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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 .
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.
This is a free and open to the public event (in person event only) The 6th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the basics of astrophotography, covering different types of imaging, how different types of cameras are used for this kind of photography, and other equipment and considerations for taking a good picture. This […]
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 .