Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit

SBAU Monthly Meeting

Friday, April 3, 2026

Event

Monthly SBAU meeting in Farrand Auditorium at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

From 6 PM to 6:30 PM there will be AU merchandise available, followed by a short planetarium show from 6:30 PM to 7 PM.

Starting at 7 PM will be a short AU club meeting, followed by our speaker,  Dr. Matt Malkan of UCLA on JWST, “The Astronomy Revolution is Now”. We end promptly at 9 PM.

Astronomical Unit

Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Pacific

Location: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Club meetings are generally on the first Friday of each month at 7 PM in Farrand Hall at SBMNH. We hold a Public Star Party at SBMNH on the second Saturday of every month, by Palmer Observatory.
2559 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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Astronomical Unit

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thu 4/2/2026
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Pacific 		Planetarium Shows Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA
Fri 4/3/2026
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Pacific 		SBAU Monthly Meeting Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA
Thu 4/9/2026
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Pacific 		STEAM Night at Franklin School Franklin Elementary School
1111 East Mason Street Santa Barbara, CA
Sat 4/11/2026
8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Pacific 		Monthly Public Star Party Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta Del Sol Santa Barbara, CA