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Also note that membership for individual or family is now $40.00 / year. Membership runs from January to December. The membership form can be found on our website in the right-hand menu.

Our annual holiday get-together is this Saturday at Shakey’s in Redlands starting at 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm. There is a secret Santa gift exchange for those that want to participate.

On Saturday, Nov. 23, the club will be at Whitewater preserve from 5:30pm – 8:30pm. This is the first time at Whitewater since last winter’s rains washed out the road.

On Sunday Nov. 24, Jupiter and Venus will be 1.4 degrees apart. So at our outreach, the two brightest planets will be close just not their closest.

The forecast is for rain and cloudy skies. The outreach has been cancelled.

The next SBVAA Public Outreach will be this Saturday, September 28^th, 2019 at The Wildlands Conservancy Oak Glen Preserve. Sunset is at 6:37 pm, set up no earlier than 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Viewing will go from 6:30 pm to 11:45 pm.

Come on out for a night of fun under the stars.

This weekend, for some starting Thursday, the club is making its second trip to Grandview in the White Mountains near Bishop. We will be camping in the Cedar Flats campground in the Ferguson spot. Hoping for clear weather and dark skies.

Public Outreach at the San Bernardino County Museum, Wed. Aug. 7.

Annual Club BBQ at Veterans Freedom Park (Pico Park), Sat. Aug 10.

Streaming at 1:00 pm PDT on July 2, the Exploratorium travels to the National Science Foundation’s Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile to broadcast the 2019 South American Total Solar Eclipse.

https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse

Both the Friday night, Competitive Edge, school outreach and Saturday’s Pioneertown outreach/star party have been cancelled due to clouds and rain in the forecast. Better luck next time.