Stockton Astronomical Society

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The Stockton Astronomical Society (SAS) meets on the second Thursday of the month in the Olson Hall, Room 120 at the University of the Pacific at 7:30 pm. Visitors are welcome.
A monthly star party is usually held on a Saturday near a new moon.

Coming Up [view SAS Sky Calendar (130.0KB PDF file) January 2015]

Saturday, December 20 at sunset -- High Altitude Star Party
Sunday, December 21 -- New Moon
Friday, December 26 at 7:00 pm -- Sky Tours at Delta College -- (Athletic-1 parking lot)
Saturday, December 27 at 5:00 pm -- Public Star Party at Oak Grove Regional Park

Sunday, January 4 -- Full Moon
Thursday, January 8 at 6:30 pm -- Twenty Second Annual SAS Installation/Recognition Dinner
Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 am -- ATM Workshop
Saturday, January 10 at sunset -- Highway 4 Star Party
Saturday, January 17 at sunset -- High Altitude Star Party
Tuesday, January 20 -- New Moon
Friday, January 23 at 7:00 pm -- Sky Tours at Delta College -- (Athletic-1 parking lot)
Saturday, January 24 at 5:00 pm -- Public Star Party at Oak Grove Regional Park

SAS News

Members and Guests of the Stockton Astronomical Society
are cordially invited to the
Twenty Second Annual SAS
Installation/Recognition Dinner
Thursday, January 8, 2015
at the China Palace Restaurant
5052 West Lane, Stockton
(SE corner West Lane & March Lane, near Longs Drugs)
No-host bar 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m.
$20 per person, including tax and gratuity.

Guest Speaker: Jack Sales
Pre-paid dinner reservations must be received by January 6, 2015.
Use the dinner coupon on page 11 of the newsletter.
Mail with check for $20 per person to: SAS, P.O. Box 243, Stockton, CA 95201

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The Stockton Astronomical Society (SAS) was founded as a non-profit California corporation to foster interest in and promote the general knowledge of astronomy and related sciences.

Member: International Dark-Sky Association
Member: Astronomical Association of Northern California
Member: Night Sky Network

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