Stockton Astronomical Society

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The Stockton Astronomical Society (SAS) meets on the second Thursday of the month in the Olson Hall, Room 120 at the 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 (142.4KB PDF file) June 2013]

Saturday, June 1 at sunset -- Highway 4 Star Party - OR -
Saturday, June 1 at sunset -- Pardee Observation Point Star Party
Saturday, June 8 at sunset -- High Altitude Star Party
Saturday, June 8 -- New Moon
Thursday, June 13 at 7:30 pm -- Regular Meeting of SAS in Olson Hall, Room 120, at UOP
Friday, June 14 at 9:00 pm -- Sky Tours at Delta College -- (Athletic-1 parking lot)
Saturday, June 15 at 8:00 pm -- Public Star Party at Oak Grove Regional Park
Saturday, June 15 at 10:00 am -- ATM Workshop
Sunday, June 23 -- Full Moon
Saturday, June 29 at sunset -- Highway 4 Star Party - OR -
Saturday, June 29 at sunset -- Pardee Observation Point Star Party

SAS News

SAS June 13^th Meeting

Stockton Astronomical Society presents:

Amateur Telescope Making

Last month’s program with Tom Zobrist provided a fascinating peek into the high tech fabrication of some of the world’s biggest and best ground-based professional telescopes.

The field of amateur telescope fabrication has come a long way also and continues to innovate design and refine techniques for making ever more precise mirrors.

The SAS currently has a very active ATM group, led by our guru Jeff Baldwin. Jeff will bring us up to date on some of the goings on at his optical shop in Lathrop, probably supported by one or more of the regulars at his ATM sessions...regulars who, in their own right, bring considerable know how to the process of building telescopes.

...Dennis LeClert, Program Director

What's to See Tonight

This Week's Sky at a Glance
(Sky and Telescope Magazine)
Abrams Planetarium
Heavens-Above

Astronomy in the News

Thinking of Buying a Star?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

California's First Astronomical Observatory

George Madeira and His Observatory

Picture of the Day

From Goddard Space Flight Center

Weather Information

From The Weather Underground:

From the US Naval Observatory

NASA Released Photo and Info Sheet

News Items

The following individual articles are maintained on other sites that have various archival or retention dates and therefore, the link to these articles cannot be guaranteed.

Healthy Hubble Telescope Raises Hopes of Longer Life (Spaceflight Now - 6/1/13)
Radiation Shields, New Engines Mandatory for Mars (Astronomy Now - 5/31/13)
Milky Way's Local Arm Larger Than Previously Thought (Space.com - 6/3/13)
Possible 'Comet of the Century' Blazes Up in New Photos (Space.com - 5/30/13)
Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Pebbles Likely Shaped by Ancient River (Space.com - 5/30/13)

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.

Member: International Dark-Sky Association
Member: Astronomical Association of Northern California
Member: Night Sky Network

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