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  • May 2026

  • Sat 16

    Anza Star Party

    May 16
    On the Sky CA, United States

    The new moon weekend for the monthly star party. The Anza site is open to members and their guests only. Join other members for viewing and imaging. Contact any board member if you have any questions.

  • June 2026

  • Fri 5

    Online Beginner’s Class

    June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
    Online

    This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here at or after 6:40pm. The 4th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the science behind the telescope. How do our eyes actually perceive objects we see in the telescope and what is the physics […]

  • Fri 12

    General Meeting – June 2026

    June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm PDT
    Irvine Lecture Hall of the Chapman University 336 N Center St, Orange, CA, United States

     Join Zoom   Tonight's meeting will be online only. Chapman University just notified us that we can not use their facility for tonight's meeting.   The Big Eye: Palomar Observatory's past and future     Palomar Observatory is just two hours from Orange County. Home to the 200-inch Hale telescope—once the world's largest telescope—and an […]

  • Sat 13

    Anza Star Party

    June 13
    On the Sky CA, United States

    The new moon weekend for the monthly star party. The Anza site is open to members and their guests only. Join other members for viewing and imaging. Contact any board member if you have any questions.

  • Fri 19

    OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting

    June 19 OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting
    Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    There will be no ASIG meeting in June.  Instead we recommend attending the Society for Astronomical Sciences Annual Symposium, June 25-27, Ontario, CA., and/or the American Astronomical Society Summer Meeting, Pasadena, CA, June 14-18.  Click on either conference title to be directed to the conference webpage.  These meetings provide the opportunity for rich interaction with […]

  • Fri 19

    OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting

    June 19 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm PDT OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting
    Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States
  • July 2026

  • Mon 6

    Beginner’s Class In-person event(New Location)

    July 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
    Orange Coast College, Outside Planetarium 2701 Fairview, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    This is a free and open to the public  event (In-person event only). The 5th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class is the "How to Use Your Telescope". If you have a telescope and would like some help learning to set it up and use it, attend this Hands-on class. For details, please visit here […]

  • Mon 13

    Heritage Montessori Lake Forest

    July 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
    Heritage Montessori Lake Forest 2900 Portola Parkway, Lake Forest, United States

    This event does not require anyone to bring their telescope! Rather, the school is asking for speakers to talk to its students about the night sky and astronomy, during the daytime. The age of the audience is between 2 and 7 years, so don't say anything too technical.

    Free
  • Fri 17

    OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting

    July 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm PDT OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting
    Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    The monthly meeting of the Astrophysics Special Interest Group is at 7:00 PM every third Friday of the month at Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House. Please contact the ASIG chair for details at mark@ocastronomers.org .

  • Sun 26

    OCA Board Meeting

    July 26 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT
    Online

    OCA Board Meeting will be held via zoom at 11:00am. All current members are welcome to attend. Contact the club secretary for the link.

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