperling
CAM and KAO , Hsin I. Huang
Be a visiting astronomer in a local school ,
Kristin Nelson, Project Astro
Celestial calendar May 2003 , Richard
Stanton
April 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 4)
SJAA activities calendar , Jim Van
Nuland
SJAA/Bay Area astronomical auction XXIII ,
Jim Van Nuland
Eclipse over South Africa , Ernie Piini
Mooning Sic transit mundi ,
Dave North
Out there So little time, so much
to see! , Mark Wagner
Change of date for the April SJAA general
meeting , Bob Havner
SJAA Yosemite public star party, 2003 ,
Jim Van Nuland
Silicon Valley astronomy lecture series ,
Andrew Fraknoi
Celestial calendar April 2003 , Richard
Stanton
March 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 3)
February 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 2)
January 2003 (Vol. 14 No. 1)
Mark Wagner's Out there column starts.
Getting ready for Leonids, Mars, the 100-inch, Freeman finishes.
CalStar, the end of Comet Comments and the millenium.
Houston-Jones first year, Euro-clipse.
The Year of Comet Hale-Bopp and our first year on the Web.
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