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   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, please
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.

Jul.30 - Saturday - Dark-Sky weekend. Get away from the city lights,
   to enjoy the night sky.  Sunset comes at 8:17 pm.
   The moon is not visible tonight.

Aug. 5 - Friday - Public observing session on the grounds at Houge
   Park, featuring the first-quarter moon, Saturn, and the show objects
   of the summer sky.  Star party hours: 9:15 until midnight.

Aug.13 - Saturday - General Meeting. Our speaker is Dr. Elinor Gates
   of Lick Observatory; her topic: "Untwinkling the Stars: Improving
   our View of the Universe with Adaptive Optics".
   In the hall at Houge Park, 8:00 pm.

Aug.19 - Friday - Our beginner's astronomy class meets. Topic:
   Star charts and planetarium programs.
   In the hall at Houge Park, 8:00 pm.

Also on August 19 - Friday -

Aug.19 - Friday - Public observing session on the grounds at Houge
   Park, featuring Saturn and the show objects of the summer sky.
   The moon is absent. Star party hours: 9:00 until midnight.

Aug.27 - Saturday - Dark-Sky weekend. Get away from the city
   lights, to enjoy the night sky.  The sun sets at 7:44 pm.
   The moon is not visible tonight.

Sept.2 - Friday - Public observing session on the grounds at Houge
   Park, featuring the small crescent moon, and show objects of the
   late summer sky. Star party hours: 8:30 until 11:30 pm.

Sep.10 - Saturday - General Meeting. It's our annual Slide/Image and
   Equipment Night!  Come see what our photographers and telescope
   makers are doing. In the hall at Houge Park, 8:00 pm.

Sep.23 - Friday - Our beginner's astronomy class meets. Topic:
   Deep sky observing -- galaxies, nebulae, clusters, etc..
   In the hall at Houge Park, 7:00 pm.

Also on September 23 - Friday -

Sep.23 - Friday - Public observing session on the grounds at Houge
   Park, featuring the show objects of the late summer sky.
   The moon is absent. Star party hours: 8:00 to 11:00 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.

   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 Astronomical Association