An Evening with the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers

Join us in our 67th year for a special evening with SFAA. Hear a talk on the early years of San Francisco Amateur Astronomers from founding member, Lewis Epstein.  Also, Steve Gottlieb will speak about his 20 years writing observing articles for Sky & Telescope Magazine, and his 35 year NGC/IC project.

Lewis Epstein will carry us back to glimpse the people and events and the attitudes 67 years ago at the beginning of the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers. You will hear about Betty Neal, Skipper Wallace, Edward Taylor, Stanley Oliver, Herman Fast, Al Daggett, and the godmothers --  Penny Salanave, Mary Engle, Edwina Cherrington, and finally, “Telescope” John Dobson. He will touch upon the old SFAA telescope shop and library, a star party in 1952, a Western Amateur Astronomer’s meeting at U.C. Berkeley, Moon Watch, and Sputnik One.