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Free astronomy events, San Jose, CA 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.

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.

Sep.24 - Saturday - Dark-Sky weekend. Get away from the city lights,
   to enjoy the night sky.  Sunset comes at 7:02 pm, and a small
   8% moon rises at 4:54 am.

Oct. 1 - Saturday - Dark-Sky weekend. Tonight's sunset comes at
   6:42 pm, and the 29% moon sets at 10:02 pm.  That'll be pretty!

Oct. 7 - Friday - Public observing session on the grounds at Houge
   Park, featuring gibbous and show objects of the autumn sky.
   Star party hours: 7:30 until 10:30 pm.

Oct. 8 - Saturday - General Meeting. Our speaker is Dr. Puragra
   Guhathakurta of Lick Observatory, on "Our Place In The Cosmos".
   In the hall at Houge Park, 8:00 pm.

Oct.21 - Friday - Our beginner's astronomy class meets. Topic:
   Fall Constellation / Highlight Objects.  On the grounds at
   Houge Park, 7:15

Also on October 21 - Friday -

Oct.21 - Friday - Public observing session on the grounds at Houge
   Park, featuring Saturn and the show objects of the autumn sky.
   The moon is absent. Star party hours: 7:15 until 10:15 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