Planetarium Specialist - Programming Director: Ed Megill

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

4/2/13

The Last Quarter Moon occurs at 9:37PM PDST.

4/5/13

Tonight we present April's "FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY" program. Although admission to the "FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY" programs is free, donations to support SRJC's Planetarium are gratefully appreciated. There will be no planetarium shows on Saturday April 6th or on Sunday April 7th. For specific details about our "FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY" programs and other shows offered this school year see our public shows web page.

4/10/13

The New Moon occurs at 2:35AM PDST.

4/18/13

The First Quarter Moon occurs at 5:31AM PDST.

4/25/13

The Full Moon occurs at 12:57PM PDST.

5/2/13

The Last Quarter Moon occurs at 4:14AM PDST.

5/3/13

Tonight we present May's "FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY" program. Although admission to the "FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY" programs is free, donations to support SRJC's Planetarium are gratefully appreciated. There will be no planetarium shows on Saturday May 4th or on Sunday May 5th. However see the next entry for SRJC's "Day Under the Oaks" open house. For specific details about our "FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT SKY" programs and other shows offered this and next school year see our public shows web page.

5/5/13

Today marks the return of SRJC's "Day Under the Oaks" open house celebration. This is a full day of family orientated activities to give you a day to learn about and enjoy your community college: including department activities, arts, crafts, food, and demonstrations. The SRJC Planetarium will present half-hour demo shows every forty-five minutes starting at 10:30AM. Come join us in this fun filled educational day.

5/9/13

The New Moon occurs at 5:28PM PDST.

5/17/13

The First Quarter Moon occurs at 9:34PM PDST.

5/24/13

The Full Moon occurs at 9:25PM PDST.

5/31/13

The Last Quarter Moon occurs at 11:58AM PDST.

6/8/13

The New Moon occurs at 8:56AM PDST.

6/16/13

The First Quarter Moon occurs at 10:24AM PDST.

6/20/13

The Summer Solstice occurs at 10:04PM PDST. "Sol" refers to the Sun and "stice" means to stand still. Each day before the Summer Solstice the Sun appears a little higher in the sky at noon. The Sun’s altitude at Noon on the Summer Solstice, as seen from Sonoma County, is 75 degrees above the southern horizon. It also rises some 30 degree North of East and sets some 30 degrees North of West. This results in the Sun being above the horizon for 14.5 hours and below for 9.5 hours giving Sonoma County its long warm summer days. After the Summer Solstice the Sun appears a little lower in the noon-day sky each day and rises & sets further South until the Winter solstice.

6/23/13

The Full Moon occurs at 4:32AM PDST.

6/29/13

The Last Quarter Moon occurs at 9:53PM PDST.

7/8/13

The New Moon occurs at 12:14AM PDST.

7/15/13

The First Quarter Moon occurs at 8:18PM PDST.

7/22/13

The Full Moon occurs at 11:16AM PDST.

7/29/13

The Last Quarter Moon occurs at 10:43AM PDST.

8/6/13

The New Moon occurs at 2:51PM PDST.

8/11/13

The Perseid meteor shower peaks around 11:00AM PDST tomorrow morning. The waxing crescent moon will set before midnight tonight giving us a dark sky to observe the beginning of this meteor shower's peak. Each year the Perseid meteor shower results from planet Earth crashing through the debris of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. As the small pieces of debris slam into Earth’s upper atmosphere and burn up, they cause the atmosphere to fluoresce and we see a streak of light called a meteor.

8/14/13

The First Quarter Moon occurs at 3:56AM PDST.

8/20/13

The Full Moon occurs at 6:45PM PDST.

8/28/13

The Last Quarter Moon occurs at 2:34AM PDST.