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Upcoming events

    • 09 Dec 2023
    • 4:20 PM
    • 10 Dec 2023
    • 2:00 AM
    • Mt. Tam Rock Springs Parking Area
    Members only star parties are for members in good standing of the SFAA. All members should have received an email 2-3 weeks prior to the event with instructions on how to sign up. We have a limit of 50 people, so Individual Memberships are only allowed to bring themselves. Family Memberships and Supporting Members can bring themselves and one guest (two people, TOTAL). That guest must arrive in the same car as the member. If two members arrive together, both members' Tam parking permits must be displayed on the dashboard. There is also no transferring of parking permits. The named member is the only one that is allowed to use it. All members must sign up prior to attending members only star parties.

    If you have any questions please contact the SFAA here.
    • 16 Dec 2023
    • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Presidio Main Parade Lawn, GGNRA

    Come join the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers for free public stargazing of the Moon, planets, globular clusters and more!

    SFAA members with telescopes are encouraged to attend and share their views of the stars with the general public.

    Dress warmly. Due to the pandemic, social-distancing and masks are encouraged, but not required.

    Rain, heavy fog and overcast skies cancel. Check the SFAA website for a cancellation notice before leaving for the star party.

Past events

18 Nov 2023 CANCELLED: City Public Star Party
11 Nov 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
21 Oct 2023 Caution!! City Public Star Party
14 Oct 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
24 Sep 2023 City Public Star Party
16 Sep 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
26 Aug 2023 City Public Star Party
12 Aug 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
22 Jul 2023 City Public Star Party
15 Jul 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
24 Jun 2023 Cancelled - City Public Star Party
17 Jun 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
27 May 2023 Canceled: City Public Star Party
20 May 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
29 Apr 2023 Cancelled: City Public Star Party
15 Apr 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
26 Mar 2023 City Public Star Party
18 Mar 2023 Cancelled: Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
15 Mar 2023 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
25 Feb 2023 Cancelled-City Public Star Party
18 Feb 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
28 Jan 2023 City Public Star Party
21 Jan 2023 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
24 Dec 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
19 Nov 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
16 Nov 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
29 Oct 2022 A Night for Beginning Astronomers
22 Oct 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
19 Oct 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
14 Oct 2022 A Night for Beginning Astronomers-RESCHEDULED!
24 Sep 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
21 Sep 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
27 Aug 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
27 Aug 2022 “Reading the Tea Leaves of Eternity: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and the Beginning of Time; New Messengers (Gravitational Waves and Neutrinos) and What They Can Tell Us.
17 Aug 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
30 Jul 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
20 Jul 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
07 Jul 2022 Members-Only Astrophotography SIG Meeting-Live-Streamed
25 Jun 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
15 Jun 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
21 May 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
18 May 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
30 Apr 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
27 Apr 2022 Members-Only Astro Photography Meeting-Live-Streamed
20 Apr 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
26 Mar 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
16 Mar 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
26 Feb 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
16 Feb 2022 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
03 Feb 2022 Observing Basics Lecture-Live-Streamed
29 Jan 2022 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
19 Jan 2022 SFAA 70th Anniversary Celebration-Live-Streamed
15 Dec 2021 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
04 Dec 2021 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
17 Nov 2021 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
06 Nov 2021 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
20 Oct 2021 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
09 Oct 2021 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
15 Sep 2021 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
11 Sep 2021 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
24 Aug 2021 Observing Basics Lecture-Live-Streamed
18 Aug 2021 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
07 Aug 2021 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
21 Jul 2021 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
10 Jul 2021 Mt. Tam Members-Only Star Party
16 Jun 2021 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed
19 May 2021 Astronomy Lecture-Live-Streamed

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