The Stockton Astronomical Society (SAS) meets on the second Thursday of the month in the Olson Hall, Room 120 at University of the Pacific at 7:30 pm. Visitors are welcome.

    A monthly star party is usually held on a Saturday near a new moon.

Coming Up     [view SAS Sky Calendar  (41.9 KB PDF file) March 2010]

Saturday, February 27 at 10:00 am -- ATM Workshop

Saturday, March 6 at sunset -- Highway 4 Star Party
Thursday, March 11 at 7:30 pm -- Regular Meeting of SAS in Olson Hall, Room 120, at UOP
Saturday, March 13 at sunset -- High Altitude Star Party
Monday, March 15 -- New Moon
Friday, March 19 at 7:30 pm -- Sky Tours (Shima 2 parking lot - Delta College)
Monday, March 29 -- Full Moon

SAS News

SAS March 11th Meeting

Stockton Astronomical Society presents:

Jeff Adkins: The Long and the Short of It: NASA's Newest Astronomical Observatories

NASA's recently launched WISE and Fermi space probes look at opposite ends of the electromagnetic spectrum. WISE is an infrared survey telescope, and Fermi is a gamma-ray telescope. What sorts of objects are these space probes examining, what is their current status, and how can amateurs, students and teachers gain access to the data?

We welcome the return of this extraordinary educator from Antioch's Deer Valley High School. As an astronomy and physics teacher, Jeff is also an Educator Ambassador for NASA's GLAST Mission. He has involved his students in numerous interactive projects with both ground and space-based telescopes.

...Marshal Merriam, Program Director

What's to See Tonight

Astronomy in the News

Thinking of Buying a Star?

California's First Astronomical Observatory

Picture of the Day

Weather Information

From the US Naval Observatory

 NASA Released Photo and Info Sheet

News Items

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