San Diego Astronomy Association (SDAA)

Come join us this Wednesday!

Come join us for our latest Youtube live stream!

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

Congratulations Doug! Our official Prince of Darkness! https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//julian-man-looks-for

Here’s some tips from NASA to see comet neowise. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-to-see-comet-neowise/

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 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 Facebook page!