Category: News (Page 15 of 15)

With the recent closure of the Highland Coco’s Restaurant (and others), the pre-meeting dinner restaurant has been changed to Denny’s in Highland on the corner of Highland Ave and Valencia Ave.  This will take effect the next meeting, April 25th.

Denny’s
702 E Highland Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909) 882-4456

Fidel announced at the Holiday Get-Together that SBVAA will be meeting at a new location beginning in January 2015.  The location is:

First Christian Church
2102 Foothill Drive East
San Bernardino, California 92404

Google Map:http://goo.gl/maps/UjSZw

Direction:

Take the 210
Get off on Del Rosa and head north
Turn right onto Foothill Drive E
Go past Sterling Dr and the church will be on the left

The transit of Venus occurred on on June 5, 2012. SBVAA held a small “unofficial” party at Richard Rollins Park in Grand Terrance. The next transit will not occur until 2117.

2009 was the International Year of Astronomy designated to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of the telescope to study the skies.