1 | - | Last Qtr Moon |
| | Last Quarter Moon |
2 | - | Public Outreach - Cancelled |
| | Event: San Clemente State Beach
Cancelled.
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3 | - | Beginners Astronomy Class |
| | Beginners Astronomy Class - held at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana. For details, including the schedule of topics and course handouts, please see the webpage on the Beginners Class, under "About OCA" and "Special Interest Groups," or click here.
Free and open to the public as well as members of OCA.
Note: All people who attend will be invited to visit our Anza dark site or our Black Star Canyon dark site as guests at one of our monthly star parties. |
4 | - | Kuhn Reservation |
| | Pat Knoll has reserved the Kuhn telescope and the club observatory. |
4 | - | Private Star Party - Black Star Canyon |
| | Monthly Star Party at our Black Star Canyon site, open to OCA Members and their guests only.
NOTE: The actual time the gate opens may be different from what is shown above.
Black Canyon star parties generally begin with the opening of the gate about 30 minutes before sundown. Please contact Steve Short, Black Star Canyon Coordinator, at NightSkyTours@hotmail.com for details, and to be put on the BSC mailing list. |
6 | - | Labor Day |
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7 | - | Kuhn Reservation |
| | Doug Acrea has reserved the Kuhn telescope and the club observatory. |
8 | - | New Moon |
| | New Moon |
8 | - | Kuhn Reservation |
| | Doug Acrea has reserved the Kuhn telescope and the club observatory. |
9 | - | Kuhn Reservation |
| | Doug Acrea has reserved the Kuhn telescope and the club observatory. |
9 | - | Ramadan Ends |
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10 | - | NEW DATE - Astrophysics SIG |
| | Because our general meeting had to be moved, the Astrophysics meeting has been moved to 9/10 from its usual date of 9/17.
Our Astrophysics group meets to discuss and learn about how the universe works as a seminar group that bases its discussions on topics of interest introduced by the participants and the videos that are shown during the meetings on different aspects of astrophysics.
The meetings are held in the classroom at the Heritage Museum of Orange County, located at 3101 W. Harvard Ave., Santa Ana. The museum is located about a half-block west of Fairview; Harvard is about two miles north of the 405 Fwy, between Warner and Edinger. The driveway is at the western end of the museum property; follow it around to the back of the property to the parking area; the classroom faces the parking area.
All members are welcome - come join us for a stimulating evening! |
10 | - | Rosh Hashanah |
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10 | - | Explore the Stars |
| | ETS is a fun and exciting collaboration between amateur astronomers from across Southern California and the Forest Service, with support from Palomar Observatory.
One night a month from spring through fall of each year, Observatory Campground on Palomar Mt. becomes a true dark site, and, after a talk on an astronomy-related topic, campers from all over the mountain and other visitors have a chance to see some of the sights of the night sky through the telescopes of the ETS volunteers.
For the volunteers, the evening starts with a potluck dinner and socializing around 6:00, then the talk usually starts in the amphitheater at 7:00 or 7:30, and is followed by the viewing session.
After the visitors leave, the volunteers generally spend the rest of the night having their own star party under the same sky that made Palomar Observatory so successful.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact the program coordinator  here |
11 | - | Explore the Stars |
| | ETS is a fun and exciting collaboration between amateur astronomers from across Southern California and the Forest Service, with support from Palomar Observatory.
One night a month from spring through fall of each year, Observatory Campground on Palomar Mt. becomes a true dark site, and, after a talk on an astronomy-related topic, campers from all over the mountain and other visitors have a chance to see some of the sights of the night sky through the telescopes of the ETS volunteers.
For the volunteers, the evening starts with a potluck dinner and socializing around 6:00, then the talk usually starts in the amphitheater at 7:00 or 7:30, and is followed by the viewing session.
After the visitors leave, the volunteers generally spend the rest of the night having their own star party under the same sky that made Palomar Observatory so successful.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact the program coordinator here |
11 | - | Private Star Party - Anza |
| | Monthly Star Party at Anza, open to OCA Members and their accompanied guests.
The club’s Kuhn Telescope will be open for general viewing. |
12 | - | Grandparents’ Day |
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14 | - | 1st Qtr Moon |
| | 1st Quarter Moon |
14 | - | Private Outreach - Laguna Woods Village |
| | Event: Laguna Woods Village
Host: Nancy Condon
949 770-1377; 949 395-3837 C
Date: Tuesday, 9/14/2010
Viewing at 8:00 PM
Place: Laguna Woods Village
Address: 24262 Punta Alta; Laguna Woods
Directions: Take CA-55 to I-5 South. Merge onto I-5 South; go 11.9 mi to the El Toro Rd exit. Merge onto Paseo de Valencia; go 0.2 mi. Turn right onto El Toro Rd and go 2.1 mi to Calle Corta. Turn right on Calle Corta into Gate 9. Turn right at Avenida Sosiega; go 0.2 mi. Turn left at Monte Hermoso; go 0.3 mi. Turn right at Punta Alta, clubhouse is on the right.
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17 | - | NEW DATE - OCA General Meeting |
| | Meetings are FREE and open to the public, and are held at Chapman University
Agenda:
Club Announcements
Whats Up: See Announcement on Home Page.
Main speaker: See announcement on Home Page
break
Ask An Astronomer: bring your questions for our panel of experts.
Library: Members can check out books from our extensive collection.
Refreshments: will be available (coffee, donuts, soft drinks, etc.).
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18 | - | Pacific Astronomy & Telescope Show (PATS) |
| | PATS brings together dozens of exhibitors, clubs, and presenters to the Pasadena Convention Center for a weekend of astro-related activities. This is an opportunity to share our hobby and science with each other and to people new to astronomy. This happens on September 18 and 19 at the Pasadena Center (300 E Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101), a modern facility easily accessible from throughout Southern California and the country. The exhibit hall will be open from 9:00 to 5:00 on Saturday, and from 9:00 to 3:00 on Sunday. Speakers and presenters from the ranks of space explorers, national astronomy-related organizations, and well-known authors will be sharing their experiences both days. Related events, like the Riverside Astro-Imaging Workshop, will take place during the weekend. |
18 | - | Public Outreach - Irvine Regional Park |
| | Event: Irvine Regional Park
Date: Saturday, 9/18/2010
Viewing at 8:00 PM
Place: Irvine Regional Park
Address: 1 Irvine Park Road; Orange
Directions: Take CA-55 to Chapman Ave. Exit and go east on Chapman Ave. Continue on E Chapman Ave; go 4.1 mi. Turn left at Jamboree Rd; go 0.3 mi. Continue onto Irvine Park Rd; go 0.2 mi. Turn left to stay on Irvine Park Rd. Ask for setup location at entry gate.
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18 | - | Yom Kippur |
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19 | - | Pacific Astronomy & Telescope Show (PATS) |
| | PATS brings together dozens of exhibitors, clubs, and presenters to the Pasadena Convention Center for a weekend of astro-related activities. This is an opportunity to share our hobby and science with each other and to people new to astronomy. This happens on September 18 and 19 at the Pasadena Center (300 E Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101), a modern facility easily accessible from throughout Southern California and the country. The exhibit hall will be open from 9:00 to 5:00 on Saturday, and from 9:00 to 3:00 on Sunday. Speakers and presenters from the ranks of space explorers, national astronomy-related organizations, and well-known authors will be sharing their experiences both days. Related events, like the Riverside Astro-Imaging Workshop, will take place during the weekend. |
21 | - | Private meeting - AstroImagers SIG |
| | Monthly meeting of the AstroImagers group in the conference room at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Irvine.
This very active groups consists of beginners through experts in CCD, video and film astrophotography. All OCA Members are welcome, at whatever level they may be or the nature of their interest in this topic.
Please click here for
Details |
23 | - | Full Moon |
| | Full Moon |
23 | - | First day of Autumn |
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26 | - | OCA Board meeting - NEW LOCATION |
| | The OCA Board meeting will be held at a new location, the conference room at Labor Ready, 696 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA 92831, thanks to the generosity of Greg Schedcik and Labor Ready. Any member is welcome to attend. Our regular pot-luck dinner is at 5PM, the meeting begins at 5:30PM. |
27 | - | Private meeting - Remote Telescope SIG |
| | Monthly meeting of the Remote Telescope/Electronics Oriented Astronomers SIG at Coco’s in Tustin, located at 14971 Holt Ave. (Holt and Newport Ave.), which is several blocks north of the I-5 on Newport Ave. Any member who is interested in our remote telescope project is welcome to attend.
For more information, please contact Delmar Christiansen at
delmarchris@earthlink.net |
30 | - | Last Qtr Moon |
| | Last Quarter Moon |
