Category: News (Page 14 of 15)

Change!

Trying out another dinner spot for Pre-meeting Dinner, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Location:

Pepper Steak Restaurant
26589 Highland Ave.
Highland, CA 92346

The next SBVAA star party is This weekend, November 14th, 2015

at the Johnson Valley site. Come on out for a night of fun under the stars.

The pre-meeting dinner location for the the October 24 meeting has changed to IHOP.

IHOP’s location is:  2575 Highland Ave. Highland, CA

The pre-meeting dinner is still from 5:00pm to 6:30pm.

On Saturday, October 10 is our star party at Johnson Valley.
On Thursday, October 15, we have an outreach at Leland Norton elementary school in San Bernardino.  Setup from 5:30-6:15pm.  Event from 6:30-8:00pm.

The SBVAA will have a Lunar Eclipse Public Outreach this coming Sunday, September 27th, 2015 at The Wildlands Conservancy Oak Glen Preserve.
Come on out for a night of fun under the stars.
The moon will rise in eclipse so we will get to see from mid-eclipse to end.
All times in PDT

• 5:11:46 p.m. — Moon enters penumbra
• 6:07:12 p.m. — Moon enters outer edge of umbra
• 7:11:11 p.m. — Moon completely in umbra
• 7:47:09 p.m. — Mid-eclipse
• 8:23:07 p.m. — Moon begins to emerge from umbra
• 9:27:06 p.m. — Moon completely out of umbra
• 10:22:33 p.m. — Moon leaves penumbra

Moonrise approx 6:40 pm (Los Angeles) http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/los-angeles

Due to questionable weather, the Birney School Outreach has been moved to this Thursday, Sept. 24 still at 7:00pm.

On Friday, Sept. 18 at 7:00pm we will have an outreach at Amethyst Bible Church in Mentone.  Please SignUp on the events page if you plan to attend.

Saturday, Sept. 19 at 7:00pm is our regular monthly meeting.  There is sure to be a Grandview wrap-up from those that went.

Our second star party to Grandview in the White Mountains near Big Pine, CA is coming up the weekend of September 11-13.  The star party will take place at the Grandview campground.  Check the upcoming event’s link for the details and to SignUp letting us know that you are coming.

As in years past, we don’t have a regular club meeting in August, instead we have a social get-together. On Saturday, August 22, we’ll meet at Pico Park in Grand Terrace. This is the same park we set up at for the Transit of Venus in 2012. Set up will begin about 4:00 pm and eating will commence after 5:00 pm. Our reservation ends at 8:00 p.m. Bring any kind of food you like, and everyone usually shares what they have. If you can’t bring food, we always need napkins, plastic ware, paper plates and beverages too.