AANC conference, contd.

Go stargazing in Santa Cruz

   Santa Cruz Astronomy Club once again invites stargazers to attend the club's regularly scheduled observing nights at  Bonny Doon Airfield.

March 17 - Excellent viewing. See a first-hand account of the evening's observing at
http://www.ihwy.com/~barbour/jeff/astro/mar-01-reports.html#9
April 14 - Moon near last quarter
April 21 - Moon new in two days

Ordinarily, Bonny Doon Airfield is off-limits to the general public because it is located on  private property. The land owner, however, has graciously allowed us to use the location for observing one or two nights a month. Try to arrive about sunset. Find directions to Bonny Doon Airfield at the SCAC web site http://astro.santa-cruz.ca.us/

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11:30 a.m. - 12:00 -- ASP education director James D. White, II (Jay) and Project Astro Bay Area coordinator Karin Avila will host a table in the Teacher Resource Center. Talk to them at lunch or throughout the afternoon.

12:15 - 12:45 p.m. -- newsletter editors' roundtable lunch in the Teacher Resource Center. Concurrently, Eastbay Astronomical Society members and Chabot volunteers will talk about their work in restoring the scopes named Rachel and Leah, and the transit telescope. Scopes will be open for tour.

12:00 - 12:15 p.m. -- International Dark Sky Association expert Jack Sales will explain IDA's goals and the importance of preventing gratuitous light pollution.

Beginning at 1:00 p.m. -- AANC annual awards presentation honoring individuals, groups, and firms who have made distinguished contributions to amateur astronomy. Following the awards, the Sidewalk Astronomers will discuss their unique public program. A surprise guest may even attend…

2:00 - 2:30 p.m. -- Sonoma County Astronomical Society volunteers will introduce their "Striking Sparks" youth program.

2:30 - 3:00 p.m. -- Mount Diablo Observatory Association activities, Jon Wilson.

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. -- Peninsula Astronomical Society, Ken Lum.

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. -- San Jose Astronomical Association, Mike Koop.

3:45 - 4:00 p.m. --  MDAS, Liede Marie Haitsma.

4:00 - 4:15 p.m. --  San Francisco Amateur Astronomers, Al Stern.

4:15 - 4:45 p.m. -- Two additional talks currently being scheduled.

4:45 - 5:00 p.m. -- Mike Koop and Jane Houston Jones California Meteor Society. The Science Center will close at 5:00 p.m.

   Rachel will remain open for public observing, weather permitting after 5:00 p.m., and at 7:00 p.m., EAS plans a monthly meeting in the astronomy classroom where conference events had been all day.

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