San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA)

SDAA members check out this message from Breaking Bad's Hank Schrader. Join us on 6/22 to hear the big news!

SDAA - Dean Norris wants you! Dean Norris (AKA Breaking Bad's Hank Schraeder) has important update for you!

Also, don't forget about the Auction! Come and bid on some great items! All proceeds directly benefit the club!

SDAA 2024 Auction  

We are having our annual Banquet & Presentation on Saturday, January 27th! Come and join us for a fun night of friends, food, and Astronomy! Click the link to go to the registration page! https://sdaa28.wildapricot.org/event-5495969

We hope to see you there!

This looks interesting.

Live Onstage Dialogue | Brian Keating & Lawrence M. Krauss

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We all gotta try this!

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It's now easier to sign up for San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA)'s updates.

Our annual auction is live! Bid now

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San Diego Astronomy Association 2023 Auction

Good afternoon fellow astronomers and enthusiasts. We have to regrettably cancel tonight's start party at TDS. The winds will be too gusty and blowing too hard. Please share this post and pass the word so folks don't make the trip all the way out there just to be disappointed.

Thanks for everyone's patience and help.

Photo Credit:

Bar is hosting a wonderful gallery of our members images. If interested, please swing by the restaurant in Oceanside to check out our great photographers!



Inspired by the Cosmos? So are we!
Starting November 11 until the end of February we look up and deep for insight.
Let the San Diego Astronomy Association show us just how beautiful this universe truly is and what culinary and cocktail creations and have made.
With all the craziness this little planet throws at us, sometimes it’s great to just lay back and gaze at the stars.

Let the San Diego Astronomy Association show us just how beautiful this universe truly is and what culinary and cocktail creations and have made.

Good evening everyone! This is your friendly reminder that the Julian Starfest is this weekend! The star party starts at dusk and goes until 11pm at the Menghini Winery in Julian, CA! Come join us before to visit vendors and mingle with other astronomy enthusiasts!

https://julianstarfest.com

Julian StarFest Welcome to Julian StarFest, an amateur astronomer's event in the historic mountain mining town of Julian California

Our sweepstakes is live. Lots of great items. Check us out for some amazing chances to win!

Woodland Hills Telescope $500 gift card  

The SDAA Sweepstakes is live! Just a few $$ can win you a great prize! Please check out the link to see our awesome prizes! Hurry, sweepstakes ends 2/9 at 8:30pm.

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Woodland Hills Telescope $500 gift card  

The SDAA auction is live! Great deals on great equipment! Huury! Auction ends 2/12 at 8:30pm.

https://go.eventgroovefundraising.com/b6b5d1

SDAA 2022 Auction  

San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA) updated their information in their About section.

There is a new special interest group.io for those interested in Asteroids and Comets (SDAARocks). We're talking about the S&T article "Can We Expect Seven Interstellar Visitors Per Year? " right now, and invite anyone in the club interested to join the group at https://groups.io/g/sdaarocks Jump into the conversation on Interstellar objects via this link after you signup! https://groups.io/g/sdaarocks/message/25

Can We Expect Seven Interstellar Visitors Per Year? A new study estimates the number of interstellar objects that fly through the inner solar system every year, and it could be quite a lot....

Looking for fellow rock hunters. NEO's, PHA's, let's talk ITF!

PM me for orbits...

Touchdown! The Sights and Sounds of Perseverance on Mars Relive the most dramatic and awe-inspiring moments from NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars.

We have moved the OakOasis event from this Saturday to next Thursday due to weather conditions.

Now it's easier to sign up for San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA)'s updates.

APOD: The Milky Ring (2021 Jan 22)
Image Credit & Copyright: Alvin Wu
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210122.html

Explanation: An expanse of cosmic dust, stars and nebulae along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy form a beautiful ring in this projected all-sky view. The creative panorama covers the entire galaxy visible from planet Earth, an ambitious 360 degree mosaic that took two years to complete. Northern hemisphere sites in western China and southern hemisphere sites in New Zealand were used to collect the image data. Like a glowing jewel set in the milky ring, the bulge of the galactic center, is at the very top. Bright planet Jupiter is the beacon just above the central bulge and left of red giant star Antares. Along the plane and almost 180 degrees from the galactic center, at the bottom of the ring is the area around Orion, denizen of the northern hemisphere's evening winter skies. In this projection the ring of the Milky Way encompasses two notable galaxies in southern skies, the large and small Magellanic clouds.

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Starship Asterisk* • APOD Discussion Page
http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=210122

Wow.

APOD: A Lunar Corona with Jupiter and Saturn (2021 Jan 19)
Image Credit & Copyright: Alessandra Masi
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210119.html

Explanation: Why does a cloudy moon sometimes appear colorful? The effect, called a lunar corona, is created by the quantum mechanical diffraction of light around individual, similarly-sized water droplets in an intervening but mostly-transparent cloud. Since light of different colors has different wavelengths, each color diffracts differently. Lunar Coronae are one of the few quantum mechanical color effects that can be easily seen with the unaided eye. Solar coronae are also sometimes evident. The featured composite image was captured a few days before the close Great Conjunction between Saturn and Jupiter last month. In the foreground, the Italian village of Pieve di Cadore is visible in front of the Sfornioi Mountains.

Annotated: https://apod.nasa.gov/image/2101/CoronaConjunction_Masi_1080_annotated.jpg

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Starship Asterisk* • APOD Discussion Page
http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=210119

SDAA YouTube Live Stream of The Great Conjunction!

Great Conjunction-YouTube Stream
Monday, December 21⋅17:00 – 18:00

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D6SX3Pk_6UQc%26feature%3Demb_err_woyt&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3Sw84tmgJ7mPqjh3BA_VFT

It has been almost 400 years since Jupiter and Saturn were so close to each other, and approximately 800 years since the phenomenon takes place at night, this will make it visible in almost every part of the world. Join Dave Decker and Gary Hawkins of the San Diego Astronomy Association, as they witness and livestream the union of both planets in the Western Skies in Southern California. What is The Great Conjunction? Join us at 5:00 PM, PST on Monday, December 21, and find out....

The Great Conjunction It has been almost 400 years since Jupiter and Saturn were so close to each other, and approximately 800 years since the phenomenon takes place at night, thi...

Congratulations Doug! Our official Prince of Darkness!

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/outdoors/story/2020-10-15/julian-man-looks-for-area-to-get-international-dark-sky-community-designation

Julian man looks for area to get International Dark Sky Community designation His quest will aid in the study of the stars

Here’s some tips from NASA to see comet neowise.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-to-see-comet-neowise/

How to See Comet NEOWISE How to See Comet NEOWISE

Comet NEOWISE from ISS [ 4K ] by Seán Doran© / All rights reserved / Redistribution prohibited without license ISS time-lapse photography from July 5th 2020, converted to real time video ...

Comet NEOWISE is finally visible in the evening sky. Look for it about an hour after sunset (approximately 9 PM) low in the north-northwest sky. Use binoculars to see it.

Each night for the next few nights it will get about two degrees higher in the sky, making it easier to see.

Here’s the Zoom link: Come join us this Wednesday, July 15th, at 7:00 PM for the San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA) monthly meeting:

This Months Topic: The space race at JPL, focusing on the Apollo Program

Our Speaker: Blaine Baggett - JPL Fellow

Blaine Baggett was the JPL Director of the Office of Communications and Education for 19 years. In 2017 he was honored to be selected to be a JPL Fellow and he is now at work full time on creating a documentary series about the storied history of the world’s premiere center for the exploration of the solar system and all that lies beyond.

In his earlier career as a PBS documentary maker, Blaine’s productions included Spaceflight, The Astronomers, NOVA: Spy Machines, and John Glenn: American Hero. His television productions have been recognized by virtually every major national and international awards competition, including Emmys and television journalism’s most coveted prize: the Dupont Columbia Award.

Blaine was also one of 40 finalists for NASA’s first-journalist-in-space program, a competition that ended with the loss of the loss of the Challenger and its crew. He is also the recipient of the highest honor America’s space agency can bestow: NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal.
Below is the link to our Zoom on-line meeting which starts at 7:00 PM (PST) - the link will be active beginning at 6:30 PM.

Time: Jul 15, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join the Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89298162225?pwd=TVZsTTg3dzRXcERDY0tXeHErVXArQT09

Everyone will be required to pre-register in an attempt to keep the meeting secure. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Good evening astronomy friends and enthusiasts! Don’t forget our monthly program meeting is tomorrow evening via Zoom. This month we are asking that every pre-register for the event so that we can avoid outside interruptions.

Please see the event on our page!

The next few evenings, Mercury and Venus will be very close together, low in the northwest sky, just as the sky is starting to get dark.

Here is how they will appear on May 21, at their closest approach: