The Stockton Astronomical Society (SAS) meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Clever Planetarium at Delta College 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  (47.4 KB PDF file) February 2010]

Saturday, February 6 at sunset -- Highway 4 Star Party
Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 pm -- Regular Meeting of SAS at the Clever Planetarium at Delta College
Saturday, February 13 -- New Moon
Saturday, February 13 at sunset -- High Altitude Star Party
Friday, February 19 at 7:00 pm -- Sky Tours (Shima 2 parking lot)
Saturday, February 27 at 10:00 am -- ATM Workshop
Sunday, February 28 -- Full Moon

SAS News

SAS February 11th Meeting

Stockton Astronomical Society presents:

Winter/Spring Skies Workshop

One of the primary aids to deep sky observing is familiarity with the major constellations. That is what our seasonal skies workshops are all about-helping you to learn your way around the night sky. The stars are like old friends, once you can recognize their patterns.

With its long crystal-clear nights, winter is a most rewarding time to get out under the stars. Winter evenings bring us the brilliant stars of the "Winter Six" constellations, providing familiar guideposts to many of the evening's deep sky objects.

Spring is the season of the Lion and the Virgin. The workshop will be a refresher on the stars, constellations and deep-sky objects in the evening skies of the approaching season of growth and regeneration.

...Marshal Merriam, Program Director

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The Stockton Astronomical Society (SAS) was founded as a non-profit California corporation to foster interest in and promote the general knowledge of astronomy and related sciences.

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Member: Astronomical Association of Northern California
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