Free astronomy events, San Jose, CA area vicinity

[Jim Van Nuland]

Free astronomy events, San Jose, CA area vicinity

The SJAA hotline is available 24 hours/day at (408) 559-1221. This
posting contains the current hotline message. For more about SJAA,
and for weather cancellations for the Houge Park events,
visit our web site at <http://www.sjaa.net>.

WELCOME! to the San Jose Astronomical Association's Calendar Hot Line.

Following is a list of all the public activities of SJAA.
You are invited to any and all of them! Driving directions
will be given afterward.

Mar.23 - Friday - Dark-sky weekend. Get away from the city
lights, to enjoy the night sky. Sunset is at 7:23 pm,.
and the 2% crescent moon sets at 8:47 pm.

Mar.24 - Saturday - Another dark-sky weekend. Tonight's sunset
is at 7:24 pm, and the 6% crescent moon sets at 9:44 pm.

March 23 and 24 are the Annual Messier Marathon weekend.
Henry Coe Park's "Astronomy" lot has been reserved for
both Friday and Saturday evenings.

Mar.30 - Friday - Public observing session on the grounds at
Houge Park, featuring the first-quarter moon, Jupiter,
Venus, the pretty Pleiades star cluster, Mars,
and other show objects of the spring sky.
Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 pm.

Apr. 1 - Sunday - Solar program: Observing flares and sunspots,
featuring our nearest star and our newest sun telescope.
Also: our Telescope fix-it time.
Both program hours: 2:00 until 4:00 pm.

Apr. 7 - Saturday - Board meeting in the hall at Houge Park,
time, 6:00 pm. Note that there is no general meeting.

Apr.13 - Friday - Public observing session on the grounds at
Houge Park, featuring Venus, the Beehive star cluster,
Mars, Saturn, and other show objects of the spring sky.
Star party hours: 8:45 until 11:45 pm.

Also on April 13 - Friday --

Apr.13 - Friday - Astronomy Class topic: Spring Constellations
and Highlight Objects.
On the grounds at Houge Park, 8:45 pm.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Houge Park is in San Jose, near Campbell and Los Gatos.

From Hwy.17, take the Camden Avenue exit. Go east 4/10 mile,
and turn right at the light, onto Bascom Avenue. At the next
light, turn left onto Woodard Road. At the first stop sign,
turn right onto Twilight Drive. Go three blocks, cross Sunrise
Drive, then turn left into the park.

From Hwy.85, take the Bascom Avenue exit. Go north about 3/10 mile,
and turn right at the first traffic light, onto White Oaks Road. Go
nearly 3/10 mile to the first stop sign, then turn left onto Twilight
Drive. You will now be passing the park. Turn right at the first
driveway, into the parking lot.

Henry Coe State Park is east of Morgan Hill. From Hwy.101, exit
onto East Dunne Avenue. Continue for 12 miles, far past Andersen
Reservoir, to the park, atop the ridge. Watch for an old-fashioned
cattle guard. Continue another 3/10 mile, and enter the gate parking
lot, on the right. There is an $8 entrance fee.

Let me repeat that all of our events are open to anyone interested
in the celestial science. No reservations needed,
We supply telescopes, or bring your own.

Clear Skies! -- and, Keep Looking Up!
--
Jim Van Nuland, calendar keeper,
San Jose (California) Astronomical Association