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1996

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March 23 ---AANC Deep-Sky Observing Workshop
April 20---Astronomy Day
May 4---SJAA Bay-Area Swap Meet and Auction
May 25---RTMC

November

2 . . . -51% Moon
9 . . . -1% Moon
16 . . . -40% Moon
11/19 . . . Benjamin Dean Lecture: Dr. Geoffery Marcy of SFSU on Discovery of Planets Orbiting Stars***
23 . . . 99% Moon
30 . . . -68% Moon

December

7 . . . -8% Moon
12/10 Benjamin Dean Lecture: Dr. Max Dresden of SLAC on The Strange Way Quantum Theory Came to the U.S.***
12/18 . . . 7:30 pm Morrison Planetarium--Dr. Howard A. Zebker of Stanford University will talk on recent developments in space radar in geophysics on Wed. , $3 and same info as Dean Series.***
14 . . . 25% Moon
21 . . . 93% Moon
28 . . . -83% Moon

1997

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Jan---

 4 . . .  -21

11 . . .   12

18 . . .   82

25 . . .  -94



Feb---

 1 . . .  -36

 8 . . .    3

15 . . .   68

22 . . .  -99



Mar---

1 . . .  -52

 8 . . .   0 . . . (Eclipse, Mongolia)

15 . . .  52

22 . . .  99

29 . . . -67 . . . Hale-Bopp at perihelion on 31-1



Apr---

 5 . . .  -3

12 . . .  35 . . . Astronomy Day

19 . . .  93

26 . . . -80 . . . (?SJAA Auction?)



May---

 3 . . . -10

10 . . .  20

17 . . .  83

24 . . . -90 . . . RTMC

31 . . . -20



Jun---

 7 . . .   9

14 . . .  69

21 . . . -97

28 . . . -32



Jul---

 5 . . .   2 . . . Long weekend

12 . . .  53

19 . . . 100

26 . . . -46



Aug---

 2 . . .   0
. . . Fremont Peak Observatory Assn. and AANC Star-B-Que
 9 . . .  37

16 . . .  98

23 . . . -60

30 . . .  -3 . . . Labor Day weekend (Possible Star-B-Que date?)



Sep---

 6 . . .  22

13 . . .  90

20 . . . -75

27 . . . -11



Oct---

 4 . . .  11

11 . . .  78

18 . . . -87

25 . . . -23



Nov---

 1 . . .   3

 8 . . .  64

15 . . . -96

22 . . . -39

29 . . .   0



Dec---

 6 . . .  49

13 . . . 100

20 . . . -57

27 . . . -3

1998

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APRIL
4 . . . 64 . . . SJAA/Bay-Area Auction*
11 . . . 100 . . . AANC Workshop: The Search for Life in the Universe
18 . . . -57 . . . Astronomy Day
19 . . . AANC Board meeting; Lawrence Hall of Science; 1pm
25 . . . 0 . . . 8:30 PM Mt. Tamalpais Interpretive Association
? "The Search For Life On Mars and Europa"
? Dr. Chris McKay, NASA-Ames Research Center

? MAY
2 . . . 47 . . . Astronomy Day
7 . . . 98
9 . . . 98
16 . . . -71
23 . . . -4 . . . RTMC
8:30 PM Mt. Tamalpais Interpretive Association
"Sofia: A Far Infrared Look at Our Evolving Galaxy"
Dr. Jacqueline Davidson,
Universities Space ResearchAssociation
30 . . . 31

JUNE
6 . . . 92
7 . . . AANC Board meeting; Lawrence Hall of Science; 1pm
13 . . . -83
20 . . . -12
27 . . . 17 . . . ?8:30 PM Mt. Tamalpais Interpretive Association
"SETI: Science Fact, Not Fiction"
Dr. Jill Tarter, SETI Institute

JULY
4 . . . 80
11 . . . -92
18 . . . -23
25 . . . 7
. . . . ?8:30PM Mt. Tamalpais Interpretive Association
"Oxymoronic Astronomy" Norman Sperling, Morrison Planetarium
23-27 . . . Tri-Valley Stargazers sponsored High Altitude Stargazing in the White Mountains
AUGUST
1 . . . 66
8 . . . -98
9 . . . AANC Board meeting; Lawrence Hall of Science; 1pm
15 . . . -35
22 . . . 1 . . . FPOA/AANC Star-B-Que; Fremont Peak
8:30pm Mt. Tamalpais Interpretive Association
"Atmospheric Optics: Light And Color, Fire and Ice In The Sky"
Dr. Joe Jordan-NASA-Ames Research Center
29 . . . 50 . . . Labor Day weekend (Possible Star-B-Que date?)

SEPTEMBER
5 . . . 100
12 . . . -49
19 . . . 0 . . . . 8:00 PM "NASA's Sun-Earth Connection
Dr. Isabel Hawkins, Center For EUV Astrophysics
26 . . . 33

OCTOBER
3 . . . 96
4 . . . AANC Board meeting; Lawrence Hall of Science; 1pm
10 . . . -64
17 . . . -5 . . . ?7:30 PM Mt. Tamalpais Interpretive Association
"The New Gamma Ray Astronomy"
Dr. Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University
24 . . . 19
31 . . . 87
NOVEMBER
3 . . . Is the End NEAR? Asteroids: The Real Impact; Dr. David Morrison, NASA Ames Research Center; Dr. Alan Harris, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Dr. Kevin Zahnle, NASA Ames Research Center; Tuesday, 11/3/98 7:30 - 9:00 pm; Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences; Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
7 . . . -78 . . . . NCHALADA Northern California Historical Astronomy Luncheon and Discussion Association's 47th meeting at Chabot Observatory, 4917 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Topics: 10 AM - 12:30 PM: "Ole Roemer". 2-5 PM: "Horizon Markers in Archaeoastronomy". Further details from: Norm Sperling, nsperling@global.california.com.
15 . . . IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?, Dan Werthimer, director, SERENDIP Program; and David Anderson, director, SETI@Home Program Tunes Network Inc. and UC Berkeley; 3:00 pm, Lawrence Hall of Science Auditorium
14 . . . -14
21 . . . 8 . . .Join the Women in Astronomy program at the Chabot Observatory & Science Center for the premier of: "Women Hold Up Half the Sky" Saturday, November 21, 1998 at 7 pm Chabot Observatory & Science Center, 4917 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Join Urania and her sister muses on an exploration of women's contributions to the field of astronomy. Featuring a sea monster, planets, comets, a river of stars and a journey through time and space. Seating is limited so please call Tamara Schwarz to reserve your free ticket, at 510-530-3480 x 22. An original planetarium show produced by and starring Oakland students and teachers, based upon work supported by the NSF under grant No. 9553488.
28 . . . 73

DECEMBER
5 . . . -91
6 . . . AANC Board meeting; Lawrence Hall of Science; 1pm
12 . . . -28
19 . . . 1
26 . . . 58

Year 2000

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Jan
1 ... -18Moon...
8 ... 5%Moon...
15 ... 68%Moon... EAS lecture
22 ... -94%Moon...

25 7:30 pm Benjamin Dean Lecture: Dr. Louis Frank--Small Comets and Our Origins: The Ecstasy and the Agony of the Scientific Debate--Are dark spots detected by orbiting spacecraft a "cosmic rain" of small comets entering our atmosphere or instrument malfunctions? Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/

26, 7-8:30pm-- Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture: Dr. Alexei Filippenko (U. of California, Berkeley) will describe "Einstein's Biggest Blunder: New Discoveries about Cosmic 'Antigravity'" -- work that Science magazine selected as the most important science story of 1998. At the Smithwick Theater, FOOTHILL COLLEGE, El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA. Sponsored by: NASA's Ames Research Center, Foothill College Astronomy and LINC Programs, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the SETI Institute. A special 1-unit credit workshop for K-12 teachers will be offered in the late afternoon on the day before the evening talk. For more information, call the Lecture Series hot line at: (650) 949-7888. 29 -32

February
5 ...0
12 ...52%Moon...
19 ...100%Moon... EAS lecture
26 ...-49%Moon...

March
4 ... 1%Moon...
11 ... 37%Moon...
18 ... 99%Moon... EAS lecture
25 ... -66%Moon... AANC workshop

April

1 ... -8%Moon... 7:00pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- NORM SPERLING--Science Editor, ALTAVISTA.COM -- "The Pull of the Planets" When the planets align who will be better off and who will be worse? What really happens and how can you can can you make it favorable for yourself?

8 ... -24%Moon... EAS lecture -- Astronomy Day

12 ... ... (Wed) 7- 8:30 pm SILICON VALLEY ASTRONOMY LECTURE SERIES -- Why Louis XIV Had Cold Feet: The Changing Sun and the Earth's Climate -- talk by Dr. Sallie Baliunas, (Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for Astrophysics & Mt. Wilson Observatory), at the Smithwick Theater, FOOTHILL COLLEGE, El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA; Sponsored by: NASA's Ames Research Center, Foothill College, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the SETI Institute. Admission is free and open to the public Please bring 2 dollars with you for the parking meters. Foothill College is located just off Freeway 280 at the El Monte Rd. Exit in Los Altos Hills. Park at the bottom of the hill as you come in and go up the stairs to the Smithwick Theater. Call 650-949-7888 for series information.

15 ... 93%Moon... SJAA Auction
22 ... -81%Moon... (Easter 23)
29 ... -19%Moon...

May

3... ... (Wed) Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture: "COLD HARD WORLDS AT THE EDGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM" -- 7 pm at Smithwick Theater, Foothill College in Los Altos Hills -- on El Monte Road, in Los Altos Hills (just off Freeway 280). There is a two dollar fee for parking in the college lots. For directions and information, call the series hotline at 650-949-7888. NASA's Ames Research Center's Dr. Dale Cruikshank, (astronomer who specializes in the study of the most distant objects in the solar system), Dr. Jeff Cuzzi (noted expert in the study of planetary rings), and Dr. Jeff Moore, Project Scientist for NASA Astrobiology Research Laboratory, part of the Galileo team exploring the moons of Jupiter), will discuss the puzzling array of strange worlds in the outer solar system, ranging from Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active body we know, to a swarm of mini-planets beyond Pluto which are being called "Plutinos." Also the smaller icy pieces that make up the rings of Saturn and the comets (like Comet Hale-Bopp) that occasionally light up our skies when they come inward to the Earth's neighborhood. Cosponsored by NASA's Ames Research Center, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the SETI Institute.

5... ... (Fri) Pinnacles National Monument--Starry Night Program--Lecture by Chad Moore, Park Scientist, followed by stargazing. Info at http://www.nps.gov/pinn/; (831) 389-4485

6 ... 12%Moon... 8:30pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- DR. IMKE dePATER Professor of Astronomy, UC BERKELEY "Startling Images of Planets and Satellites" How do images using the adaptive optics system on the 10-m Keck compare with the HST and spacecraft data?

... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

13 ... 84%Moon... EAS lecture/EAS Dinner at new Chabot
Mount Diablo Astronomical Society public star party atop Mount Diablo State Park. MDAS Public Program Hot Line - (925) 691-6362 -- http://members.aol.com/mdas101b/private/index.htm..

20 ... -92%Moon...

27 ... -33%Moon... RTMC 32nd Annual Riverside Telescope Makers Conference. Theme is "Solar Observing." Held Friday, 26 May through Monday, 29 May (Memorial Day weekend), at the YMCA Camp Oakes in the San Bernardino mountains. Sallie Baliunas will be featured this year with her talk: "The Sun and Climate Change?Why Louis XIV Had Cold Feet." Dr. Baliunas is with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.Vendors will be on hand and there will be a swap meet on Saturday morning. rstephens@foxandstephens.com or call (909) 948-2205. http://www.rtmc-inc.org.
Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.

June

2 ... ... (FRI) Pinnacles National Monument--Starry Night Program--Lecture followed by stargazing. Info at http://www.nps.gov/pinn/; (831) 389-4485

3 ... 4%Moon... TELE VUE DAY hosted by Lumicon (2111 Research Dr.#4, Livermore, CA 94550) 9am to 4pm. First time in Northern California event! Meet Al Nagler, check out the specials, see new products unveiled. For directions, see http://www.lumicon.com
--8:30pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** MARIA MITCHELL (as portrayed by Tinka Ross) "A Cometary Rise to Fame" The story of America's first woman astronomer and the comet that started her career. Especially for young astronomers. http://www.mtia.net
Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.

10 ... 71%Moon... EAS lecture Mount Diablo Astronomical Society star party atop Mount Diablo State Park. MDAS Public Program Hot Line - (925) 691-6362 -- http://members.aol.com/mdas101b/private/index.htm.
Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.

... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

17 ... -99%Moon...

23 ... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org
Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 8:00 P.M. Celebrate the violin's diversity at the hands of virtuoso Kim Angelis. Experience gypsy fire and passion with depth and beauty. Kim is most ably accompanied by flamenco inspired guitarist Jos?f. Talk by Dr. Steve Vogt, Professor, UC Santa Cruz: "The Search for Extra-Solar Planets"

24... -48%Moon... Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.

Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 8:00 P.M. Yiannis Chronopoulos and the Spartans return with another evening of a lively mix of traditional and contemporary Greek music. Talk by Dr. Alex Filippenko, Professor, UC Berkeley: "Heart of Darkness: The Search for Black Holes"

July

1 ... 0%Moon... 8:30pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- DR. DANA BACKMAN Researcher, NASA-AMES/ Assoc. Professor, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE "Planets and Hints of Planets Around Nearby Stars: Is Our Solar System Unusual or Normal? The list of known extrasolar planetary systems is steadily growing, yet none of them really resembles the one we live on. What does this mean for our understanding of how common or rare planets like the Earth may be? http://www.mtia.net
Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.

... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

8 ... 57%Moon... EAS lecture
Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.

... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

15 ... 100%Moon... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

13-19 ... Universe 2000, the 112th Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific at the Pasadena Convention Center. Included are a scientific symposium, workshops on teaching astronomy in grades 3?12 and college non-science majors. Tours of Mount Wilson Observatory and Griffith Observatory and an Awards Dinner. The Astrobiology Symposium is titled "From Dust to Life: Surviving the First Billion Years of the Solar System." (415) 337-1100 or go to http://www.aspsky.org.

19-22 ... July the 54th annual convention of the Astronomical League hosted by the Ventura County Astronomical Society. With the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, American Association of Variable Star Observers, International Occultation Timing Association, The American Association of Amateur Astronomers, International Dark Sky Association, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute and the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers. Info: http://www.vcas.org/astrocon/ -- Email: astrocon2000@vcas.org

21 . . . Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 8:00 P.M. Golden Bough interweaves light-hearted tales with impeccable musicianship, haunting instrumental pieces, stunning vocals, toe-tapping jigs and reels. Their unique renditions of traditional Celtic songs reflect their love for the rich history and music of Ireland and Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Galicia and the Isle of Man. Talk by Dr. Mike Bolte, Professor, UC Santa Cruz: "Age of the Universe"

21-22 ... Star party at Yosemite National Park conducted by San Jos? Astronomical Association at Glacier PointSJAA maintains a Hotline at (408) 559-1221; http://www.seds.org/billa/sjaa/sjaa.html.

22 ... -63%Moon... Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.
... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

. . . Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 8:00 P.M. The Trimble-Wyman Duo unites two of the most versatile internationally known talents to create uniquely innovative contemporary music. Come take a journey into the highest level of musical fusion with saxophonist, performer, improviser and recording artist William Trimble, and composer, teacher and sound-synthesist Daniel Wyman. Talk by Dr. Raja Guhathakurta, Professor, UC Santa Cruz: "Telescopes as Time Machines"

23 ... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

29 ... -1%Moon... Fremont Peak Star-B-Que (FPOA and AANC) also...8:30pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- DR. PHILIP SCHERRER Professor of Physics, STANFORD UNIVERSITY "Journey to the Center of the Sun" New understanding of the solar interior, based on recent observations from the SOHO spacecraft, has implications for the mechanisms that generate the solar sunspot cycle. http://www.mtia.net
... Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

August
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4 ... Fri-31%Moon ... EAS Star Party in cooperation with the East Bay Regional Park District at Bort Meadow in Chabot Regional Park,

4 ... ... Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:12 p.m., 31% moon sets 11:29 p.m.

4 ... ... Astronomy Magazine's Davis "Sky Show"...in Davis, California, which passed one of the strongest light pollution ordinances in California.
5 ... 41%Moon... Astronomy Magazine's Davis "Sky Show"...in Davis, California, which passed one of the strongest light pollution ordinances in California.

... ... Observing at Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; Solar, Noon; Stellar, 9:00 pm; (707) 833-6979 (http://www.rfo.org)

... ... Star Party: Tri-Valley Stargazers (http://www.trivalleystargazers.org) Sycamore Grove Park, Livermore

9 ... Free Public observing day at Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; 2:00 pm; (707) 833-6979 (http://www.rfo.org)

12 ... 96%Moon... EAS lecture

... ... Observational Astronomy class, Houge Park, 8 p.m. SJAA

19 ... -76%Moon... Star Party: Fremont Peak Observatory Association (408) 623-2465; 8:00 pm

... ... SJAA General Meeting - Program: "Jay Freeman Stargazes the Frozen Arctic Wastes of Hawaii"

25 . . . Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 7:30 P.M. The wonderful sounds of Susan Craig Winsberg's flutes and whistles are back to enchant us with Celtic and Classical favorites, accompanied by her friends, Karen Thielen on harp and Cathy Allen on cello. Talk by Dr. Burt Jones, Assistant Director, Lick Observatory: "From New Planets to Quasars: The Scientific History of Lick Observatory"

25 ... ... Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:46 p.m., 15% moon rises 3:14 a.m.

26 ... Observing at Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; Solar, Noon; (707) 833-6979 (http://www.rfo.org)

26 ... ... Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 7:42 p.m., 7% moon rises 4:22 a.m.

26 ... -7%Moon... Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 7:30 P.M. Great Guitars! Daniel Roest hosts another evening of guitar magic with James Kline, winner of 3 international competitions, and steel-string master Duck Baker, who Leo Kottke says "sets a standard we can all aspire to." Talk by Dr. Sandra Faber, Professor, UC Santa Cruz: "Historic Images from Space Telescope"
. . . 8:00pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- DR. DOMENICK TENERELLI Systems Engineer Consultant for TPF, LOCKHEED-MARTIN "The Terrestrial Planet Finder" The TPF, under development, is a major component of NASA's Origins program. Missions over the next two decades will study planets beyond our solar system. In cooperation with Planetary society. http://www.mtia.net

September

1-3 ... Star party at Yosemite National Park conducted by TriValley Stargazers at Glacier Point; www.trivalleystargazers.org. Phil Waide can be reached for information at waide1@llnl.gov.

2 ... 26%Moon... Star Party: Mount Diablo Astronomical Society (925) 691-6362 (http://members.aol.com/mdas101b/private/index.htm) Mt. Diablo State Park. Saturday, September 2: 8:15 pm. Be at entrance 30 minutes before sunset.

... ... SJAA Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 7:33 p.m., 26% moon sets 10:28 p.m

8 ... Fri ... SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:25 p.m., 81% moon sets 2:42 a.m.

9 ... 88%Moon... EAS lecture

9 ... 88%Moon... Observing Tri-Valley Stargazers (www.trivalleystargazers.org) Saturday, September 9: Sycamore Grove Park, Livermore

... ... SJAA Observational Astronomy class, Houge Park, 8 p.m.

16 ... -87%Moon... Chabot gala

... ... SJAA General Meeting: Slide & Equipment night. Houge Park, 8 p.m.

22 ... Fri ... SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:04 p.m., 27% moon rises 2:06 a.m.

23 ... -17%Moon... Nightfall FPOA and SJAA Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 7:01 p.m., 17% moon rises 3:14 a.m.

23 ... -17%Moon... Observing at Ferguson Observatory (707) 833-6979 (www.rfo.org) Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; Solar, Noon; Stellar, 8:00 pm.

23 ... -17%Moon... Observing at Tri-Valley Stargazers (www.trivalleystargazers.org) Hidden Hill Observatory Meet 6:00 pm, corner Mines and Tesla Roads, Livermore

26 ... ... 7:30 pm. Benjamin Dean Lecture***--"Hubble Space Telescope: A Decate of Discovery" by Ray Villard, STScI; Morrison Planetarium, 415-750-7141

30 ... 13%Moon... SJAA Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 6:50 p.m., 13% moon sets 8:58 p.m.

30 ... 13%Moon... Star Party -- Ferguson Observatory (707) 833-6979 (www.rfo.org) Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; Solar, Noon; Stellar, 8:00 pm.

30 ... 13%Moon... 7:30pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- DR. LYNN ROTHSCHILD Research Scientist,Ecosystem Branch, NASA-AMES RESEARCH CENTER "The Sun, the Moon and the Algae" Evolution is influenced by the physical environment, including extraterrestrial factors. What was the roll of the Sun and the Moon on the development of life? http://www.mtia.net

October

Oct 3 ... ... 7 pm -- The Night Sky Lecture: Jack Welch discusses Cassiopeia, Lacerta, Cepheus and the ecliptic. $10 -- Ferguson Observatory in Sugar Loaf Ridge State Park just east of Santa Rosa off Highway 12.

Oct 6 ... 66% Moon sets 1:27 a.m.... SJAA--Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:43 p.m.

Oct 7 ... 75%Moon... SJAA Possible Astronomy class, see next month's Ephemeris

Oct 10 ... ... 7 pm -- The Night Sky Lecture: Vince Stornaiuolo and Len Nelson tell all about Telescopes and the Moon. $10 -- Ferguson Observatory in Sugar Loaf Ridge State Park just east of Santa Rosa off Highway 12.

Oct 14 ... -96%Moon... EAS lecture

.....SJAA--General Meeting: Wyn Wachhorst on his book The Dream of Spaceflight: Essays on the Near Edge of Infinity

Oct 17 ... ... 7:30 pm. Benjamin Dean Lecture***--"Mining the Sky: New Astronomy with a Virtual Observatory" (digital sky surveys) by Dr. Robert Brunner, California Institute of Technology; Morrison Planetarium, 415-750-7141

Oct 17 ... ... ... ... 7 pm -- The Night Sky Lecture: Jeff Payne and Mike Johnson explain Andromeda, Pegasus, and sidereal time. $10 -- Ferguson Observatory in Sugar Loaf Ridge State Park just east of Santa Rosa off Highway 12.

Oct 20 ... 41%Moon rises 1:04 a.m...SJAA--Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:23 p.m.

Oct 20-22 ... ... The 2000 Starry Nights Festival in Yucca Valley, California. David Levy and Carolyn Shoemaker will be the main guest speakers. There will also be a meeting of the Western Region of the Astronomical League on Saturday, an IDA session on dark skies on Friday afternoon, and dark sky observing programs both Friday and Saturday nights. Contact Frank Sheckler or Rae Packard in Yucca Valley at (760) 369-7212. More details at http://silcon.silcon.com/~eas/r1000-8.htm

Oct 21 ... -29%Moon rises 2:11 a.m....SJAA--Fremont Peak star party Sunset 6:21 p.m.

Oct 24 ... ...Astronomical Equipment Sale of The Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society. 7:00 pm at Concord Police Training Facility on Avila Road. See http://silcon.silcon.com/~eas/r1000-8.htm for details

Oct 24 ... ... 7 pm -- The Night Sky Lecture: Nathan Miron expounds upon Pisces, Aquarius, Cetus and precession. $10 -- Ferguson Observatory in Sugar Loaf Ridge State Park just east of Santa Rosa off Highway 12.

Oct 28 ... 4%Moon...sets 7:29 p.m 7:00pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- DR. ROCCO MANCINELLI Sr. Research Scientist-SETI INSTITUTE "Life's Expansion Beyond its Planet of Origin" -- What is the potential for survival, adaptation, and biological evolution of life beyond the home planet?" http://www.mtia.net

........SJAA--Fremont Peak star party Sunset 6:12 p.m.

Oct 29 -Darkness-Squandering Time ends. Set your clocks back 1 hour.

November

Nov 3 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:15 p.m., 49% moon sets 11:11 p.m.
Nov 4 ... 58%Moon...
Nov 7 ... ... 7:30 pm. Benjamin Dean Lecture***--"Hyperspace, time Machines, Wormholes, and the Theory of Everything" by Dr. Michio Kaku, City College of New York; Morrison Planetarium, 415-750-7141
Nov 7 ... ... 7 pm -- The Night Sky Lecture: Coby Lafayette presents Perseus, Triangulum, and Aries and speculates on star spectra. $10 -- Ferguson Observatory in Sugar Loaf Ridge State Park just east of Santa Rosa off Highway 12.
Nov 15 ... ... 7 pm -- Image from the Hubble Telescope: How they are Changing Our Perspective -- Dr. Sandra Faber, University of California, Santa Cruz. Location: Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA. Admission: Free. $2 parking. A non-technical talk about what we have learnined from ten years of hubble images and the impact they are having on our view of Earth's place in the universe.
Dec. 17 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:56 p.m., 56% moon rise 11:04 p.m.
Nov 18 ... -43%Moon... Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 4:55 p.m., 44% moon rise 0:11 a.m.
November 24th, 2000, (the day after Thanksgiving) Mr. Chuck Moore of Meade Instruments will be at Lumicon demonstrating the latest in Meade telescopes and answering questions. Chuck has also suggested that he will have one of the long awaited 8" LX90s with him for demonstration. Chuck will be at our store from 11am to 3pm that day.
Nov 25 ... 0%Moon... Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 4:51 p.m., New moon.

December

Dec 1 Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:50 p.m., 32% moon sets 9:56 p.m.
Dec 2 ... 40%Moon...
Dec 12 ... ... 7:30 pm. Benjamin Dean Lecture***--"Millenium and Astronomy--Past and future" by Dr. Anthony Aveni, Colgate University; Morrison Planetarium, 415-750-7141
Dec 9 ... 98%Moon... EAS lecture
December 9th, 2000, Mr Steve White of Tele Vue will be at Lumicon to answer questions about Tele Vue telescopes and eyepieces. He will be there from 10am to 3pm. Steve has a knowledge of Tele Vue products rivaling that of Al Nagler so if you have any questions about Tele Vue products please come down and meet him.
December 14 Thursday 7:00 PM Carolyn Shoemaker to talk at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park -- "Piercing the Crystal Ball: Asteroids, Comets, and Craters in Earth^?s Past-and Future" a free presentation. 345 Middlefield Rd -- On Hwy 101 going south exit at Willow Rd. and go west to Middlefield Rd. Turn right(at the Chevron Station) and go north to Survey Lane and turn left at the large stone markers labeledU.S. Geological Survey. Coming from the north, exit at Marsh Rd. and go west to Middlefield Rd. Turn left going south on Middlefield past Ravenswood Ave. to Survey Lane. Make a right turn into the campus. The talk will be held in the conference facility at the northeast end of the SECOND floor of Bldg. 3. Free parking is available. This is one of a series of free monthly public lectures given at the US Geological Survey usually on the last Thursday (except November and December due to the Holidays) of each month covering topics in the Earth, Biological, and Environmental Sciences.
Dec 15 Houge Park star party (SJAA). Sunset 4:52 p.m., 71% moon rise 10:02 p.m.
Dec 16 ... -59%Moon... Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 4:51 p.m., 60% moon rise 11:09 p.m. Moon rises early, but since astronomical dark begins at 6:24 pm, there are nearly 5 hours of darkness.
Dec 23 ... -2%Moon...
Dec 30 ... 24%Moon...

Year 2001

Moon: Percent Illuminated. Negative numbers indicate decreasing phase.

January, 2001

Jan 02 (Tue) 1st Quarter Moon
Jan 05 (Fri) Astronomy Class I -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Jan 05 (Fri) Houge Park star party Sunset 5:05 p.m., 82% moon sets 3:50 a.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Jan 06 (Sat) EAS Meeting. Chabot Space & Science Center
Jan 09 (Tue) FULL MOON
Jan 12 (Sat) Tri-Valley Stargazers meeting http://www.hooked.net/~tvs/
Jan 13 (Sat) SJAA General Meeting: Craig Wandke on the Apollo Mission -- http://www.sjaa.net/
Jan 16 (Tue) Last Quarter Moon
Jan 19 (Fri) Houge Park star party: Sunset 5:19 p.m., 16% moon rises 4:17 a.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Jan 20 Highway 4 Star Party -- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Jan 20 (Sat) Fremont Peak star party: Sunset 5:19 p.m., 10% moon rises 5:09 a.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Jan 23 (Tue) 7:30 pm. Benjamin Dean Lecture***--"The Blind Leading the Seers--Science Fiction and Science" by Joe Haldeman, MIT; Morrison Planetarium, 415-750-7141
Jan 23 (Tue) Tuesday, January 23rd. MDAS -- Saturn's rings. Dr. David Dunn, the world's expert on this subject, visiting scientist at UC Berkeley. http://members.aol.com/mdas101b/private/index.htm
Jan 24.5 (Wed) NEW MOON Are Good Planets Hard to Find? On Wednesday evening, January 24th, at 7 pm, Drs. Frank Drake and Peter Ward will discuss the controversial "Rare Earth" hypothesis in the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Admission is free and the public is invited. Call the series hotline at 650-949-7888 for more information. The nontechnical program will focus on the question of whether or not habitable planets (like our own Earth) are rare in the cosmos. Program is cosponsored by NASA's Ames Research Center, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the SETI Institute. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Children over 13 are most welcome.
Jan 27 (Sat) Coe and Peak star party: Sunset 5:26 p.m., 11% moon sets 8:30 p.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Jan 27 (Sat) High Altitude Star Party-- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Jan 30 Tue 7:30 pm Morrison Planetarium Presents Dr. Jeffrey Bennet, author of On the Cosmic Horizon: Ten Great Mysteries for Third Millennium Astronomy. California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Free. No reservations required. 415-750-7127 (planetarium office); 415-750-7141 (recording); http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium

February, 2001

Feb 01 (Thu) 1st Quarter Moon SJAA speaker: Kevin Zahnly, topic to be announced.
Feb 02 (Fri) Astronomy Class II, Houge Park, 7:30 p.m., Jay Freeman, binocular astronomy -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Feb 02 (Fri) Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:34 p.m., 67% moon sets 2:38 a.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Feb 03 (Sat) EAS Meeting. Chabot Space & Science Center http://www.eastbayastro.org/
Feb 04 (Sun) 7:30 pm David H. Levy speaks at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga at Carriage House Theatre. Tickets are $27.50, for groups of 10 or more they're $20 and there is a $10 student price. Leslie Zane, Literary Arts and Ticket Services Manager. 408-961-5857; http://www.villamontalvo.org
Feb 08 (Thu) FULL MOON
Feb 10 (Sat) SJAA General Meeting: Dr. Kevin Zahnle, a theoretical physicist at NASA Ames Research Center, will speak on "Asteroid 4769 Castalia vs. Planet Venus: Home Movies of Big Bolides." Plus board election! Vote early and vote often! -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Feb 15 (Thu) Last Quarter Moon
Feb 16 Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:49 p.m., 31% moon 2:11 a.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Feb 17 (Sat) Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 5:49 p.m., 22% moon rises 3:04 a.m.
Feb 17 Highway 4 Star Party -- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Feb 23.3 (Fri) NEW MOON
Feb 24 (Sat) Coe and Peak star party. Sunset 5:56 p.m., 3% moon sets 7:22 p.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Feb 24 High Altitude Star Party-- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Feb 24 Star Party at Bonny Doon Airfield -- http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/viewing.html; Santa Cruz Astronomy Club http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/
Feb 27 Tue MDAS meeting; Jane and Morris Jones presenting. http://members.aol.com/mdas101b/private/index.htm

March, 2001

Mar 2 (Fri) Astronomy Class III, 7:30 p.m., hall, Houge Park, Planetary Observing -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Mar 2 Houge Park star party Sunset 6:03 p.m., 51% moon sets 1:32 a.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Mar 03 (Sat) 1st Quarter Moon EAS Annual Banquet at Chabot Space & Science Ctr
Mar 06 (Tue) 7:30 pm Morrison Planetarium's Benjamin Dean Lecture Series: The Good (?) Old Days--Life in the Precambrian, Dr. Lynn Rothschild, NASA-Ames Research Center. 415-750-7141. Understanding how the hostile Earth of a few hundred million years ago became inhabitable may help us deal with the changing environmental conditions we are creating today.
Mar 07 (Wed) 7 pm Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Finding Mars on Earth with Pascal Lee at Foothill College, info: 650-949-7888.
Mar 09 (Fri) FULL MOON
Mar 10 (Sat) 8 p.m. Houge Park, General Meeting, Peggy Bernard will tell about the Vulcan Project. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Mar 14 (Wed) SCAS MEETING 7:30 P.M at the Proctor Terrace Elementary School, 4th Street and Bryden Lane, Santa Rosa. Lecture--Signals from Space: The Chandra X-ray Observatory by Robert Naeye, Editor of Mercury magazine. After his talk, Robert will be available to sign copies of his Chandra book.
Mar 16 (Fri) Last Quarter (47%) Moon Houge Park star party Sunset 6:16 p.m., moon rises 1:55 a.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Mar 17 (Sat) Highway 4 Star Party -- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Mar 17 (Sat) Fremont Peak star party Sunset 6:15 p.m., 38% moon rises 2:42 a.m.
Mar 17 (Sat) Public Viewing Night at Bonny Doon Airfield -- http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/viewing.html; Santa Cruz Astronomy Club http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/
Mar 18 (Sun), 3pm "When ET Phones...SETI and the Social Implications of Contact" -- Sponsored by the Planetary Society and the SETI institute; Morrison Auditorium, Cal Academy of Sciences; Tickets $3.00 in advance, $5.00 at the door; send SASE to TPS/SETI Event; c/o Barbara Raskin; Menlo Park, CA 94025
Mar 20 (Tue) Spring Equinox 8:31am UT
Mar 24 (Sat) 9 am - 5:30 pm, on the Berkeley campus, Andrew Fraknoi leading a one-day non-technical program "The Violent Universe: Crashing Asteroids, Exploding Stars, and Cannibal Galaxies." Cosponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Info: http://www.learningsphere.org/astronomy.htm -- register at: (510) 642-4111.
Mar 24 (Sat) High Altitude Star Party-- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Mar 24 (Sat) Coe and Peak star party Sunset 6:02 p.m., 0% moon rises 6:44 a.m. -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Mar 24 (Sat) Public Viewing Night at Bonny Doon Airfield -- http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/viewing.html; Santa Cruz Astronomy Club http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/
Mar 25.1 (Sun) NEW MOON
Mar 27 (Tue) MDAS meeting; Alan King on Globular clusters. http://members.aol.com/mdas101b/private/index.htm
Mar 30 (Fri) Houge Park star party Sunset 6:29 p.m., 36% moon sets 0:30 a.m.
Astronomy Class IV, 7:30 p.m., hall, Houge Park, The Moon -- SJAA http://www.sjaa.net/
Mar 31 (Sat)

April, 2001

Apr 01 (Sun) 1st Quarter Moon -- Daylight Squandering Time starts--Advance clock by 1 hour at 2 a.m. -> 3 a.m
Apr 02 (Mon) EXTRASOLAR PLANETS - DIVERSE NEW WORLDS Dr. Greg Laughlin, NASA Ames Research Center--part of the "What Physicists Do" public lecture series at Sonoma State University http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/
Apr 07 (Sat) AANC conference -- Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland -- informal talks and presentations by and about the various astronomy clubs in Northern California; workshop for newsletter editors, websites; in the awesome Ask Jeeves Planetarium hold a Full Moon Indoors Messier Marathon--bring your binoculars!
Apr 08 (Sun) FULL MOON -- SJAS General Meeting: Auction and Swap meet http://www.sjaa.net/auction.html
Apr 11 (Wed) 7 pm Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture The Ultimate Fate of the Solar System with Greg Laughlin at Foothill College, info: 650-949-7888.
Apr 13 (Fri) Houge Park star party Sunset 7:41 p.m., 64% moon rises 1:39 a.m.
Apr 14 (Sat) Highway 4 Star Party -- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Apr 14 Fremont Peak star party Sunset 7:40 p.m., 55% moon rises 2:24 a.m.
April 14, 2001 Santa Cruz Astronomy Club observing nights at Bonny Doon Airfield. For directions see http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/
Apr 15 (Sun) Last Quarter Moon
April 19, 2001Thursday, - 7:30 p.m. Black Holes: Space Warps, Time Machines, and the Gruesome Death of Stars An illustrated non-technical talk by astronomer Andrew Fraknoi Performing Arts Center Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA. A benefit for the Emeritus College for seniors. Tickets $12.50 Call (925) 685-1230 ext. 388. Learn why falling into a black hole is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience, how black holes make a serious kind of time machine possible, and how new instruments have allowed astronomers to detect the presence of these elusive dark objects in our Galaxy and beyond. No background in science will be assumed and everyone from ages 13 and up is most welcome.
April 19, 2001 11am webcast from Exploratorium-Hubble website http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/hubbleWhy a Telescope in Space? (from STScI) -- making a live visit to Flight Operations and talking with scientists who have nurtured Hubble from the beginning.
April 20 (Fri) Public Viewing Night at the Sonoma State University Observatory http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/observatory/pvn.html
April 20, 2001 11 am webcast from Exploratorium-Hubble website http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/hubble Getting Time on the Telescope STScI (control room/photo plate room) We'll talk with scientists about how they determine their experiments, and learn what it takes to make their case for a few minutes of the telescope's time.
Apr 21 (Sat) High Altitude Star Party-- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Apr 21 Coe and Peak star party Sunset 7:47 p.m., 3% moon rises 6:14 a.m.
April 21, 2001 1pm webcast from Exploratorium-Hubble website http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/hubble Making Sense of What Hubble Gives Us Location (from STScI) We'll select an image to follow over the course of the following webcasts, showing you the steps along the way as it goes from raw data to a full-color picture. And we'll talk with people who bring Hubble's fantastic images to the public.
April 21, 2001 Santa Cruz Astronomy Club observing nights at Bonny Doon Airfield. For directions see http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/
April 22, 2001 1pm webcast from Exploratorium-Hubble website http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/hubble Creating the Images (from STScI) We'll meet some scientists who will show us how their images have led to knew discoveries. And we'll check in on our own imaging project and track its progress.
Apr 23.6 (Mon) NEW MOON
Apr 24 (Tue) 7:30 pm Morrison Planetarium's Benjamin Dean Lecture Series: Searching for Life in the Universe--Lessons from the Earth, Dr. Kenneth Nealson, JPL. 415-750-7141. With life on Earth as our only model can we develop non-Earth-centric methods for detecting extraterrestrial life elsewhere in the solar system?
April 24, 2001 11am webcast from Exploratorium-Hubble website http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/hubble Last Stop Before Space (Goddard Space Flight Center clean room)
Apr 27 Houge Park star party Sunset 7:54 p.m., 23% moon sets 0:27 a.m. (This is the SJAA official Astronomy Day event)
Apr 28 (Sat) ASTRONOMY DAY
Apr 30 (Mon) 8 pm A conversation at the Herbst Theater; 401 Van Ness Ave. 415-392-4400 for tickets: Dr. John Heilbron, Science Historian, Author of The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories, in conversation with Roy Eisenhardt.

May, 2001

May 02 (Wed) 7 pm Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture What's the Matter in the Universe (on dark matter) with Vera Rubin (this will be a special Second Century Lecture, sponsored by the American AstronomicalSociety). at Foothill College, info: 650-949-7888.
May 05 (Sat) SJAA General Meeting: Speaker Seth Shostak from SETI
May 07 (Mon) FULL MOON
ARE WE STARDUST? CRYSTALS, COMETS, AND THE FORMATION OF SOLAR SYSTEMS -- Dr. Diane Wooden, NASA Ames Research Center--part of the "What Physicists Do" public lecture series at Sonoma State University http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/
May 9 (Wed) SCAS MEETING Robert Berta: Astrophotography with CCD in your own backyard -- 7:30 P.M at the Proctor Terrace Elementary School, 4th Street and Bryden Lane, Santa Rosa.
May 10 (Thu) Chabot Space & Science Center Distinguished Lecturer Series, Dr. David Darling, University of Minnesota will do a lecture/book signing on "Life Everywhere: the Maverick Science of Astrobiology." Doors open at 7:00 pm. Lecture begins at 7:30 pm in the Tien MegaDome Theater. Admission free. No reservations are required. 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. For more info call Denni Medlock at 510-336-7368.
May 11 (Fri) Public Viewing Night at the Sonoma State University Observatory http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/observatory/pvn.html
May 12 (Sat) SJAA Fremont Peak star party sunset 8:04 p.m., 71% moon rises 1:02 a.m.
May 12 Highway 4 Star Party -- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
May 14 (Mon) -- THE DARK UNIVERSE: THE AGE AND ULTIMATE DEATH OF THE COSMOS -- Dr. Nicholas Suntzeff, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory--part of the "What Physicists Do" public lecture series at Sonoma State University http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/
May 15 (Tue) Last Quarter Moon 7:30 pm Morrison Planetarium's Benjamin Dean Lecture Series: Life in the cold and Dry--Earth, Mars and Europa, Dr. Chris McKay, NASA Ames Research Center. 415-750-7141. Studies in the polar regions of Earth may provide a basis for the search for life on Mars and Europa.
May 18 (Fri) SJAA Astronomy Class VI, 7:30 p.m., hall, Houge Park
May 18 (Fri) SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:12 p.m., 17% moon rises 4:16 a.m.
May 19 (Sat) SJAA Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 8:10 p.m., 10% moon rises 4:43 a.m.
May 19 (Sat) High Altitude Star Party-- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
May 19, (Thu) Chabot Space & Science Center Distinguished Lecturer Series, Dr. Gibor Basri of the University of California, Berkeley, on "The Origin of the Elements." Dr. Basri, a research astrophysicist, will converse on the timely subject of our origins amongst the chemical soup formed after the Big Bang. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Lecture begins at 7:30pm. Admission is $5.00. Tickets may be purchased at the door or through TicketWeb.com. There will be a reception with refreshments following the lecture. 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. For more info call Denni Medlock at 510-336-7368.
May 22 Dr. James B. Kaler, The Little Book of Stars -- Morrison Planetarium Book Signing Series http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/special.html#BOOK
May 23.1 (Wed) NEW MOON
May 25-28 Riverside Telescope Makers Conference, 1Q moon following Tuesday
May 26 (Sat) SJAA Coe and Peak star party sunset 8:17 p.m., 20% moon sets 0:13 a.m.
May 29 (Tue) 1st Quarter Moon

June, 2001

Jun 1 (Fri) SJAA Houge Park star party, sunset 8:23 p.m., 85% moon sets 3:54 a.m.
Jun 02 (Sat) Jun 2 SJAA General Meeting, Speaker Dr. Larry Lasher from the Pioneer Project.
Jun 06 (Wed) FULL MOON
June 7 THURSDAY Dr. Alan W. Hirshfeld, Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos -- Morrison Planetarium Book Signing Series http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/special.html#BOOK
Jun 09 (Sat)
Jun 14 (Thu) Last Quarter Moon
Jun 15 (Fri) SJAA Astronomy Class VII, 7:30 p.m., hall, Houge Park. Topic TBA
Jun 15 SJAA Houge Park star party, sunset 8:30 p.m., 31% moon rises 2:44 a.m.
Jun 15 (Fri) Music of the Spheres--Lick Observatory: 8pm; Violin virtuoso Kim Angelis accompanied by guitarist Josef; talk by Raja Guhathakurta, UC Santa Cruz, on The Birth and Evolution of Galaxies: Time Mahines, Cannibalism & Chemical Abuse; $40; 831-459-3552; tickets@cats.ucsc.edu
Jun 16 (Sat) Jun 16 SJAA Fremont Peak star party, sunset 8:27 p.m., 22% moon rises 3:12 a.m.
Jun 16 (Sat) Music of the Spheres--Lick Observatory: 8pm; Yiannis Chrononpoulos and the Spartans (Greek music); talk by Dr. Jerry Nelson, UC Santa Cruz, on CELT: The Ultimate Giant Telescope; $40; 831-459-3552; tickets@cats.ucsc.edu
June 16 (Sat) Highway 4 Star Party -- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
JUNE 19 TUESDAY Timothy Ferris, Life Beyond Earth -- Morrison Planetarium Book Signing Series http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/special.html#BOOK
Jun 21 (Thu) Summer Solstice 3:38 am UT; Total Solar Eclipse--Africa; NEW MOON
Jun 23 (Sat) Jun 23 SJAA Coe and Peak star party, sunset 8:31 p.m., 10% moon sets 10:56 p.m.
June 23, 2001 (Saturday) SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION 2 pm-midnight Robert Ferguson Observatory, Kenwood, California -- Join the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association (VMOA) in conjunction with the Heart of the Valley Winery Association for a day of exploration, astronomical education, and general merriment. Includes: Author TIM FERRIS speaking on a topic from his latest book, "Life Beyond Earth"; Docent-led Planet Walks and Solar Observing; Wine tasting, fine dining, silent auction, music and dancing; Intimate observatory and night sky tours by docent astronomers. Tickets are $75.00 per person. Proceeds benefit the VMOA's public science education programs. Reserve your place before June 8, 2001 by sending a check payable to "VMOA" c/o 458 Winding Wood Way Sebastopol, CA 95472. Call (707) 829-2219 or email kaizen@sonic.net.
June 23 (Sat) High Altitude Star Party-- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Jun 28 (Thu) 1st Quarter Moon
Jun 29 (Fri) SJAA Houge Park star party, sunset 8:32 p.m., 72% moon sets 2:29 a.m.
Jun 30 (Sat)

July, 2001

Jul 04 (Wed) Earth at Aphelion 10 am UT
Jul 05 (Thu) FULL MOON; Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 07 (Sat) General Meeting, Greg Laughlin, NASA, "The Future of the Solar System." SJAA
Jul 13 (Fri) Last Quarter Moon -- Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:29 p.m., 46% moon rises 1:13 a.m. SJAA
Astronomy Class VIII, 7:30 p.m., meeting hall, Houge Park. Topic: Deep Sky Observing SJAA
Jul 14 (Sat) Highway 4 Star Party -- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 8:27 p.m., 36% moon rises 1:41 a.m. SJAA
Jul 20.8 (Fri) NEW MOON
Jul 21 (Sat) High Altitude Star Party-- Stockton Astronomical Society -- 30 miles east on Hwy 4 from Hwy 99; see http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/StarParties.html
Coe and Peak star party. Sunset 8:31 p.m., 3% moon sets 9:33 p.m. SJAA
Jul 27 (Fri) 1st Quarter Moon Music of the Spheres--Lick Observatory: 8pm; CHASKINAKUY Music of the Andes; talk by Dr. Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley, on Einstein's Biggest Blunder? The Case for Cosmic Anti-gravity; $40; 831-459-3552; tickets@cats.ucsc.edu
Jul.y 27 Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:19 p.m., 58% moon sets 1:04 a.m SJAA
Jul 28 (Sat) Music of the Spheres--Lick Observatory: 8pm; Ramon Romero--Paraguayan Harp; talk by Crl Sandra Faber, UC Santa Cruz, on Lick Versus Hubble: Adaptive Optics to the Rescue; $40; 831-459-3552; tickets@cats.ucsc.edu
Jul 28 FPOA Public program

August, 2001

Aug 04 (Sat) FULL MOON SJAA General Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Houge Park, Elinor Gates of Lick Observatory
Aug 10 SJAA Astronomy Class IX, 7:30 p.m., meeting hall, Houge Park. Topic: Meteor observing.
Aug 10 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:05 p.m., 62% moon rise 11:42 p.m.
Aug 10-11 SJAA Yosemite star parties
Aug 11 (Sat) FPOA Public program Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 8:02 p.m., 52% moon rises 0:13 a.m.
Aug 12 (Sun) Perseid Meteors peak 6am UT; Last Quarter Moon
Aug 18 (Sat) FPOA Public program -- Star-B-Que
Aug 18 Star-B-Q at Fremont Peak: http://www.aanc-astronomy.org/starbq.html Eric Bailey of the Jet Propulsion Lab will be speaking at 8 pm on "Mars: a Continued Source of Scientific Fascination & Target for Exploration." The BarBQ and potluck begins around 5:00 pm, with games and door prizes to follow.
Aug 18 SJAA Coe and Peak star party. Sunset 7:54 p.m., no moon.
Aug 19.1 (Sun) NEW MOON
Aug 24 (Fri) Music of the Spheres--Lick Observatory: 8pm; Golden Bough--Celtic songs; talk by Drl Burt Jones, Lick Observatory, on Cosmic Threats to Life on Earth: Will We Survive?; $40; 831-459-3552; tickets@cats.ucsc.edu
Aug 24 - 25, 2001. (Fri-Sat) The Davis Star Show will be held at the Veterans Memorial Facility in Community Park, 14th and B Streets, Davis, California, from 4:00 p.m. The festival is free to all visitors. http://www.davisstarshow.com/
Aug 24 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:47 p.m., 43% moon sets 11:38 p.m.
Aug 25 (Sat) 1st Quarter Moon Music of the Spheres--Lick Observatory: 8pm; Guitarists Daniel Roest (classical) and Jeff Linsky (jazz); talk by Dr. Michael Bolte, UC Santa Cruz on The Impact of the Hubble Space Telescope on our Understanding of the Universe; $40; 831-459-3552; tickets@cats.ucsc.edu
Aug 25 FPOA Public program

September, 2001

Sep 01 (Sat) This month's EAS meeting Sept 1, 2001 at 7:30pm, in the Physics Lab on the 2nd floor of the Spees Building CSSC. Speaker is Philip Plait, "The 'Bad' Astronomer," who will talk about famous misconceptions in astronomy, including the recent idiocy concerning whether Man really walked on the moon, or not.
Sep 02 (Sun) FULL MOON
Sep 07 (Fri) Public Viewing Night at the Sonoma State University Observatory http://phys-astro.sonoma.edu/observatory/pvn.html
Sep 08 (Sat) FPOA Public program
Sep 8 SJAA General Meeting: Slide & Equipment night
Sep 10 (Mon) Last Quarter Moon
September 13-15, 2001 (Thur-Sat) -- CalStar 2001 -- Observing event. Info at http://www.sjaa.net/calstar2001.html at Lake San Antonio. The event is new moon weekend in September.
Sep 14 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:17 p.m., 8% moon rise 4:31 a.m.
Sep 15 SJAA Coe and Peak star party. Sunset 7:13 p.m., 3% moon rise 5:45 a.m.
Sep 15 (Sat) FPOA Member Apprication Night
Sep 17.4 (Mon) NEW MOON
Sep 18 (Tue) 7:30 pm Dean Lecture at Morrison Planetarium (415-750-7141)--The Dark Side of the Universe--Pr. Michael Turner, Univ of Chicago and Fermilab
Sep 22 (Sat) Fall Equinox 7:04pm UT -- FPOA Public program
Sep 24 (Mon) 1st Quarter Moon
Sep 28 (Fri) SJAA Astronomy Class X, 7:30 p.m., meeting hall, Houge Park, John Gleason on Astrophotography
Sep 28 (Fri) SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:55 p.m., 90% moon sets 4:11 a.m.
Sep 29 (Sat)

October, 2001

Oct 02 (Tue) FULL MOON (Harvest Moon)
Oct 06 (Sat) FPOA Public program
Oct 06 SJAA General Meeting. Jeff Moore, NASA, Houge Park, 8:00 p.m.
Oct 10 (Wed) Last Quarter Moon 7 pm: Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: Dr. Chris Chyba (SETI Institute & Stanford University) will speak on"Life in the Universe: Is it Just Around the Corner?" Foothill College, El Monte Road and Freeway 280, in Los Altos Hills, California. Free, non-technical, and open to the public. Call the series hotline at 650-949-7888 for more information. Co-sponsored by: NASA Ames Research Center, Foothill College Astronomy Program, SETI Institute, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Dr. Chyba, who holds the Carl Sagan Chair for the Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute, will discuss what scientists today mean by life, what familiar and unfamiliar forms of life might be out there, and just where and how we propose to look for life beyond the Earth.
Oct 12 (Fri) Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:35 p.m., 18% moon rises 3:23 a.m.
Oct 13 (Sat) FPOA Public program--Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 6:32 p.m., 10% moon rises 4:34 a.m.
Oct 16.8 (Tue) NEW MOON 7:30 pm Dean Lecture at Morrison Planetarium (415-750-7141)--Beauty and the Accelerating Universe--Dr. Mario Livio, HST Institute
Oct 18 (Thu) Pascal Lee, a planetary scientist at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, will give a free public lecture, "Mars on Earth: Polar Research and Human Missions to Mars," at the University of California, Santa Cruz at 8 p.m. in Classroom Unit 2 on the UCSC campus. More info: http://press.ucsc.edu . Contact: Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495; stephens@cats.ucsc.edu
Oct 20 (Sat) FPOA Public program
Oct 20 SJAA Coe and Peak star party. Sunset 6:21 p.m., 22% moon sets 9:27 p.m.
Orionid meteor shower-- crescent Moon sets early and leaves the sky fully dark for the rest of that night.
Oct 20 (Sat) 7:30 pm in the Mountain Theater in Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Joe Jordan, a space and atmospheric researcher at the SETI Institute, will talk on "Saving the World with Sky-Power". Weather permitting, the lecture will be followed by viewing through telescopes provided by the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers in the Rock Springs Parking Area. More information can be found at 415-455-5370 or http://www.mttam.net.
Oct 22 (Mon) First night of John Dobson's course on Cosmology at the California Academy of Sciences. The classes are from 7:00 to 9:00 pm: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19. See http://www.calacademy.org under Education.
Oct 24 (Wed) 1st Quarter Moon. NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft is due to arrive at the red planet. The Odyssey will orbit Mars gathering data on its climate and geologic history, searching for evidence of liquid water, and setting the stage for future missions.
Oct 26 (Fri) Astronomy Class XI, 7:30 p.m., meeting room, Houge Park
Oct 26 Houge Park star party Sunset 6:16 p.m., 77% moon sets 2:59 a.m.
Oct 27 (Sat)
Oct 28 (Sun) 28 DST ends. Retard clock by 1 hour at 2 a.m. -> 1 a.m.

November, 2001

Nov 01 (Thu) FULL MOON (Hunter's Moon)
Nov 03 (Sat) SJAA General Meeting, Robert Naeye of ASP on the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
Nov 03 7:30 EAS Lecture Meeting.
Nov 04 (Sun) An astronomical Swap Meet will be conducted at Houge (city) Park in San Jose. Hosted by the San Jose Astronomical Association. This is a new event, a follow-on to the Spring Auction that has been run for some years. There is no action, just the Swap sale. Joe Sunseri of Earth and Sky Adventures is expected to be there with many fine new and used items. Doors open at 11:30 am (or only slightly before) to set up tables and bring in material for sale. Selling will begin at noon, and will run as long as needed. Each buyer pays the seller. Sellers are to keep track of their sales. Sellers pay 10% commission, with a cap of $50 for any one item. There are no table fees. For directions/more about SJAA, visit our web site at http://www.sjaa.net
Nov 08 (Thu) Last Quarter Moon EAS Board Meeting
Nov 09 (Fri) SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:02 p.m., 32% moon rises 1:19 a.m.
Nov 10 (Sat) Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 5:00 p.m., 21% moon rises 2:28 a.m.
Nov 14 (Wed) 7 pm, Dr. Lynn Cominsky of Sonoma State University will give an illustrated talk on "Exploding Stars, Blazing Galaxies, and Giant Black Holes: The Extreme Universe of Gamma-ray Astronomy." Part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, at Smithwick Theater, Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Free lecture. Program hot-line: 650-949-7888. Co-sponsored by NASA's Ames Research Center, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the SETI Institute, and Foothill's Division of Physical Science, Mathematics, and Engineering. Directions: From Interstate 280, exit at El Monte Road and travel west to the campus. Park in the first lot you come to and climb the stairs to the theater. Parking permit $2.
Nov 15.3 (Thu) NEW MOON
Nov 17 (Sat) SJAA Coe and Peak star party. Sunset 4:55 p.m., 10% moon sets 7:04 p.m.
Leonid meteors peak -- early on the morning of November 18th
Nov 20 (Tue) 7:30 pm Dean Lecture at Morrison Planetarium (415-750-7141)--Will the Universe Expand Forever?--Pr. Neta Bahcall, Princeton University
Nov 22 (Thu) 1st Quarter Moon
Nov 23 (Fri) SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:53 p.m., 61% moon sets 0:45 a.m.; SJAA Astronomy Class XII, 7:30 p.m., hall, Houge Park.
Nov 24 (Sat)

December, 2001

Dec 01 (Sat) SJAA General Meeting and Christmas Party
Dec 07 (Fri) Last Quarter Moon SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 4:50 p.m., 46% moon rises 0:20 a.m.
Dec 08 (Sat) Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 4:50 p.m., 35% moon rises 1:27 a.m.
Dec 11 (Tue) 7:30 pm Dean Lecture at Morrison Planetarium (415-750-7141)--The Universe's Unseen Dimensions--Dr. Gia Divali, New York University
Dec. 12 (Wed) Sonoma County Astronomical Society MEETING speaker: Dr. Ken Croswell "The Universe at Midnight." 7:30 P.M. at the Proctor Terrace Elementary School, 4th Street and Bryden Lane, Santa Rosa
Dec 14 (Fri) Annular Solar Eclipse; NEW MOON maximum 2:25 PM PST Annular in a track across the Pacific Ocean and Central America; greatest duration 3m,53s. Partial phases from Hawaii, all but the northeastern U.S. and some of eastern Canada. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
Dec 15 (Sat) SJAA Coe and Peak star party. Sunset 4:50 p.m., 2% moon sets 5:44 p.m.
Dec 21 (Fri) Winter Solstice 2:21pm UT SJAA Houge Park start party. Sunset 4:54 p.m., 43% moon sets 11:30 p.m.
Dec 21 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party** Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Orion
Dec 22 (Sat) 1st Quarter Moon
Dec 29 (Sat)
Dec 30 (Sun) Penumbral Lunar Eclipse; FULL MOON

2002

January, 2002

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Jan 4 -- SJAA Astronomy Class I. Houge Park meeting room, 7:30 p.m.. Check hotline for more information.
Jan 4 -- SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:04 p.m., 61% moon rises 11:20 p.m.
Jan 5 -- SJAA Deep-sky weekend. Sunset 5:03 p.m., 50% moon rises 0:27 a.m.
Jan 12 -- SJAA Deep-sky weekend. Sunset 5:10 p.m., no moon.
Jan 18 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, M31, Winter 6
Jan 23 -- 7 pm Lecture by Scott Hubbard, Deputy Director for Research at NASA Ames, on Following the Water:the New Program for Mars Exploration. At Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills. Admission free. $2 parking. Call 650-949-7888
Jan 18 -- SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:17 p.m., 27% moon sets 10:15 p.m.
January 22 MDAS meeting Ken Croswell: Astronomer and Science writer - The Universe at Midnight; What's Up: Richard Ozer - Observing Saturn
Jan 26 -- SJAA General Meeting at Houge Park, speaker Mike Bennett of ASP on SOFIA.
Jan 29 (Tue) 7:30 pm Dean Lecture at Morrison Planetarium (415-750-7141)--Eternal Inflation--Dr. Alexander Vilenkin, Tufts University

February, 2002

Year 2002 index

Feb 2 SJAA Deep-sky weekend. Sunset 5:32 p.m.
Feb 7 SJAA Telescope Making Class, Houge Park meeting room, 8:00 p.m. See December SJAA Ephemeris for more information.
Feb 8 SJAA Astronomy Class II. Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Feb 8 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:39 p.m., 7% moon rises 04:45 a.m.
Feb 9 SJAA Deep-sky weekend. Sunset 5:40 p.m. 5% moon rises 6:20 a.m.
Feb 16 (Sat) 5:30 p.m. SFAA City Star Party (at Land's End SF -- end Geary St.)
Feb 16 SJAA Telescope Making Class.
Feb 13 Sonoma County Astronomical Society MEETING 7:30 P.M. at the Proctor Terrace Elementary School, 4th Street and Bryden Lane, Santa Rosa. Speaker: Professor Lynn R. Cominsky, Sonoma State University -- The Extreme Universe of Gamma-ray Astronomy: Exploding Stars, Blazing Galaxies and Giant Black Holes.
Feb 22 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, M42, Winter Milky Way
Feb 22 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 5:54 p.m., 77% sets 4:05 a.m.
Feb 23 SJAA General Meeting at Houge Park, speaker Tim Thompson of NASA/JPL on Stellar Evolution,and Karin Avila on Project Astro, also Board of Director Elections
February 26 -- 6:45 pm MDAS meeting in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/ What's up: Frank Hainley - Observing Jupiter; Guest Speaker: Wil van Breugel - Very Distant Galaxies
February 26 Dean Lecture Series: Dr. Jack Welch, UC Berkeley, Radio Astronomical Arrays for the Future: Astronomy, SETI and More; Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences; http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/special.html#Summer; 415-750-7141

March, 2002

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March 1-3, 2001; CONTACT 2002 Conference--The Search for Life in the Universe; Santa Clara, CA, USA; http://www.softwaremanagement.com/contact and http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/contact -- Join some of the foremost international social and space scientists, science fiction writers, and artists to exchange ideas, stimulate new perspectives, and encourage serious and creative speculation about humanity's future. Conference highlights include a day at NASA Ames and a banquet with keynote speaker Rusty Schweickart, former Apollo and Skylab astronaut and president of NRS Communications. Contact: Judith Marx Golub, Registrar; CONTACT 2002 Conference; B10 ? Suite 237, 4546 El Camino Real; Los Altos CA 93022 USA; Tel: 650-941-4027; Fax: 650-941-4028; Email: contact@softwaremanagement.com
March 1 2002 (Fri) at 7:00 pm, SMCAS -- Dr. Jason Tolomeo of Lockheed Martin will present The Future of Very Lightweight Large Telescopes in bldg. 13, the Planetarium College of San Mateo, 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo, California, Free parking in Staff Lots 19 & 20A We will offer a ride to the planetarium from these two lots at 7 pm, and return. Call (650) 592-3192, or email SMCAS@Yahoogroups.com for more information. http://www.homestead.com/smcas/smcas.html
March 6, (Wed), 7 pm: Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: Dr. Debra Fischer (University of California, Berkeley) will speak on "Planets Beyond: The Search for Other Solar Systems" in the Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, El Monte Road and Freeway 280, in Los Altos Hills, California. Free, non-technical, and open to the public. Call the series hotline at 650-949-7888 for more information. co-sponsored by: NASA Ames Research Center Foothill College Astronomy Program SETI Institute Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Note: parking fee of $2 for all cars at Foothill College.
Mar 7 (Thu)SJAA -- Telescope Making Class III - Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Mar 8 (Fri) SJAA -- Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:09 p.m., 21% moon rise 4:22 a.m.
Mar 9 (Sat)Deep-sky weekend. Sunset 6:08 p.m., 13% moon rise 5:01 a.m.
Mar 9 SAS Highway 4 Star Party http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/
Mar. 9 (Sat) SMCAS Monthly Star Party Crestview Park in San Carlos at sunset; 6:11 p.m. PST Moon phase: 25-day crescent waning, sets at 2 p.m. More info: (650)... Leroy Amen 573-0935 or 504-5196 (cell); Bud Hoff 591-9022; Jere Yost 866-3903, http://www.homestead.com/smcas/smcas.html
Mar 9 Hercules Stargaze Foxboro Park,1025 Canterbury Dr. 510-526-5974 David Harris
Mar 9 MDAS society night Mar 16 is first public night
Mar 13 Sonoma County Astronomical Society General Meeting 7:30 P.M. ART OWENS on Propagation of Solar Activity; at the Proctor Terrace Elementary School, 4th Street and Bryden Lane, Santa Rosa -- Art will be sharing his interpretations of the features of the Sun and also use a Tesla Coil and Van deGraf Generator to further explain the properties of the sun.
Mar 16 (Sat) SJAA -- Deep-sky weekend. Sunset 6:14 p.m., 8% moon sets 8:50 p.m. San Jose Astronomical Association
Mar 16 2002--SJAA will be hosting the Messier Marathon at Henry Coe State Park. http://www.sjaa.net/directions.html Observing lists will be available at the site. http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/marathon/marathon.html, Sunset: 18:16, Astronomical Twilight 19:43, Moonset 20:52, Moon Phase 8%
Mar 16 6:00 p.m. SFAA City Star Party (at Land's End SF -- end Geary St.)
Mar 16 SAS High Altitude Star Party http://astro.sci.uop.edu/~sas/
Sat., Mar. 16 (Sat) SMCAS Monthly Star Party (backup date) Crestview Park in San Carlos at sunset; 6:17 p.m. PST Moon phase: 4-day crescent waxing, sets at 8:50 p.m. More info: (650)... Leroy Amen 573-0935 or 504-5196 (cell); Bud Hoff 591-9022; Jere Yost 866-3903. http://www.homestead.com/smcas/smcas.html
Mar 16 SFAA City Star Party, Land's End SF Sat Feb 16 was rained out
March 19 Dean Lecture Series: Dr. Michael Bicay, SIRF Science Center, Lifting the Cosmic Veil through Infrared Astronomy; Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences; http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/special.html#Summer; 415-750-7141
March 20 SFAA Dr. Adrienne Cool, (7:30 p.m.) SFSU "Scrutinizing Star Clusters with Space Observatories" Re: the study of densely packed globular clusters (with probable stellar collisions), using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X Ray Observatory.)
Star Parties 2002
March 21, 7:30 pm Ask Jeeves Planetarium CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER Distinguished Lecturer Series "What is a Planet?" --- Dr. Gibor Basri, Astronomy Department, UC Berkeley -- Tickets are $5 at the door or call (510)336-7373. 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland,
Mar 22 SJAA -- Astronomy class III - Houge Park, 7:30 p.m. Lunar Observing, David North Mar 22 SJAA -- Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:21 p.m., 61% moon sets 2:50 a.m. Mar 23 SJAA -- Telescope Making Class IV - Houge Park, 7:30 p.m. http://www.sjaa.net/
Mar 22 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Winter Milky Way
March 26 -- 6:45 pm MDAS meeting in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/ March 26 What's Up: Andrew Bell - Solar Observing (tentative); Guest Speaker: Christopher Mauche - Cataclysmic Variables
Mar 30 SJAA -- General Meeting at Houge Park. Christopher Mauch of Lawrence Livermore Labs, on satellite observations of binary and cataclysmic variable stars. speaker--Chris Mauche, A "Pro-Am" Study of Dwarf Nova Outbursts Karin Avila, Project Astro Introduction

April, 2002

Year 2002 index

Apr 4 SJAA ATM Class V - Houge Park, 8 p.m.
Apr 5 SJAA Astronomy Class IV - Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Apr 5 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:34 p.m., 35% moon rises 3:04 a.m.
Apr 6 SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 6:33 p.m., 26% moon rises 3:38 a.m.
Apr 6 EAS Annual Dinner. Charles Petit will speak: On the Edge: A Writer's Attempt to Keep Up With the Scientific Frontier. A flyer in PDF format is available on the http://eastbayastro.org web site.
April 6, 2002 (Sat) 3:00 pm -- The Planetary Society Bay Area Volunteer Network presents EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: From the Ends of the Earth to the Depths of Space, co-sponsored by Morrison Planetarium of the California Academy of Sciences "Has life evolved in the extreme environments of other worlds, as it has in hostile environments on earth? And how can humans survive on other planets?" Speakers: Christopher P. McKay (NASA/Ames Research Center); Pascal Lee (SETI Institute NASA/Ames Research Center); Rachel Whitaker (Dept. of Plant Biology, UC Berkeley) -- at Morrison Auditorium, California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (For directions to the California Academy of Sciences, call 415/750-7144 TICKETS: Advance orders by mail: $3.00. (At the door: $5.00) Send a check payable to The Planetary Society, and a self-addressed stamped envelope to: X-Environs, c/o Barbara Raskin, 1530 Bay Laurel Dr., Menlo Park, CA, 94025. Orders received after March 29, or without SASE, will be held at Morrison Auditorium. Tickets are limited and non-refundable.
April 6 -- 6:25 PM MDAS Society Night on Mt. Diablo; Moon phase: LQ +2; Moon rise: 2:51 AM; Moon set: 12:57 PM . See http://mdas.net/
Apr 7 Daylight Savings Time starts. 1 a.m. becomes 2 a.m..
April 9 Dean Lecture Series: Dr. Mike Shull, University of Colorado, Next Generaion Ultraviolet/Optical Telescopes in Space; Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences; http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/special.html#Summer; 415-750-7141
April 10 Sonoma County Astronomical Society general meeting, at the Robert Ferguson Observatory -- Tony Hallas, Astrophotographer
April 10 (Wed) at 7 pm Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series -- Dr. Alex Filippenko, of the University of California, Berkeley, on "Why I Believe in the Big Bang: Evidence about the Origin of the Universe."At Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills. Admission free. $2 parking. Call 650-949-7888. The series is co-sponsored by the Ames Research Center, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the SETI Institute, and Foothill's Astronomy Program.
Apr 13 (Sat) 8:00 p.m. SFAA Mt. Tam Star Party at Rock Springs
Apr 13 (Sat) 8:00 pm Mt. Tam Astronomy Program -- Dave Rodriguez (EAS) The Amazing Art of Chesley Bonestell http://www.mttam.net
Apr 13 Hercules Stargaze Foxboro Park,1025 Canterbury Dr. 510-526-5974 David Harris
Apr 13 SFAA Mt. Tam Star Parties - Rock Springs (Speaker 8 p.m.)
Apr 13 SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:39 p.m., 2% moon sets 8:43 p.m..
April 13 7:30 PM MDAS Public Astronomy Program on Mount Diablo; MOON: New +1 Tiny Moon and 4 planets Build a scale model of the solar system!
April 13 -- 7-9:30, a public Astronomy Star Gaze at Davis Creek Park between Reno and Carson City, co-sponsored by the Washoe County Parks & Recreation Department and the Great Western Astronomers Observing Group.GWAers and their guests will be able to remain in the Day use area following the conclusion at 9:30 of the public stargaze. Please RSVP if you wish to attend or provide a Telescope. Entrance to the Park is from Highway 395 in Washoe Valley and follow the signs. In the park, bear left to the Day use area. Kindly see the Ranger or parking monitor. For first-come first-served camping information, please contact the park at 849-0684. Kindly Email syzygy5@hotmail to RSVP or if more information is needed. On Saturday, 4/13 please call 329-8809 until 4PM to RSVP or for information.
April 17 at 19:30 SFAA General Meeting Lecture-- Subject: Observing with Carolyn, Williamina and Jocelyn Speaker: Jane Houston Jones. Meetring at the Morrison Planetarium in San Francisco's Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park.
April 18th - 7:30 pm Ask Jeeves Planetarium CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER Distinguished Lecturer Series Dr. George Smoot of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories speaking on "When the Universe Sang: Harmonics of the Early Sky."
April 18, 2002 (Thur) at 8pm 22nd Annual Bunyan Lecture--K. Stanley Robinson who will present "Mars as a Tool of Human Thought" at the Stanford Teaching Center of the Science & Engineering Quad (TCSEQ 201). This event is free and open to the public.
Apr 19 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Spring Galaxies http://mdas.net/
Apr 19 SJAA Astronomy Day; Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:46 p.m., 46% moon sets 2:37 a.m.
Apr 20 SJAA ATM Class VI - Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Apr 20 (Sat) ASTRONOMY DAY
Apr 20 (Sat) 8:00 p.m. SFAA City Star Party (at Land's End SF -- end Geary St.)
April 23 -- 6:45 pm MDAS meeting in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/ -- April 23 What's Up: Harold Mason - Springtime Variable Star Observing; Guest Speaker: Geoff Marcy - Discovering new planets
April 23, SJAA School Star Party at Bachrodt School, mid-San Jose
Apr.28:SJAA --Auction XXII, (SUNDAY) http://www.sjaa.net/auction.html

April 20 through May 10, 2002 evenings -- 5-PLANET GATHERING -- a gathering: all naked eye objects of the solar system will be visible in the west immediately after sunset. The planet span degrees through Taurus and Gemini on May 5 after which Mercury rapidly recedes.Starting from lowest to the horizon: Mercury (mag +1.8), Saturn (mag -0.4), Mars (mag +1.7), Venus (mag -3.9), and finally Jupiter (mag -2.0). The waxing crescent Moon moves through the scene May 6-16.

May, 2002

Year 2002 index

May 1 (Wed) 7 pm: Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: Dr. Gregory Benford (University of California, Irvine) will speak on "Navigating the Gulf: The Borderline of Science and Fiction" in the Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, El Monte Road and Freeway 280, in Los Altos Hills, California; Call the series hotline at 650-949-7888 for more information. co-sponsored by: NASA Ames Research Center, Foothill College Astronomy Program, SETI Institute, Astronomical Society of the Pacific
May 2 SJAA ATM Class VII - Houge Park, 8 p.m.
May 3 SJAA Astronomy Class V - Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
May 3 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:59 p.m., 51% moon rises 2:40 a.m.
May 4 SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 7:58 p.m., 42% moon rises 3:12 a.m.
May 7 Dean Lecture Series: Dr. Harvey Tannanbaum, Harvard Center for Astrophysics, X-Ray Telesccopes: Present and Future; Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences; http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/special.html#Summer; 415-750-7141
May 9 SJAA ATM Class VIII - Houge Park, 8:00 p.m.
May 11 SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:04 p.m. No visible moon tonight.
May 11 (Sat) 8:30 p.m. SFAA Mt. Tam Star Party at Rock Springs
May 11 Hercules Stargaze Foxboro Park,1025 Canterbury Dr. 510-526-5974 David Harris.
May 11 -- 7:53 PM MDAS Society Night on Mt. Diablo; Moon phase: New ?1; Moon rise: 4:06 AM; Moon set: 5:12 PM . See http://mdas.net/
May 11 (Sat) 8:30 pm Mt. Tam Astronomy Program -- Michael Bennett (ASP) Astronomy from 41,000 feet --- The Story of SOFIA http://www.mttam.net
May 15 Celebration of the SFAA's 50th Anniversary - with founding members Lou Epstein and Betty Neal talking about their memories of the history of the SFAA. Also a special musical presentation (flute ensemble) playing space music to Hubble Telescope images. (mtgs are held in the Morrison Planetarium) - also special edible treats (think cake).
May 16 (Thu) 7:30 p.m. Distinguished Lecturer Series, Chabot Space and Science Center Oakland, CA; Speaker: Dr. Ken Croswell. Topic: The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos. 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, California. Tickets are $5; call 510-336-7373. Dr. Croswell's books will be available for sale after the lecture. http://KenCroswell.com or http://www.chabotspace.org/visit/programs/lecture.asp
May 16- 7:30 pm Ask Jeeves Planetarium CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER Distinguished Lecturer Series Dr. Ken Croswell speaking on "The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos", with book signing.
May 17 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon near Beehive, Jupiter, Spring Galaxies
May 17 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:11 p.m., 32% moon sets 1:22 a.m.
May 18 SJAA General Meeting: Tim Castellano, Planet Transit Search Project
May 18 (Sat) AANC Spring Conference at College of San Mateo.
May 18 (Sat) 8:30 p.m. SFAA City Star Party (at Land's End SF -- end Geary St.)
May 18:SJAA speaker--Tim Castellano, Planet Transit Search Project http://www.sjaa.net/
May 18 8:15 PM MDAS Public Astronomy Program on Mount Diablo; MOON: FQ -1 Parade of moon & 5 planets - see them all in the telescopes! Why do the planets align with the Zodiac? http://mdas.net/
May 22 - 23, The 21st annual Photometry and CCD imaging Symposium, hosted by the International Amateur-Professional Photoelectric Photometry's Western Wing, will be held at the Northwoods Resort Hotel in Big Bear Lake, CA (S&T:December 2000, page 85.) Contact Lee Snyder, P.O. Box 3964, Incline Village, NV 89450; 775-831-4377; snyder@physics.unr.edu or log on website at http://www.IAPPPWest.org for information and registration.
May 24 to May 27. RTMC Full Moon on Sunday
May 28 -- 6:45 pm MDAS meeting in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/ -- What's up: Jim Scala - Lunar Observing; Guest Speaker: Wayne Brown (Pres. Apogee) - CCD: A Revolution in Astronomy
May 30 SJAA ATM Class IX. Houge Park, 8:00 p.m.
May 31 SJAA Astronomy Class VI - Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
May 31 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:22 p.m., 68% moon rises 1:13 a.m.
May 31-Jun 1 Antique Telescope Society Meeting, Chabot Space & Science Center, Denni Medlock, 510-336-7368, dmedlock@chabotspace.org

June, 2002

Year 2002 index

June 1 -- 8:10 PM MDAS Society Night on Mt. Diablo; Moon phase: LQ -2; Moon rise: Midnight ; Moon set: 10:04 AM . See http://mdas.net/
Jun 1 SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:19 p.m., 58% moon rises 1:42 a.m.
Jun 1 7:30 EAS meeting. Guest Speaker Peter Abrahams, The Early History of Binocular Telescopes, 1600-1900. Chabot Space and Science Center.
June 4 Dean Lecture Series: Dr. Valerie Connaughton, Gamma Ray Astrophysics Group, University of Alabama, Gamma Ray Astronomy; Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences; http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/special.html#Summer; 415-750-7141
June 7th, 2002 (Fri) at 7 p.m. SMCAS Dr. Manfred Bester of UC Berkeley will discuss The HESSI Project (High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) in bldg. 13, the Planetarium College of San Mateo 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd. San Mateo, California Call (650) 592-3192, or email SMCAS@Yahoogroups.com for more information.
June 8th (Sat) SMCAS Monthly Star Party at Crestview Park in San Carlos sunset; 8:29 p.m. PST Moon phase: 27- day waning crescent, sets at 6:25 p.m. http://home.att.net/~bob-black/smas.htm
Jun 8 (Sat) 8:30 p.m. SFAA Mt. Tam Star Party at Rock Springs
Jun 8 (Sat) SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:25 p.m., 4% moon rises 4:52 a.m.
June 8 (Sat) 8:30 pm Mt. Tam Astronomy Program -- Dr. Jeff Moore (NASA Ames) The Moons of Jupiter as Revealed by the Galileo Spacecraft http://www.mttam.net
Jun 10 (Mon), SOLAR ECLIPSE -- maximum 6:16 PM PST Annular in a track across the Pacific Ocean; greatest duration 23s. Partial phases from eastern Asia, Australia, and most of western North America. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
June 12th 2002 7:30 P.M. Sonoma County?Astronomical Society General?Meeting at the Proctor Terrace Elementary School, Santa Rosa. Guest speaker: Jim Scala, president of MDAS) on using CCD imaging with three-inch and nine-inch refractors and astronomers search for and discover additional solar systems.
Jun 14 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon, Venus, Summer Triangle
Jun 14 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:29 p.m., 20% moon rises 0:05 a.m.
Jun 15 (Sat) SJAA ATM Class X ? Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Jun 15 (Sat) 8:30 p.m. SFAA City Star Party (at Land's End SF -- end Geary St.)
June 15th (Sat) SMCAS Monthly Star Party at Crestview Park in San Carlos at sunset; 8:32 p.m. PDT Moon phase: 5-day waxing crescent, sets at 12:30 a.m. http://home.att.net/~bob-black/smas.htm
June 21 (Friday), 8:00 pm: Lick Observatory, Music of the Spheres, Benefit Concert Series--Tingstad & Rumbel perform American acoustic music, an elegant blend of Celtic, Spanish, Classical and American folk. Tingstad's electro-accoustic guitar technique is rooted in Segovian tradition. Rumbel performs on oboe, English horn, and the seldom-heard double ocarina. Talk by Dr. Raja Guhathakurta, "Birth and Evolution of Galaxies: Time Machines, Cannibalism, and Chemical Pollution" . Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu;http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html
June 22 (Saturday), 8:00 pm: Lick observatory, Music of the Spheres, Benefit Concert Series--Danubius presents Eastern European and Balkan music, playing an extensive collection of traditional instruments: gadulka (Bulgarian folk fiddle), fluier, caval and kaval (flutes), t?rogat? (Hungarian reed horn), cimpoi (Romanian bagpipe), ?t?gardon (Hungarian "beaten cello"), koboz (a Romanian lute), teker?lant (Hungarian hurdy-gurdy), and more. Drawing from travels and studies in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, Danubius combines Southern Romanian dance tunes, Hungarian Gypsy restaurant favorites and Slavic melodies into eclectic new compositions in traditional style. Talk by Dr. Mike Bolte, "The Evolution of the Universe" -- Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html
Jun.22:SJAA speaker--Robert Naeye, The Great Pluto Debate http://www.sjaa.net/
June 25 -- 6:45 pm MDAS meeting in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/? What's up: Deep Sky Observing in Virgo, Leo, Coma Bernices; Guest Speaker: Imke de Pater - Planetary Research with a Radio Telescope
June 25, 2002, 7:30 PM. Dr. Jill Tarter, Director, SETI Institute, SETI: Science Fact, Not Fiction, Jubilee Lecture Series. Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Tickets $3, available at the door.? --Kirsten Vanstone, 415-750-7325, vanstone@calacademy.org Aliens abound on the movie screens. In reality, we are still trying to find out if we share the Universe with other sentient creatures. To date, most SETI searches have looked for radio signals from distant civilizations. Recent advances in our own technology have allowed SETI scientists to search in different ways. New detectors have made possible the search for short pulses of visible light. Other new technology will certainly improve upon the searches that are already underway.
June 27 - September 8, 2002. Opening of art exibition Night Skies & Imaginary Coordinates: The Artist as Navigator at Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto -- http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/artcenter/ Alluring 17-19th centuries celestial maps provide a fascinating window into changing views on plotting the heavens. Sea creatures, navigational instruments, putti, and mythical figures are among the enchanting embellishments in the maps executed as etchings and engravings. For more information call 650.329.2366 Open Tuesday-Saturday: 10AM-5PM, Thursday evening: 7PM-10PM, Sunday: 1PM-5PM.
June 27, 2002 7:30-9:00PM, Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium Beauties and Beasts: The Golden Age of Pictorial Celestial Cartography Nick Kanas, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF and the Veterans Hospital in San Francisco, is currently conducting research on psychosocial factors affecting astronauts and cosmonauts in space. He has been collecting antiquarian books and prints from old star atlases for over 20 years and is a member of the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers and the California Map Society. In this slide presentation he will discuss the golden age of pictorial celestial cartography from the 17th to 19th Centuries.
Jun 28 SJAA Astronomy Class VII ? Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Jun 28 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:32 p.m., 82% moon rises 11:44 a.m.
June 29 -- 8:18 PM MDAS Society Night on Mt. Diablo; Moon phase: Full +4; Moon rise: 11:01 PM; Moon set: 10:52 AM . See http://mdas.net/

July, 2002

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July 5 and 6 - Yosemite Glacier Point star party--San Jose Astronomical Association and Central Valley Astronomers
July 6 ? SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:28 p.m., 12% moon rises 3:26 a.m.
July 10, 7:30 P.M. Sonoma County?Astronomical Society General?Meeting at the Proctor Terrace Elementary School, Santa Rosa. Speaker--Wayne Brown, President of Apogee Instruments will discuss CCD astronomy. Here is a fine chance to learn all about this incredible development from one of the pioneers.
Jul 10-14 Shingletown Star Party. A public event hosted by Shasta County at the Shingletown Airport just outside Shingletown on highway 44, 35 miles east of Redding and 17 miles west of Lassen Park. http://www201.pair.com/resource/resource-intl/ssp.html; Mark Wagner <mgw@resource-intl.com >; 408 356-1125.
July 11 7:30 to 8:30pm, Palo Alto Art Center The Andromeda Myth: An Artists View Charles Hobson, artist, has worked with images and words for more than a decade. Incorporating pastel and various printmaking techniques, these books cover diverse topics of a literary or historical nature. One of his most recent artist's books is Andromeda Imagined, which focuses on the constellations named after the characters in the Andromeda myth. He will show slides and discuss how artists throughout time have depicted this cast of players. Meeting Room, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto -- http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/artcenter/, 650.329.2366
July 12 and 13 - Yosemite Glacier Point star party--The Tri-Valley Stargazers from Livermore
July 12 Stargazing evening with Great Western AstronomersSquaw Valley High Camp (5 miles north of Lake Tahoe on Highway 89) dusk to10pm. Ride the Cable Car ($8) to High Camp. 530-583-6985 or visit http://www.squaw.com. Bob Graf, Great Western Astronomers 775-329-8809.
July 13 (Sat) 8:30 pm Mt. Tam Astronomy Program -- Dr. Philip Plait (Sonoma State Univ) Bad Astronomy http://www.mttam.net
Jul 13 (Sat) 8:30 p.m. SFAA Mt. Tam Star Party at Rock Springs
July 13 8:30 PM MDAS Public Astronomy Program on Mount Diablo; MOON: New +3 Small moon: Why does the moon have phases? http://mdas.net/
July 13. Rob Toebe Night at FPOA. http://www.fpoa.net/toebe/ This will be a special event to commemorate the life of Rob Toebe, a long time member of FPOA, an FPOA Board member, and a dedicated observer with the 30" Challenger telescope. Come join us for a bar-b-que followed by an all night observing session of galaxies and galactic clusters. Rob spent many nights doing exactly what we have planned.
July 13 ? SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:27 p.m.,18% moon sets 11:16 p.m.
July 13 and 14 Stargazing evening with Great Western AstronomersSquaw Valley High Camp (5 miles north of Lake Tahoe on Highway 89) dusk to10pm. Ride the Cable Car ($8) to High Camp. 530-583-6985 or visit http://www.squaw.com. Bob Graf, Great Western Astronomers 775-329-8809.
July 17: SFAA meeting--Helen Quinn, SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator) "New Developments in Particle Physics, and their implications for the universe" /LI>
July19 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon, Venus, Summer Triangle
July 19 (Fri) Lick Observatory--Summer Visitor Program--Doors Open 8 pm, Talks start 8:30 pm. Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/
July 19 ? SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:21 p.m., 81% moon sets 2:36 a.m.
July 19-20 Davis Star Show http://www.davisstarshow.org/ -- Veterans' Memorial Center, 203 East 14th Street, Davis, California. GUEST SPEAKERS: Andreas Albrecht, University of California, Davis "What do we know about the Universe?"; Steven Stahler, UC Berkeley, Radio Astronomy Group "How Stars are Made"; Phil Plait, Sonoma State University & BadAstronomy.com "Bad Astronomy: The Moon Hoax"; Stephen James O'Meara, contributing editor, Sky & Telescope Magazine "The Trials and Tribulations of a 19th-Century Astronomer living in the 21st-Century." "Volcano Moon: Does the Moon's Gravity Affect Volcanic Eruptions?"; Tony Hallas, Hallas Digital Systems "Astrophotography from the Foothills of the Sierra"; Robert Naeye, editor, ASP Mercury Magazine "Solving the Universe's Mysteries Through Extra Dimensions"; Kent Cullers, SETI Institute "SETI and Astronomy from DC to Daylight." Lot's of displays from vendors and organizations, reflector collimation workshop, sungazing.
July 19 and 20 - Yosemite Glacier Point star party--San Francisco Amateur Astronomers
Jul 20 (Sat) 8:30 p.m. SFAA City Star Party (at Land's End SF -- end Geary St.)
July 20 (Fri) Lick Observatory--Summer Visitor Program--Doors Open 8 pm, Talks start 8:30 pm. Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/
July 20 ? SJAA ATM Class XI ? Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
July 23 -- 6:45 pm MDAS meeting in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/, . See http://mdas.net/
July 26 (Friday), 8:00 pm: Lick observatory, Music of the Spheres, Benefit Concert Series--Ram?n Romero, Paraguayan harp soloist, returns to the Music of the Spheres after headlining at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival and performing on tour throughout the U.S. Ram?n Romero plays the fiery and lyrical music of his native South America on his beautiful, hand-carved harp. Exciting music from Argentina, Venezuela Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile and other countries, performed by a master! Talk by Dr. Debra Fischer, "Planets Beyond: The Search for Other Solar Systems" -- Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html
July 27 (Saturday), 8:00 pm: Lick observatory, Music of the Spheres, Benefit Concert Series--Join the gypsy caravan of violin voyager Kim Angelis, blazing a melodic trail through the territories of classical, world, and folk music. Her music was highlighted on NBC's worldwide coverage of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Kim is accompanied by her husband, flamenco-inspired guitarist Josef "The Wild Hungarian" Gault. Talk by Dr. Geoff Marcy, "Planets and the Prospects for Life in the Universe''-- Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html
Jul.27:SJAA speaker--Ken Lum, Bernhard V. Schmidt talk

August, 2002

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Aug 1 SJAA ATM Class XII ? Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Aug 2 (Fri), SMCAS general meeting at 7 p.m. in the College of San Mateo planetarium. Speaker: Dr. Adrienne Cool, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at San Francisco State University -- on "Scrutinizing Star Clusters with Space Observatories" -- how astronomers are using HST and Chandra to investigate the consequences of stellar collisions in globular clusters. Mike Ryan <MikLR@aol.com> (650) 592-3192
Aug 2 SJAA Astronomy class VIII
Aug 2 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:14 p.m., 33% moon rises 1:22 a.m.
August 2 and 3 - Yosemite Glacier Point star party--Mount Diablo Astronomical Society
Aug 3 (Sat) -- SMCAS free, public star party at Crestview Park starting at sunset. Mike Ryan <MikLR@aol.com> (650) 592-3192
Aug 3 SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:10 p.m., 24% moon rises 2:00 a.m.
Aug 3 -- 8:02 PM MDAS Society Night on Mt. Diablo; Moon phase: LQ +2; Moon rise: Midnight ; Moon set: 2:39 PM . See http://mdas.net/
Aug 4-9 Practical Observational Astronomy from the Sierra Nevada, a field lab course taught by M. Sirk, San Francisco State university, Sierra Nevada Field Campus. http://thecity.sfsu.edu/snfc $185. http://thecity.sfsu.edu/snfc/astrcl.htm
Aug 9 -- SMCAS free, public star party at Crestview Park starting at sunset. Mike Ryan <MikLR@aol.com> (650) 592-3192
August 9, 10, 11 - Yosemite Glacier Point star party--Peninsula Astronomical Society...Perseid Meteor shower too!
Aug 9, 10 & 11 Stargazing evening with Great Western AstronomersSquaw Valley High Camp (5 miles north of Lake Tahoe on Highway 89) dusk to10pm. Ride the Cable Car ($8) to High Camp. 530-583-6985 or visit http://www.squaw.com. Bob Graf, Great Western Astronomers 775-329-8809.
Aug 10 (Sat) 8:30 p.m. SFAA Mt. Tam Star Party at Rock Springs
Aug 10 (Sat) 8:30 pm Mt. Tam Astronomy Program -- Dr. Diane Wooden (NASA Ames) Are We Stardust? Crystals, Comets, and the Formation of Solar Systems http://www.mttam.net
Aug 10 Fremont Peak/AANC Star-B Q. Potluck begins around 5:00 pm http://www.aanc-astronomy.org/starbq.html
Aug 10 8:00 PM MDAS Public Astronomy Program on Mount Diablo; MOON: New +2 Perseids peak tomorrow night What causes meteor showers? http://mdas.net/
Aug 10 SJAA Deep-Sky weekend. Sunset 8:04 p.m., 8% moon sets 9:48 p.m.
Aug. 11-15 -- Perseids, peak early a.m. of Aug. 12. Quarter moon. Articles in SF Chronicle online (SF Gate).
Aug 16 -- SMCAS free, public star party at Crestview Park starting at sunset. Mike Ryan <MikLR@aol.com> (650) 592-3192
Aug 16 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:58 p.m., 69% moon sets 1:19 a.m.
Aug 16 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon, Mercury, Venus, Summer Triangle
Aug 16 Lick Observatory--Summer Visitor Program--Doors Open 7:30 pm, Talks start 8 pm. Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/
August 16-17 Project Astro hands-on training workshop, at the San Mateo County Office of Education in Redwood City
August 16 and 17 - Yosemite Glacier Point star party--Sonoma County Astronomical Society
Aug 17 -- SMCAS free, public star party at Crestview Park starting at sunset. Mike Ryan <MikLR@aol.com> (650) 592-3192
Aug 17 SJAA ATM Class XIII ? Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Aug 17 (Sat) 7:30 p.m. SFAA City Star Party (at Land's End SF -- end Geary St.)
Aug 17 -- 7:45 PM MDAS Society Night on Mt. Diablo; Moon phase: FQ +2; Moon rise: 03:11 PM; Moon set: Midnight . See http://mdas.net/
Aug 17 Lick Observatory--Summer Visitor Program--Doors Open 7:30 pm, Talks start 8 pm. Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/
August 17, 2002, EAS meeting 7:30pm at Chabot Space & Science Center, Physics Lab, 2nd Floor of the Spees Building - Speaker: Adrienne Cool, "Scrutinizing Star Clusters with Space Observatories."
August 21: SFAA meeting--Dr. Lynn Cominsky, Sonoma State University, re: High Energy Astrophysics.
August 23 (Friday), 7:30 pm: Lick observatory, Music of the Spheres, Benefit Concert Series--The San Jose Chamber Players with Peter Gelfand, Principal Cellist of the San Jose Symphony. Critics acclaim this ensemble, which has performed many concert series and festivals throughout Northern California. Their program offers an eclectic repertoire, including standard chamber music literature. Talk TBA-- Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html
Aug 23-25 Orange County Astronomers - AstroImage 2002, University of California Irvine campus in southern California. The conference will cover the latest in film and CCD imaging techniques: Keynote address by Jack Newton, Tutorial session for beginners, Presentations by well-know astroimagers, Print and electronic image galleries, New product introductions, Product workshops by exhibitors
August 24 (Saturday), 7:30 pm: Lick observatory, Music of the Spheres, Benefit Concert Series--Great Guitars! Daniel Roest hosts the amazing Michael Chapdelaine, the only guitarist ever to win both the National Fingerpicking Championship and the Guitar Foundation of America International Solo Guitar Competition. Old and young alike are mesmerized by the exquisite sounds Chapdelaine elicits from his instrument. Talk TBA-- Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html
August 27 -- 6:45 pm MDAS meeting in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/ Guest Speaker: Adrianne Cool - Scrutinizing Star Clusters with Space Observatories
August 28 through Tuesday September 3--Starry Starry Nights in the Sierra Foothills 7 Nites at 7 Sites. An ambitious and impressive series of star parties will be held in the foothills area of Northern California during Labor Day Week. The public and astronomers are invited to join in to share the heavens through their telescopes. We will be at a different dark-sky site each night: Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, the Foresthill area, Colfax, Big Bend, Dutch Flat and Soda Springs. Theme: Milky Way. Astronomers who are willing to participate by showing the heavenly sights through their telescopes are asked to contact me (Don Machholz; 530-346-8963) in advance. http://www.geocities.com/donmachholz/index.html
August 28 (Wednesday) 7:30 PM The "Mechanics" of God: Techies and Religion, Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, Astronomer, Vatican Observatory. Lecture at St Francis of Assisi, 5111 San Felipe Road, San Jose, California. See http://www.stfrancisofassisi.com/; http://www.sjaa.net
Aug 29 SJAA ATM Class XIII ? Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Aug 30 -- SMCAS free, public star party at Crestview Park starting at sunset. Mike Ryan <MikLR@aol.com> (650) 592-3192
Aug 30 SJAA Astronomy Class IX -Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Aug 30 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:39 p.m., 50% moon rises 11:54 a.m.
August 30, 31 & Sep 1 Stargazing evening with Great Western AstronomersSquaw Valley High Camp (5 miles north of Lake Tahoe on Highway 89) dusk to10pm. Ride the Cable Car ($8) to High Camp. 530-583-6985 or visit http://www.squaw.com. Bob Graf, Great Western Astronomers 775-329-8809.
Aug 31 -- SMCAS free, public star party at Crestview Park starting at sunset. Mike Ryan <MikLR@aol.com> (650) 592-3192
Aug 31 SJAA Deep-Sky weekend.
August 30 Sept 1 - Yosemite Glacier Point star party--Santa Cruz Astronomy Club

September, 2002

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August 28 through Tuesday September 3--Starry Starry Nights in the Sierra Foothills 7 Nites at 7 Sites. An ambitious and impressive series of star parties will be held in the foothills area of Northern California during Labor Day Week. The public and astronomers are invited to join in to share the heavens through their telescopes. We will be at a different dark-sky site each night: Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, the Foresthill area, Colfax, Big Bend, Dutch Flat and Soda Springs. Theme: Milky Way. Astronomers who are willing to participate by showing the heavenly sights through their telescopes are asked to contact me (Don Machholz; 530-346-8963) in advance. http://www.geocities.com/donmachholz/index.html
Sep 1 Stargazing evening with Great Western AstronomersSquaw Valley High Camp (5 miles north of Lake Tahoe on Highway 89) dusk to10pm. Ride the Cable Car ($8) to High Camp. 530-583-6985 or visit http://www.squaw.com. Bob Graf, Great Western Astronomers 775-329-8809.
Sept 5 -- SFAA, Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences - Golden Jubilee 2002;. 7:30 PM. Timothy Ferris talking about his soon to be released book, Seeing in The Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space, Charting Cosmic History, And Guarding the Earth from Interplanetary Peril. Talk will be followed by a star party. Admission is $3.00 per program. Contact Stacy Jo McDermott <m42gal@hotmail> 415-412-6824.
Sep 7 (Sat) 8:00 p.m. SFAA Mt. Tam Star Party at Rock Springs
Set. 7 (Sat) 8:30 pm Mt. Tam Astronomy Program -- Dr. Gibor Basri (UC Berkeley) What Is A Planet? http://www.mttam.net
Sept 7 7:15 PM MDAS Public Astronomy Program on Mount Diablo; MOON: New+1 Why are the days getting shorter ? Oct 12 6:30 PM MOON: FQ Why is there a North Star? http://mdas.net/
Sep 7 SJAA Deep sky Weekend. Sunset 7:26 p.m., 2% moon sets 8:17 p.m.
Sep 11 SCAS General Members Meeting; 7:30 pm Guest speaker Wyn Wachhorst, The Dream of Spaceflight at Schaffer Elementary School, 1370 San Miguel Road, Santa Rosa.
Sep 13 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* 7-9 PM Moon, Venus, Summer Triangle, Uranus, Neptune
Sep 13 Lick Observatory--Summer Visitor Program--Doors Open 7 pm, Talks start 7:30 pm. Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/
Sep 13 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:18 p.m., 55% moon sets 0:03 a.m.
Sep 14 SJAA ATM Class XVI ? Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Sep 14 (Sat) 7:30 p.m. SFAA City Star Party (at Land's End SF -- end Geary St.)
Sep 14 Lick Observatory--Summer Visitor Program--Doors Open 7 pm, Talks start 7:30 pm. Tickets available from UCSC, 831-459-2159, tickets@cats.ucsc.edu; http://www.ucolick.org/
Sep 17 (Tue) 7:30 pm Dr. Gibor Basri (of UCB) speaks on The Substellar Zoo (brown swarfs and giant planets). Benjamin Dean Lecture Series at Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, SF. Info at 415-750-7141.
Sept 18: SFAA meeting--Dr. Virginia Gulick, NASA Ames (re: Space Science & Mars).
Sep 21 SJAA General Meeting: Slide and Equipment night
September 21, 2002, EAS meeting 7:30pm at Chabot Space & Science Center, Physics Lab, 2nd Floor of the Spees Building - Speaker: Robert Naeye, "Solving the Universe's Mysteries Through Extra Dimensions."
September 22, Sunday, 3:00 pm, The Planetary Society Bay Area Volunteer Network presents Louis D. Friedman Executive Director, The Planetary Society, lecture: "COSMOS 1: Attempts to Fly the First Solar Sail Spacecraft" co-sponsored by Morrison Planetarium of the California Academy of Sciences. Advance orders by mail: $3.00. (At the door: $5.00) Send a check payable to The Planetary Society, and a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Solar Sail, c/o Barbara Raskin, 1530 Bay Laurel Dr., Menlo Park, CA, 94025. Orders received after Sept. 15, or without SASE, will be held at Morrison Auditorium. The Planetary Society at http://planetary.org and The Bay Area Volunteer Network at http://www.tpsbavn.org
September 24 -- 6:45 pm MDAS meeting in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/
Sep 26 SJAA ATM Class XVII. Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Sep 27 SJAA Astronomy Class X
Sep 27 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:57 p.m., 65% moon rise 10:31 p.m.
Sep 28 SJAA Short Deep sky Weekend. Sunset 6:54 p.m., 56% moon rise 11:15 p.m.
Sept 28 -- 6:50 PM MDAS Society Night on Mt. Diablo; Moon phase: LQ -1; Moon rise: 9:43 PM; Moon set: 12:21 PM . See http://mdas.net/
Sep 28 -- SMCAS joint public Skyshow at CSM in conjunction
with National Astronomy Day, and CSM's 80th Anniversary Book Fair. Mike Ryan <MikLR@aol.com> (650) 592-3192
September 28 ASP Annual Meeting--at Mt Tam-- David Levy lecture at 7:30: From Stars To Life: Suppose You Had To Design a Universe?. Star party starts 8:30.
September 29, ASP 2002 Annual Meeting, Speakers include: Alex Filippenko (UC Berkeley; Introduction: The Big Bang, Galaxies, Exploding Stars, and Planets), Jill Tartar (SETI Institute; The Search for Signals from Intelligent Life), Seth Shostak (SETI Institute; What Would We Do if Signals Were Detected?), Geoff Marcy (UC Berkeley; The Search for Extrasolar Planets), Chris McKay (NASA Ames; The Formation of Primitive Life), David Morrison (NASA Ames; Cosmic Influences on Biological Evolution), Ben Zuckerman (UCLA; The Search Is Futile: Intelligent Life is Rare), Chris Impey (U. Of Arizona; Why are We So Lonely?), and panel discussion moderated by Andrew Fraknoi (ASP; moderating a panel discussion). Evening Awards Banquet with speaker Timothy Ferris. Bonus Star Party on Mount Tamalpais September 28 http://www.astrosociety.org/ $35 Public, $30 ASP members, $25 students.

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Oct 3-6 SJAA CALSTAR star party at Lake San Antonio County Park
Oct 9 (Wed) 7 pm Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: Dr. Leo Blitz (University of California, Berkeley) on: "The Making of the Milky Way: Survival of the Fittest" in the Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, El Monte Road and Freeway 280, in Los Altos Hills, California Free. 650-949-7888. Talk is on how our Milky Way Galaxy has formed (and continues to form) from smaller groupings of stars and cosmic raw material. In a way, our home Galaxy is a hungry cannibal, eating away at structures that come into its neighborhood.
Oct 11 (Fri) Stockton Astronomical Society Sky Tours star party* Moon, Summer Triangle, Uranus, Neptune
Oct 11 SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 6:36 p.m., 39% moon sets 12:49 p.m.
Oct 12 SJAA ATM Class XVIII. Houge Park, 7:30 p.m.
Oct 12 (Sat) 7:30 p.m. SFAA Mt. Tam Star Party at Rock Springs
Oct 12 (Sat) 8:30 pm Mt. Tam Astronomy Program -- Tinka Ross (Cal Academy) Astronomy is Women's Work http://www.mttam.net
October 15 MDAS meeting -- 6:45 pm in the Concord Police Association Facility -- 5060 Avila Road in Concord. http://mdas.net/ Annual Swap Meet
October 16: SFAA meeting--Dr. Debra Fishers UC Berkeley - re: finding extra-solar planets.
Oct. 17 7:30 pm Distinguished Lecturer Series at Chabot Space & Science Center: Dr. Phil Plait (http://badastronomy.com) will talk on "Bad Astronomy" in Tien MegaDome Th

23 ...	Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org
	Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 8:00 P.M. Celebrate the violin's diversity at the hands of virtuoso Kim Angelis. Experience gypsy fire and passion with depth and beauty. Kim is most ably accompanied by flamenco inspired guitarist Jos?f. Talk by Dr. Steve Vogt, Professor, UC Santa Cruz: "The Search for Extra-Solar Planets"

24... -48%Moon...	Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.
	Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 8:00 P.M. Yiannis Chronopoulos and the Spartans return with another evening of a lively mix of traditional and contemporary Greek music. Talk by Dr. Alex Filippenko, Professor, UC Berkeley: "Heart of Darkness: The Search for Black Holes"

8 ... 57%Moon...	EAS lecture Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.
...	Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

22 ... -63%Moon...	Public viewing at Fremont Peak State Park, with the 30-inch Challenger telescope. Session begins with slide presentation at 8 pm, by the Fremont Peak Observatory Association. http://www.astronomy-mall.com/fpoa/.
...	Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org
. . .	Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 8:00 P.M. The Trimble-Wyman Duo unites two of the most versatile internationally known talents to create uniquely innovative contemporary music. Come take a journey into the highest level of musical fusion with saxophonist, performer, improviser and recording artist William Trimble, and composer, teacher and sound-synthesist Daniel Wyman. Talk by Dr. Raja Guhathakurta, Professor, UC Santa Cruz: "Telescopes as Time Machines"

29 ... -1%Moon...	Fremont Peak Star-B-Que (FPOA and AANC) also...8:30pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- DR. PHILIP SCHERRER Professor of Physics, STANFORD UNIVERSITY "Journey to the Center of the Sun" New understanding of the solar interior, based on recent observations from the SOHO spacecraft, has implications for the mechanisms that generate the solar sunspot cycle. http://www.mtia.net
...	Public for stargazing at Robert Ferguson Observatory of the Valley of the Moon Observatory Association near Glen Ellen. http://www.rfo.org

4 ... Fri-31%Moon ...	EAS Star Party in cooperation with the East Bay Regional Park District at Bort Meadow in Chabot Regional Park,
4 ... ...	Houge Park star party. Sunset 8:12 p.m., 31% moon sets 11:29 p.m.
4 ... ...	Astronomy Magazine's Davis "Sky Show"...in Davis, California, which passed one of the strongest light pollution ordinances in California.
5 ... 41%Moon...	Astronomy Magazine's Davis "Sky Show"...in Davis, California, which passed one of the strongest light pollution ordinances in California.
... ...	Observing at Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; Solar, Noon; Stellar, 9:00 pm; (707) 833-6979 (http://www.rfo.org)
... ...	Star Party: Tri-Valley Stargazers (http://www.trivalleystargazers.org) Sycamore Grove Park, Livermore
9 ...	Free Public observing day at Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; 2:00 pm; (707) 833-6979 (http://www.rfo.org)
12 ... 96%Moon...	EAS lecture
... ...	Observational Astronomy class, Houge Park, 8 p.m. SJAA
19 ... -76%Moon...	Star Party: Fremont Peak Observatory Association (408) 623-2465; 8:00 pm
... ...	SJAA General Meeting - Program: "Jay Freeman Stargazes the Frozen Arctic Wastes of Hawaii"
25 . . .	Music of the Spheres http://www.ucolick.org/public/music.html -- Lick Observatory http://www.ucolick.org/ 7:30 P.M. The wonderful sounds of Susan Craig Winsberg's flutes and whistles are back to enchant us with Celtic and Classical favorites, accompanied by her friends, Karen Thielen on harp and Cathy Allen on cello. Talk by Dr. Burt Jones, Assistant Director, Lick Observatory: "From New Planets to Quasars: The Scientific History of Lick Observatory"
25 ... ...	Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:46 p.m., 15% moon rises 3:14 a.m.
26 ...	Observing at Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; Solar, Noon; (707) 833-6979 (http://www.rfo.org)
26 ... ...	Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 7:42 p.m., 7% moon rises 4:22 a.m.

2 ... 26%Moon...	Star Party: Mount Diablo Astronomical Society (925) 691-6362 (http://members.aol.com/mdas101b/private/index.htm) Mt. Diablo State Park. Saturday, September 2: 8:15 pm. Be at entrance 30 minutes before sunset.
... ...	SJAA Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 7:33 p.m., 26% moon sets 10:28 p.m
8 ... Fri ...	SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:25 p.m., 81% moon sets 2:42 a.m.
9 ... 88%Moon...	EAS lecture
9 ... 88%Moon...	Observing Tri-Valley Stargazers (www.trivalleystargazers.org) Saturday, September 9: Sycamore Grove Park, Livermore
... ...	SJAA Observational Astronomy class, Houge Park, 8 p.m.
16 ... -87%Moon...	Chabot gala
... ...	SJAA General Meeting: Slide & Equipment night. Houge Park, 8 p.m.
22 ... Fri ...	SJAA Houge Park star party. Sunset 7:04 p.m., 27% moon rises 2:06 a.m.
23 ... -17%Moon... Nightfall	FPOA and SJAA Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 7:01 p.m., 17% moon rises 3:14 a.m.
23 ... -17%Moon...	Observing at Ferguson Observatory (707) 833-6979 (www.rfo.org) Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; Solar, Noon; Stellar, 8:00 pm.
23 ... -17%Moon...	Observing at Tri-Valley Stargazers (www.trivalleystargazers.org) Hidden Hill Observatory Meet 6:00 pm, corner Mines and Tesla Roads, Livermore
26 ... ...	7:30 pm. Benjamin Dean Lecture***--"Hubble Space Telescope: A Decate of Discovery" by Ray Villard, STScI; Morrison Planetarium, 415-750-7141
30 ... 13%Moon...	SJAA Fremont Peak star party. Sunset 6:50 p.m., 13% moon sets 8:58 p.m.
30 ... 13%Moon...	Star Party -- Ferguson Observatory (707) 833-6979 (www.rfo.org) Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Glen Ellen, CA; Solar, Noon; Stellar, 8:00 pm.
30 ... 13%Moon...	7:30pm Mt Tamalpais State Park Public Astronomy Program** -- DR. LYNN ROTHSCHILD Research Scientist,Ecosystem Branch, NASA-AMES RESEARCH CENTER "The Sun, the Moon and the Algae" Evolution is influenced by the physical environment, including extraterrestrial factors. What was the roll of the Sun and the Moon on the development of life? http://www.mtia.net