The SJAA is launching a welcoming way to help members connect: a bimonthly New Members Night. These gatherings make it easier to find like‑minded people,
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Blog Archives
2026 Board and Officer Elections
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Rob Jaworski
Rob JaworskiIn an exciting online election ahead of the February 7th, 2026 SJAA board meeting, the results of the highly anticipated board elections were unveiled. With positions 2, 4, 6, and 8 up for grabs, the competition was fierce, and the board welcomed four talented individuals:
- Carl Svensson
- Wolf Witt
- Rob Jaworski
- Mark Hanson
Fast forward to March 7th,
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Spring 2026 Swap Meet: A Stellar Success!
by Rob Jaworski
Rob JaworskiYesterday, your astronomy club hosted a vibrant swap meet at SJAA Basecamp, the Hall at Houge Park. What a fantastic turnout it was! Despite it being the first day of Daylight Saving Time, enthusiastic members and newcomers alike showed up early, ready to dive into the excitement.
Tables filled with a variety of items,
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Swap Meet Spring 2025
by Rob Jaworski
Rob Jaworski
SJAA is pleased to announce that the Spring Swap Meet for 2025 is ON! More info can be found here.
https://www.sjaa.net/events/swap-meet/
Clean out your astro closets and come on down to make some bargains and meet/make new friends. Hope to see you there!
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2020 Board and Officer Elections
by Rob Jaworski
Rob JaworskiEach February and March sees board elections and officer elections, respectively. Here are the results of the 2020 elections.
For the board of directors, four director seats were up for elections. All four incumbents ran for those seats and were re-elected: Sandy Mohan (board seat 2),
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SJAA and the Pandemic
by Rob Jaworski
Rob Jaworski
San Jose Astronomical Association is closely monitoring the coronavirus/COVID-19 situation in Santa Clara county. In accordance with advisement from Santa Clara County Health Department we may be canceling some events in the next few weeks, as appropriate – especially those that involve close contact and shared surface on telescopes.
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Amending Bylaws: Memberships
by Rob Jaworski
Rob Jaworski
At the board of directors meeting, July 2017, the board voted to amend the bylaws. This kind of move is not done very often, and great consideration is made before such an idea is even brought to a vote by the board. However, given the history of the types of memberships with the SJAA,
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Gregory Award 2016
by Rob Jaworski
Rob Jaworski
On behalf of the San Jose Astronomical Association, I am pleased to announce the recipient of the 2016 A. B. Gregory Award. The award is a plaque which reads “In Recognition of Outstanding Contributions of Time and Effort to Others in Amateur Astronomy”, and I can think of no one in the SJAA who deserves it more than Paul Mancuso.…
Searching for SJAA Board Candidates
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Rob Chapman
Rob ChapmanHello SJAA Members,
Winter is here and along with the long nights comes SJAA Board Member elections! This year we have 6 seats that will be opening up at the end of this year’s term. Only 3 current board members are running for re-election, so that means we are looking for at least 3 enthusiastic SJAA members to help out.
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Swap Meet – Sunday, March 20 2016
by Rob Jaworski
Rob JaworskiHello SJAA Members and Friends,
Just a reminder that the SJAA Swap Meet is happening this Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Hall at San Jose’s Houge Park. Here is the announcement that went to the Announce list (which is still being used, we encourage people to join),
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2016 Election Results Are In
by Rob Jaworski
Rob JaworskiLast Saturday night was the annual membership meeting of the SJAA. There was a potluck, awards, and the annual election for about half the seats of the board of directors. Bill O’Neil, Glenn Newell, Rob Jaworski and Dave Ittner were all up for reelection, and we are happy to report all nominees,
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New additions to SJAA library!
This is my long due blog post…but better late than never!
I am excited to announce that thanks to a very generous donation to SJAA library, we now have some more great books in store for members to check out. Here’s the list –
The First Three Minutes
The Red Limit
Black Holes and Warped Spacetime
Galaxies and Quasars
Sundials –
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SJAA Coders
by Rob Jaworski
Rob Jaworski
The SJAA is in the process of automating various aspects of club operations. Examples include subscribing (and unsubscribing) to email lists, renewing memberships, maintaining event calendars, creating and adapting an auction system,
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Send us your pics! Comet LOVEJOY
Send Pics of Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) To
mDOTpackerATyahooDOTcom – We’ll Post Below
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With a pair a binoculars look for Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy).
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Fall 2014 Swap Happiness
Remember Friday Night Observing This Nov 14 at Houge Park weather permitting. See Calendar
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2014 Swap made many a stargazer happy!–
There is something beautiful about a swap meet that beckons back to the day of selling a sheep for wool coats.
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New arrivals in SJAA Library!
Hello there,
Thanks to generous donation by some nice people in our community, SJAA library now has few more interesting books –
Star Ware – Philip S. Harrington
Norton’s 2000.0 Star Atlas and Reference Handbook – Arthur P. Norton
The Cambridge Star Atlas – Wil Tirion
Uncovering the Secrets of the Red planet –
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NASA Ames 1st open house in 17 years
NASA Ames Open House
Saturday October 18
Check our Martian Landscape area, wind tunnels, labs….
Perhaps a SJAA Group Trip? Post us a note below…
More Details here:
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Perseids – Fear Not the Moon – start now
Fear Not the Moon, Perseids Always a Great Show so look for it this weak starting now.
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Read more at: http://www.universetoday.com/113776/fear-not-the-moon-perseids-always-a-great-show/
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In Memory to Dr. Armstrong
Write up by Mark Wagner
In Memory
Dr. Robert F. Armstrong
July 22, 1938 – June 17, 2014
Los Gatos, California
The SJAA and amateur astronomy have lost a dear friend with the passing of Dr.
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Indie SiFi To Play in San Jose
For those not going to GSSP, COHERENCE might satiate at least a need for intriguing Sci-Fi.
! Plus mark the date for SJAA SCI-FI Night: Saturday August 9th !
COHERENCE
Camera 12 on June 27th
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“On the night of an astronomical anomaly,
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