Past Events

• AANC Calendar Archive
• SF Sidewalk Astronomers Transit of Mercury - 8 Nov 2006
• Previous annual AANC Workshops/Symposia:
  • July 20-24 AstroCon 2004 at Doubletree Hotel, Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, California --
    An historic conjunction of organizations that surround, serve, and support amateur astronomers: Astronomical League (AL), American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) , Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO). Hosted by: Eastbay Astronomical Society (EAS), Astronomical Association of Northern California (AANC), San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA). Dedicated to Dr. Janet Mattei, 1943-2004. -24, in Berkeley, California.
  • AANC Conference: Everything Under The Sun*
    * almost
    May 18, 2002 at College of San Mateo
    

    To... Conference Agenda	To...College of San Mateo Map
    To ... Program (PDF--20K)	To...Conference Images Page

  • Northern California Astronomy Clubs Conference
    at Chabot Space and Science Center, April 7, 2001 -- Here are some pix from the AANC Conference yesterday. Photos by Morris Jones with a Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera.
    http://pics.aanc-astronomy.org/index.html
  • AANC Symposium 2000--A DATE WITH THE UNIVERSE, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2000, Morrison Planetarium
  • AANC 1999 Symposium on Future Science in the 21st Century: ASTRONOMY! SPACE! THE FUTURE!
  • The Search for Life in the Universe (April 11, 1998)
• Davis Star Show, July 19 and 20, 2002 http://www.davisstarshow.org/ Veteran's Memorial Center, 203 East 14th Street Davis, CA. GUEST SPEAKERS: Andreas Albrecht, University of California, Davis "What do we know about the Universe?"; Steven Stahler, UC Berkeley, Radio Astronomy Group "How Stars are Made"; Phil Plait, Sonoma State University & BadAstronomy.com "Bad Astronomy: The Moon Hoax"; Stephen James O'Meara, contributing editor, Sky & Telescope Magazine "The Trials and Tribulations of a 19th-Century Astronomer living in the 21st-Century." "Volcano Moon: Does the Moon's Gravity Affect Volcanic Eruptions?"; Tony Hallas, Hallas Digital Systems "Astrophotography from the Foothills of the Sierra"; Robert Naeye, editor, ASP Mercury Magazine "Solving the Universe's Mysteries Through Extra Dimensions"; Kent Cullers, SETI Institute "SETI and Astronomy from DC to Daylight." Lot's of displays from vendors and organizations, reflector collimation workshop, sungazing.
• Sky Charts for the 5-planet line-up (April-May 2002): http://www.sfsidewalkastronomers.org/5planets/
• Minor Planet (10683) Carter, now in orbit between Mars and Jupiter was named after EAD president Carter Roberts. It was proposed by Don Stone and endorsed by Carolyn Shoemaker. For IAU circular/naming, see http://silcon.com/~eas/r0800-3.htm
• Jane Houston's eulogy for AANC Vice President, John Hewitt (passed away 1999) -- http://www.whiteoaks.com/jane/hewitt.html
• AANC sponsors a Striking Sparks telescope...
• Sites for Observing the 2008 February 20 Total Lunar Eclipse

The Founding of AANC (recollections from Doug Berger)