Candlestick Community Star Party

Fri · Oct 23·9 PM – 11 PM·Foothill College Observatory, Los Altos Hills, CA

**Foothill Observatory is open for public observing on CLEAR Friday evenings from 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.** You don't have to RSVP here to attend; just come by! Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory's computer-controlled 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, operated by the Peninsula…

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM – 12 PM·Foothill College Observatory, Los Altos Hills, CA

**Foothill Observatory is open for public solar observing on CLEAR Saturday mornings from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.** NOTE: You need not RSVP here to attend; just come by! Visitors to these daytime programs can view details of the sun through our special and safe solar filters, and dedicated solar telescope. We are a…

Fri · Oct 23·2 PM – 3 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

10 minutes All ages An explorer of the cosmos has traveled too far…and can’t find home. Become lost on a journey through the majestic, humbling, and solitary beauty of space and time reimagined. Charles Hayden Planetarium

Fri · Oct 23·2 PM – 3 PM·Chabot Space & Science Center · Oakland

Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt For Dark Matter 25 minutes Ages 8 and up An exciting exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider. The show will reveal the first hints of its existence through the eyes of Fritz Zwicky, the scientist who coined the term “dark…

Sat · Oct 10·6:09 PM – 2 AM

SFAA members bring and use their own equipment for personal observations. Members will receive an email prior to the party with instructions for registration. Members should drive to the star party ONLY if they have received confirmation.

Sun · Oct 11

Public star party hosted by the SFAA. Stay tuned for details!

Sat · Oct 17·11 AM – 4 PM

Stay tuned for details!

Wed · Oct 21·7 PM – 8:30 PM·Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA

Full description on our Lectures page .