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Our 2016 Holiday Get-Together is this Saturday December 3rd. The party is going to be held at Shakey’s Pizza in Redlands, California.

Saturday, December 3rd between 3 and 5 pm.

Wednesday, November 9th at:
Lincoln School in Colton
Setup: 4:30 pm 
Viewing from 5:00 to 6:30 pm
Moon is a waxing gibbous
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Thursday, November 10th at:
Terrace View School in Grand Terrace
Setup: 4:30 to 5:00
Viewing from 5:30 to 7:00 pm
Moon is a waxing gibbous

The outreach scheduled for this Saturday, Oct 29 at the Wildlands Conservancy in Oak Glen has been cancelled due to weather.

This Saturday is the San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers Monthly Club Meeting.

Time & Place:
Saturday, October 15th, 2016 17th, 7:00pm
First Christian Church
2102 E. Foothill Dr.
San Bernardino, CA

Pre-meeting Dinner,
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Pepper Steak Restaurant
26589 Highland Ave
Highland, CA 92346

Topic:
Big, Bigger, Biggest!
The Evolution of the Telescope video

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Dunlap Elementary School outreach is scheduled for Thursday 6th; 7:30 to 8:30pm. We should set up between 6:30 and 7:30 pm. We’ll have a nice Waxing Crescent Moon and Saturn.
Dunlap Elementary School
32870 Avenue E
Yucaipa, CA 92399

Outreach at Smiley Elementary School in Redlands.

Smiley Elementary School
1210 W. Cypress Ave.
Redlands, CA. 92373

It is scheduled for Friday September 23rd; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. We should set up between 6:30 and 7:30 pm. Saturn will be visible in the southwest.  A few other goodies, like Albireo and some clusters may peek through the sky glow.

Topic:
Viewing the Milky Way by Mike Ratcliff

Time & Place:
Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 7:00pm
First Christian Church
2102 E. Foothill Dr.
San Bernardino, CA

Pre-meeting Dinner,
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Pepper Steak Restaurant
26589 Highland Ave
Highland, CA 92346

The next SBVAA Star Party will be this coming Saturday, September 3rd, 2016
At the PioneerTown Mountain Preserves (Wildlands Conservancy).  We are not going out to Johnson Valley.
Come on out for a night of fun under the stars.

Pioneer Town Mountain Preserves (Wildlands Conservancy)
51010 Pipes Canyon Rd
Pioneertown, CA 92268

Bring a hearty appetite and your favorite dish to share and sit down to lots of eating and talking! Everyone always enjoys this feast, and it gives us a chance to relax and socialize in a most pleasant setting.

Martin Carey our esteemed Past President (and all-around nice guy) will bring a large BBQ to the picnic, so that we can enjoy that amenity; the rest is up to you! We can also use paper plates, cups, plastic ware and napkins.

Pico Park. Setup is 4:30 pm, Cleanup by 8:00 pm

SBVAA is having an outreach for the Boy Scouts at the Burrage Mansion in Redlands on Friday, August 5.  It is scheduled for 7:30 to 9:00 pm. We should set up between 7:00 and 7:30 pm. We’ll set up in a large grassy area (they’ll direct us). We’ll have a crescent moon, plus Mars and Saturn to observe.