The first is our annual Messier Marathon with the Riverside Astronomical Society out at their GMARS site in Landers.  The Messier Marathon is an attempt to view all 110 Messier objects in one night.  Spring is the only time this is possible because the Sun is positioned in an area of the sky that does not have any Messier objects to observe.  The star party is for Friday March 4 to Sunday March 6.

For a closer site to observe, the club is also having a separate star party at the Wildlands Oak Glen Preserve on Saturday March 5.

Greeting SBVAA members and guests;

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

Time & Place:

Saturday, February 20th, 7:00pm
First Christian Church
2102 E. Foothill Dr.
San Bernardino, CA

Thursday, February 11
Franklin School
850 E. Colton Ave.
Redlands, CA 92374
Setup: 5:00 to 6:00 pm, Viewing 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Crescent moon and Jupiter rising in east.
Setup on basketball courts accessed from gate at front of school

Wednesday, February 17
Lincoln Elementary School
444 E. Olive.
Colton, CA. 92324
Setup: 5:00 to 6:00 pm, Viewing 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Waxing gibbous moon and Jupiter rising in east
Playground access gate off alley on east side of school

Next SBVAA event is the January meeting,
Saturday, January 23, 7:00 pm at First Christian Church
(pre-meeting dinner at 5:30 pm, location TBA)

There is an “Unofficial” SBVAA star party this Saturday, January 2nd, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

@ The White Water division of the Wildlands Conservancy Preserve.

Cliff Saucier will be leading the group.
Usually the Conservancy serves snacks for the first part of the show. Come on out for a night of fun under the stars.

Outreach at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School on Dec. 15 from 6:00 – 7:30pm

Our 2015 Holiday Get-Together is Saturday December 5th. The party is going to be held at Shakey’s Pizza in Redlands, California.

Time & Place:

Saturday, December 5th between 3 and 5 pm.

Shakey’s Pizza in Redlands
836 W. Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92374
Tel. 909-793-5993

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.