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Presidents Message – June 2002

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Internet comes to Anza It was back in October 2001 that I first announced the plans we had developed for a high-speed internet and wireless network capability at our Anza […]

Presidents Message – May 2002

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ASTRONOMY DAY 2002 You may recall last years Astronomy Day activities were pretty much clouded out. Not so this year! Through the instigation of member Paul Wendee I heard about […]

A report on the International Dark-Sky Associations Public Forum Meeting on Light Pollution

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Lisa Bruhn of the IDA.On April 15th I received an email from Lisa Bruhn, San Diego Section Leader for the IDA, about a public meeting to be held at the […]

Astronomy program at Upper Newport Bay

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We were approached by Grace Yick, park ranger for the Upper Newport Bay Nature Reserve, to put on an informal Astronomy program at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center […]

Presidents Message – April 2002

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Messed up Messier! One advantage of the OCA’s weather station at Anza is that it can be used to remotely view the conditions at the site and to decide whether […]

Presidents Message – March 2002

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MOCAT Team I wanted to start off my March message by recognizing the efforts of members of the OCA’s EOA group who have been making steady progress on the development […]

Presidents Message – February 2002

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By now I suspect most of you will have seen the results of the OCA’s election as it has been posted to the web site since almost right after the […]

Kuhn Telescope Status Report from Snowbound Anza.

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Today I was at Anza for its largest snowfall in my recollection. I had scheduled my visit for the full moon to update the computer and install the new imaging […]

Presidents Message – January 2002

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A new year approaches. As I write this presidents letter the holiday season is approaching and beyond that the New Year and all that will bring. As far as the […]

Presidents Message – December 2001

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What’s the difference between the Clubs Kuhn Telescope and a Meade LX200? Not a lot actually! But our Kuhn Telescope is a LOT quieter. As of a few weeks ago […]