Sky Tours and Oak Grove Star Party Information

Stockton Astronomical Society

SAS Activities

Sky Tours Information

On a monthly basis the Stockton Astronomical Society meets for Sky Tours at San Joaquin Delta College. This star party occurs in the Shima parking lot at the northwest corner of the campus. The public is invited to attend so they can observe through telescopes, ask astronomers questions, and enjoy the night sky.

This event is FREE!

Directions to Sky Tours at Delta College.
For more information contact Doug Christensen.

Public Star Party at Oak Grove Regional Park

Weather permitting, the Stockton Astronomical Society's Telescope Volunteers will set up their scopes for the public at S.J. County Oak Grove Regional Park on Saturdays after the New Moon from Spring through Fall.

If the evening is cloudy or overcast, the Nature Center will be open with indoor Astronomy activities, but the telescopes will not be available.

S.J. County charges a Park Entry Fee of $5.00 per vehicle, the Nature Center and telescope viewing is free. SAS volunteers are issued free parking passes; see Pamela Reyes or James Rexroth.

Indoor Astronomy themed activities for the kids (both big & small) will be in the Nature Center.

Telescope viewing starts after Sunset, The Moon will be visible in the telescopes from the start. As the sky darkens, more objects become visible. The darker and clearer the sky, the better the viewing.

Every month we will feature a different deep sky object. We will point one of our large telescopes at this object during the last hour of the evening. These objects are dim and fuzzy and are best seen in large aperture telescopes on dark and clear nights. To view these object it as usually necessary to stand on a ladder that will be next to the telescope.

For more information call:
James Rexroth at the Nature Center: (209) 953-8814
or SAS volunteer Doug Christensen: (209) 462-0798

Directions to Oak Grove Regional Park.
For more information contact Doug Christensen.

Public Star Party Schedule

Location: Date: Time:

Sky Tours at Delta College 2/24/2012 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.

Location: Date: Time: Objects:

Astronomy in the Park at Oak Grove Regional Park 4/28/2012 Sunset: 7:54 pm
No indoor activities at the Nature Center (Bug Fest). Moon, Venus, Mars, Saturn
9:30 pm Deep Sky Object: M81 and M82 (Bode's Galaxies)
SAS volunteers will have information about the May 20 Solar Eclipse.

Astronomy in the Park at Oak Grove Regional Park 5/26/2012 Sunset: 8:18 pm
Indoor activities at the Nature Center start at 7:30 pm. Moon, Saturn, Mars, M13 (Star Cluster in Hercules)
9:30 pm Deep Sky Object: M104 (Sombrero Galaxy)
SAS volunteers will have information on upcoming Venus Transit.

Astronomy in the Park at Oak Grove Regional Park 6/23/2012 Sunset: 8:31 pm
Indoor activities at the Nature Center start at 8:00 pm. Moon, Saturn, Mars, Mercury, M13 (Star Cluster in Hercules)
10:00 pm Deep Sky Object: M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)

Astronomy in the Park at Oak Grove Regional Park 7/28/2012 Sunset: 8:17 pm
Indoor activities at the Nature Center start at 8:00 pm. Moon, Saturn, Mars, M13 (Star Cluster in Hercules)
10:00 pm Deep Sky Object: M3 (Globular Cluster)

Astronomy in the Park at Oak Grove Regional Park 8/25/2012 Sunset: 7:44 pm
Indoor activities at the Nature Center start at 7:30 pm. Moon, Saturn, Neptune, M13 (Star Cluster in Hercules)
9:30 pm Deep Sky Object: M57 (Ring Nebula) & M27 (The Dumbbell Nebula)

Astronomy in the Park at Oak Grove Regional Park 9/22/2012 Sunset: 7:01 pm
Indoor activities at the Nature Center start at 7:00 pm. Moon, Uranus, Neptune, M13 (Star Cluster in Hercules)
9:00 pm Deep Sky Object: M8 & M20 (Lagoon Nebula & Trifid Nebula)

Astronomy in the Park at Oak Grove Regional Park 10/20/2012 Sunset: 6:20 pm
Indoor activities at the Nature Center start at 7:00 pm. Moon, Uranus, Neptune, M13 (Star Cluster in Hercules)
9:00 pm Deep Sky Object: M31 (The Andromeda Galaxy)

Public Star Party Schedule
Location:	Date:	Time:
Sky Tours at Delta College	2/24/2012	7:00 - 9:00 P.M.