The Stockton Astronomical Society (SAS) meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Clever Planetarium at Delta College at 7:30 pm. Visitors are welcome.

    A monthly star party is usually held on a Saturday near a new moon.


Due to the remodeling of the Clever Planetarium, SAS meetings have been moved to UOP, Olson Hall, Room 120 for the next two months.
 
See map on page 2 of the newsletter.  
 

Coming Up

Friday, October 31 at 7:00 pm -- Sky Tours (Shima 2 parking lot)

Saturday, November 1 at sunset -- Highway 4 Star Party
Saturday, November 1 at sunset -- High Altitude Star Party
Wednesday, November 12 -- Full Moon
Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 pm -- Regular Meeting of SAS at UOP, Olson Hall, Room 120
Saturday, November 15 at 10:00 am -- ATM Workshop
Saturday, November 22 at sunset -- Highway 4 Star Party
Thursday, November 27 -- New Moon
Saturday, November 29 at sunset -- High Altitude Star Party

SAS News

SAS November 13th Meeting   (at UOP, Olson Hall, Room 120 -- see map on page 2 of the newsletter)

Stockton Astronomical Society presents:

Novosibirsk: A Total Solar Eclipse - and How Not to Get There

Who wouldn't jump at the chance to view a total solar eclipse? Throw in the opportunity to fulfill a long-held ambition to ride on the Trans-Siberian Railway and you have an irresistible vacation for an astronomer/adventurer.

Our own Rick Mielbrecht recently traveled to Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia, to observe the solar eclipse. He said the eclipse was amazing, yet the journey was nearly unbearable. He will never lose his sense of awe and wonder at watching the Sun vanish from the sky, yet he cannot fathom what inspired him to ride on that Guantanamo Bay of a railway.

For our November program, Rick will extol the wonders of the eclipse in Siberia, and fill us in on the perils of getting there and back. Besides being a superlative teacher of Astronomy, Rick also has a gift for telling a great story. I am eager to hear this tale.

...Jerry Hyatt, Program Director

What's to See Tonight

Astronomy in the News

Thinking of Buying a Star?

California's First Astronomical Observatory

Picture of the Day

Weather Information

From the US Naval Observatory

NASA Released Photo and Info Sheet

News Items

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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


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