Dont forget the Pacheco event. Gonna be lonely up there if only 2 folks
show up.... On Saturday.
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Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005, Michael Koop wrote:
> A) SJAA's Houge Park Star Party Tonight!
> B) SSP registration fees increasing tomorrow!
> C) Exploring Saturn at Ames Research Center, Saturday April 16th
> **********************************************************
> Houge Park Star Party Tonight!
> Friday, April 15, 2005 Public Hours: 8:30-11:30 PM PDT
> Tonight, the SJAA hosts public observing session on the grounds at Houge Park.
> Families are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring your scope and share views
> with others. Saturn and Jupiter will be well placed for viewing. It looks like
> the weather should cooperate tonight!
>
> Clear Sky Clock for San Jose:
> http://cleardarksky.com/c/SanJoseCAkey.html?1
>
> NRL Monterey East Pacific & US West Coast Images
> http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/epac_westcoast.cgi
>
> Star Party Details:
> Sunset: 7:43 PM PDT
> Civil Twilight: 8:10 PM PDT
> Nautical Twilight: 8:42 PM PDT
> Astronomical Twilight: 9:16 PM PDT
> Moonset: 2:47 AM PDT on Saturday
>
> 10 Cool Things to Observe:
> 1) 1st QTR Moon
>
> 2) Watch the Moon Eclipse a Star!
> Immersion of Upsilon Geminorum at 9:35:48 on the Dark Limb
> Emmersion of Upsilon Geminorum at 9:44:18 on the Dark Limb
> (Times courtesy of http://www.calsky.com)
> More info:
> http://sfsidewalkastronomers.org/thesky/thismonth/ugem/
>
> 3) An Iridium Flare:
> -1 Magnitude at 8:04:15 Alt: 67 Deg Az: 135 Deg (SE)
> Within 10 Degrees from Regulus
> Can you spot it in the Twilight?
>
> 4) Saturn!
>
> 5) Jupiter!
> Europa Eclipse Ends at 11:05:54
>
> 6) M44 The Beehive Cluster in Cancer. Nice in Binos. 577 Light Years Away
>
> 7) M3 Globluar Cluster: 33900 LY away, First Original Discovery of Messier
>
> 8) Gamma Leonis: Pair of golden yellow giant stars. Mag 2.2 and 3.5. Orbit is
> 600 years
>
> 9) M81 Spiral Galaxy about 18 Million LY away
>
> 10) Mel 111: Coma Bernices. 80 Mag 5 to 6 Stars in a 5 deg field. 288 LY away
>
> **************************************************************
> B) SSP registration fees increasing tomorrow!
>
> The Shingletown Star Party Czar Mark Wagner reminds us:
>
> Just a heads-up for those who have not registered or paid yet for SSP 2005.
> The registration fee increases tomorrow from $40 to $50 per adult. If you
> want to save the $10 per person, paypal your fee ($42 for paypal) today, or
> get your check in the mail with today's postmark.
>
> The SSP registration form is at:
>
> http://www.shingletownstarparty.org/registration.html
>
> Star Party at a glance:
> Dates: July 6-11, 2005
> Location: Shingletown Airport, CA (Near Mt. Lassen)
>
> *******************************************************
> c) Exploring Saturn at Ames Research Center, Saturday April 16th
>
> Exploring Saturn at Ames
> Saturday April 16, 2005
> NASA Ames Research Center / Exploration Center
> Free Admission, Open to the Public
> 6-10pm Exhibits and Activities for kids
> 7-8:30pm Presentations by Experts
> 8:30-10pm Viewing with Telescopes
>
> The next Family Night at Ames event on Saturday, April 16. Last year they had
> very successful versions of this event focusing on the exploration of Mars.
> This year, we are looking forward to highlighting NASA's exploration of Saturn
> and its moons. A panel of experts consisting of Dale Cruikshank, Jeff Cuzzi,
> Chris McKay, and Jeff Moore will certainly be a big draw, and will be very
> appreciated by the audience. The four will be presenting some of the latest
> images and results from the Cassini and Huygens missions
> This event officially begins at 6:00pm with some educational activities
> conducted in the Visitor Center. Guests will be invited to the Eagle Room in
> the adjacent building (943) for the 7:00 beginning of presentations. Following
> that, the Visitor Center will remain open until 10:00. Weather permitting,
> visitors will be able to conduct their own first-hand explorations of Saturn
> and its moons through telescopes being set up around the venue by the Peninsula
> Astronomical Society.
>
> View Flyer at:
> http://quest.nasa.gov/calendar/images/cassini.jpg
>
> Want to help at the Star Party by setting up a scope?
> Email Mike Koop for details.
> koopm <ATah> best <DOTah> com
>
> *************************************************************
> Directions to Houge Park:
> 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 0.2 miles, and turn
> right at the first traffic light, onto White Oaks Road. Run another 0.2
> miles 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.
>
> See Map at
> http://www.sjaa.net/img/houge.jpg
>
> ***********************************
> Clear Skies,
> Mike Koop
> President, SJAA
> Questions? Comments? Flames?
> Email: koopm <AT> best <DOT> com
>
>
>
Received on Fri Apr 15 15:04:29 2005
