SJAA Calendar 2010

For a definition of "Dark-Sky Weekend", please see the definition on the Calendar Hotline page.

For the coming few weeks in more detail, see the SJAA Calendar Hotline page.

For a tabular view of the year, see the bottom of this page.

January  February  March  April  May  June  July  August  September  October  November  December

 January
  8 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 5:07 pm, 30% moon rises 2:36 am.
         Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 pm.
  8 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
  9 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 5:08 pm, 22% moon rises 3:39 am.
 16 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 5:15 pm,  3% moon sets  6:52 pm.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 22 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 5:22 pm, 49% moon sets 12:44 am.
         Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 pm.
 30 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Dr. Peter Jenniskins,
         speaking on "Catch a Fallen Star", his recovery of
         pieces of a freshly-fallen meteor.
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00

 February
  5 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 5:37 pm, 47% moon rises 1:31 am.
         Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 pm.
  5 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. Our own Rod Norden
         will introduce the Winter Constellations, such as Orion, Taurus,
         and Cancer, and then move outside to see them firsthand.
  6 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 5:38 pm, 37% moon rises 2:33 am.
 13 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 5:45 pm,  No moon.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 19 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 5:52 pm, 32% moon sets 11:28 pm.
         Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 pm.
 27 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Rogelio Bernal Andreo,
         speaking on Astrophotography From Local Skies.
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00

 March
  5 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 6:06 pm, 64% moon rise 12:21 am.
         Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 pm.
  5 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic "How to
         identify the winter constellations", by our own Rob Jawarski.
  6 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 6:07 pm, 54% moon rises 1:20 am.
 13 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 6:13 pm,  3% moon rises 6:31 am PDT
         Messier Marathon at Coe Park, dusk to dawn.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 14 -Su- 2 am -- advance clocks 1 hour, to DST.
 19 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 7:19 pm, 19% moon sets 11:34 pm.
         Star party hours: 8:15 until 11:15 pm.
 27 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Dr. Constance Rockosi of
         UC Lick, speaking on The Structure of the Milky Way.
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00

 April
  9 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
  9 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 7:38 pm, 26% moon rises 4:34 am.
         Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 pm.
 10 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 7:38 pm, 10% moon rises 4:59 am.
 17 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 7:45 pm, 15% moon sets 11:33 pm.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 23 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 7:50 pm, 78% moon sets  3:49 am.
         Star party hours: 8:45 until 11:45 pm.
 25 -Su- Auction XXX at Houge Park.  See
         http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/eve/1582539763.html
         for more details. In the hall at Houge Park.

 May
  7 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
  7 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 8:03 pm, 31% moon rises 3:00 am.
         Star party hours: 9:00 pm until midnight.
  8 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 8:04 pm, 31% moon rises 3:25 am.
 15 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 8:10 pm,  6% moon sets 10:23 pm.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 21 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 8:15 pm, 65% moon sets  2:21 am.
         Star party hours: 9:15 pm until midnight.
 29 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Dr. Bradford Holden of
         Lick Observatory, speaking on the Physical Evolution of
         Massive Galaxies.
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00

 June
  4 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
  4 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 8:24 pm, 47% moon rises 1:26 am.
         Star party hours: 9:30 pm until midnight.
  5 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 8:25 pm, 37% moon rises 1:51 am.
 12 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 8:29 pm,  No moon.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 18 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 8:31 pm, 51% moon sets 12:54 am.
         Star party hours: 9:45 pm until midnight.
 26 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Brian Day of NASA/Ames,
         who will speak on the LCROSS mission.
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00

 July
  2 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 8:30 pm. The topic: summer constellations.
         NOTE: Time changed from 7:30.
  2 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 8:32 pm, 63% moon rise 11:53 pm.
         Star party hours: 9:45 pm until midnight.
 10 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 8:30 pm,  No moon.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 16 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 8:27 pm, 37% moon sets 11:27 pm.
         Star party hours: 9:30 pm until midnight.
 24 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Dr. Jonathan Devor, his
         title:  Searching for Eclipsing Binary Stars, and the Strange Things We Find.
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00
 30 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 8:15 pm. The topic: TBA.
 30 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 8:17 pm, 77% moon rise 10:21 pm.
         Star party hours: 9:15 pm until midnight.

 August
  7 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 8:09 pm,  4% moon rises 4:32 am.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 20 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 7:53 pm, 90% moon sets  3:38 am.
         Star party hours: 8:30 pm until 11:30 pm.
 28 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Dr. Seth Shostak, (SETI):
         New Approaches to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00

 September
  3 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
  3 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 7:33 pm, 23% moon rises 2:09 am.
         Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 pm.
  4 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 7:32 pm, 14% moon rises 3:21 am.
 11 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 7:21 pm, 20% moon sets  9:11 pm.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 17 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 7:12 pm, 78% moon sets  2:32 am.
         Star party hours: 8:00 until 11:00 pm.
 25 -Sa- General Meeting -- Slide and Equipment night.
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00

 October
  1 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
  1 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 6:51 pm, 38% moon rises 1:03 am.
         Star party hours: 7:45 until 10:45 pm.
  2 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 6:49 pm, 23% moon rises 2:14 am.
  9 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 6:39 pm,  9% moon sets  7:45 pm.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 15 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 6:31 pm, 63% moon sets  1:22 am.
         Star party hours: 7:30 until 10:30 pm.
 23 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Dr. Daniel Usikov will speak
         on "Current Hypotheses on Dark Energy".
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00
 29 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
 29 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 6:13 pm, 53% moon rise 12:02 am.
         Star party hours: 7:15 until 11:15 pm.
 30 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 6:12 pm, 42% moon rises 1:12 am.

 November
  6 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 6:05 pm,  No moon.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 12 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 5:00 pm, 46% moon sets 11:10 pm.
         Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 pm.
 20 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Dr. To B. Announced
 21 -Su- Fall Swap.   Open at noon, selling 1:00 to about 4 pm.
         In the hall at Houge Park.
 26 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
 26 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 4:52 pm, 68% moon rise 10:04 pm.
         Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 pm.
 27 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 4:51 pm, 57% moon rise 11:13 pm.

 December
  4 -Sa- Dark-Sky weekend.       Sset 4:50 pm,  No moon.
         Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved.
 10 -Fr- Astronomy Class at Houge Park. 7:30 pm. The topic: TBA.
 10 -Fr- Houge Park star party.  Sset 4:50 pm, 29% moon sets  9:56 pm.
         Star party hours: 7:00 until 10:00 pm.
 18 -Sa- General Meeting.  Our speaker is Dr. To B. Announced
         Board meeting at 6:30; General Meeting at 8:00

Tabular format:

                     SJAA Calendar for 2010

      Base version approved by Board of Directors 2008 Aug 16,
        which consists of all events at Houge Park.

      Deep-sky star parties, and specific dates for the class,
        approved by the Board 2009 Oct.3, 2009

      Informational data added as it comes available -- speaker
        names, class topics,

Print this with a M*O*N*O*S*P*A*C*E*D font for column alignment.

            General   Houge Park    Astro    Dark-sky
  2010      Meeting   Star Party    Class   Star Party
 January      30          8, 22       8        9,  16c
 February     27          5, 19       5        6,  13c
 March        27          5, 19      19        6,  13c
 April     (24),25$       9, 23       9       10,  17mc

 May          29          7, 21       7        8,  15mc
 June         26          4, 18       4        5s, 12c
 July         24      2, 16, 30    2,30            10c
 August       28             20       -             7c

 September    25          3, 17       3        4,  11mc
 October      23      1, 15, 29    1,29        2,   9c, 30
 November    20, 21*     12, 26      26        6c, 27
 December     18             10      10        4c

= AANC Astronomy Day is May 2. Use Houge Public on May 1.
  * Fall Swap, Nov.21, Sunday.  Also: general meeting 20th.


Dark-Sky notations --
  s Short -- at least 3 hours, but less than 5. (Zeiders' Rule)
    Third quarter: OK if more than 5 hours. (Zeiders' Rule)
  m Moony (1Q).  Moon sets not more than 2.5 hours after twilight
  c SJAA will reserve the Coe parking lot as a service to the local
    astronomy community.  No SJAA event is planned unless one is
    specifically listed in the calendar.

OTHER dates and events --
  Messier Marathon - March 13 per Don Machholz.  No alternate.
  DST start -- Mar.14 at 2 am, advance to 3 am.
  Easter ----- Mar.24 (school vacations week before or after)
  TAX day ---- Apr.15, Wednesday
  RTMC ------- May 12-16, 2010 (new moon May 13)
               http://www.rtmcastronomyexpo.org/index.html.
  Star-B-Q --- July 17 at Fremont Peak State Park (re-sched from 10th)
  GSSP ------- July 10 - 14, new moon on 11th. See
               http://www.goldenstatestarparty.org.
  Yosemite --- Sep. 3 - 5, new moon on 8th. For details and procedures, see
               http://www.sjaa.net/yosemite.shtml.
  CAL-STAR --- Oct.  7 - 9, new moon on 7th.  See
               http://www.observers.org/CalStar/.

  DST end   -- Nov. 7 at 2 am, retard to 1 am and observe for another hour.

ASTRONOMY CLASS -  Moonless Houge star party dates except the
  March 19 for moon class. (moved to Mar.5 at January Board meeting)

Omitted Houge Dark on Dec.24, clash w/Christmas
Omitted Houge Dark on Dec.31, clash w/new year parties.

Auction: I wish we'd survey the clubs regarding Sunday or
   Saturday.  If Saturday we could do it on Apr.3 and not
   skip a speaker meeting.  Fall Swap could be Nov.13.

Last updated: 2010 July 31, 1523 hours, pdt