Orange County Astronomers

Easter
2018-04-01 | CA
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Quandrantids Meteor Shower
2018-04-01 | CA

OCA Banquet
2018-03-31 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
OCA Banquet at JT Schmid, 2610 E Katella Ave in Anaheim.
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Full Moon
2018-03-31 | CA

Passover Begins
2018-03-30 | CA

Good Friday
2018-03-30 | CA

OCA Board Meeting
2018-03-25 14:00 - 18:00 | CA
2:00:00 PM – 6:00:00 PM The regular meeting of the OCA Board is at 2:00 p.m., at the People Ready office at 696 Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA. All members are welcome to attend, but please contact our host, Greg Schedcik, in advance to let him know you will be attending.
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Palm Sunday
2018-03-25 | CA

1st Qtr Moon
2018-03-24 | CA

Private Outreach - Heritage Museum
2018-03-23 20:15 - 22:15 | Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House, Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Event: Heritage Museum of Orange County
Date: Friday, 3/23/2018
Viewing at 8:15 PM, Sunset at 7:06 PM
Place: Heritage Museum of Orange County
Address: 3101 W Harvard St; Santa Ana
Location: 33°43’15″N, 117°54’38″W
Directions: Take CA-55 South to 405 N. Merge onto 405 North towards Long Beach. Take the Exit 11 Fairview Rd /Harbor Blvd, keep Right at the fork and follow signs for Fairview Rd. Turn right onto Fairview Rd, 2.2 mi. Turn Left onto West Harvard Rd. The Heritage Museum will be on your right. Turn into the driveway marked for Bus and Employee Enterance and follow it back behind the museum to park.
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Spring Equinox
2018-03-20 | CA

Messier Marathon
2018-03-17 | CA
This is the official night of the annual Messier Marathon,when people try to see all of the Messier objects in one night. The forms should be posted on the website. Please give or send your completed forms to Barbara Toy (btoy@cox.net) or Alan Smallbone (asmallbone@cox.net), or send them to the club P.O. Box.
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St. Patrick’s Day
2018-03-17 | CA

New Moon
2018-03-17 | CA

Private Outreach - Cancelled
2018-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Davis Magnet School, 1050 Arlington Dr, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Event: Davis Magnet School
Date: Friday, 3/16/2018
Viewing at 8:00 PM, Sunset at 7:00 PM
Place: Davis Magnet School
Address: 1050 Arlington St; Costa Mesa
Location: 33°40’13″N, 117°54’05″W
Directions: Take CA-55 South toward Newport Beach. Take exit 5B for Baker St; go 0.6 mi. Turn right at Baker St; go 0.3 mi. Turn left at Bristol St; go 0.6 mi. Take the 3rd right onto Newport Blvd; go 0.3 mi. Slight right at Arlington Dr; go 0.5 mi.
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Private meeting-Astropysics SIG
2018-03-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-02-16 19:30 - 21:30 | CA
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!
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Private Outreach - Cancelled
2018-03-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Laguna Woods Astronomy Club, 24351 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Event: Laguna Woods Astronomy Club
Date: Tuesday, 3/13/2018
Viewing at 8:00 PM, Sunset at 6:58 PM
Place: Held at Clubhouse 5
Address: 24262 Punta Alta; Laguna Woods
Location: 33°36’30″N, 117°44’54″W
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 5 is on the right.
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Daylight Savings Begins
2018-03-11 | CA

Last Qtr Moon
2018-03-09 | CA

Private Outreach - Cancelled
2018-03-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Library of the Canyons, 7531 E Santiago Canyon Rd, Silverado, CA, 92676, United States
Event: Library of the Canyons
Date: Thursday, 3/8/2018
Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:53 PM
Place: Library of the Canyons
Address: 7531 Santiago Canyon Rd; Silverado
Location: 33°44’38″N, 117°40’03″W
Directions: Take CA-55 north towards the 91. Take the exit East Chapman Ave and continue on Chapman as it becomes E. Santiago Canyon Rd, 5.5 mi. Keep Left to stay on E Santiago Canyon Rd, 6.5 mi. The library will come up on the left hand side after the Silverado Children’s Center.
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NEW TIME/LOCATION - AstroImagers SIG
2018-03-07 18:30 - 21:30 | CA
NEW LOCATION FOR THIS MONTH ONLY for the regular meeting of the AstroImage SIG: Urban Workshop, 365 Clinton St., Ste A, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. This is off of Redhill, between the I-405 and SR73, off the southern end of the runway for John Wayne Airport.
The time has also changed for this meeting: 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m. because we have to be out of the facility by 9:00 p.m.
This very active group includes all levels of imagers, from 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.
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Private - Santiago Hills Elementary School
2018-03-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Santiago Hills Elementary School, 29 Christamon W, Irvine, CA, 92620, United States
Event: Santiago Hills Elementary School
Date: Tuesday, 3/6/2018
Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:52 PM
Place: Santiago Hills Elementary School
Address: 29 Christamon W.; Irvine
Location: 33°43’07″N, 117°45’32″W
Directions: Take CA-55 South towards Costa Mesa,2.4 mi. Take exit 11A and merge onto I-5 South towards San Diego. Travel 3 miles and take exit 99 for Culver Drive. Turn Left onto Culver Drive. Turn Right onto Irvine Blvd, .7 mi. Turn Left onto Yale Ave, 0.3 mi. Turn Left onto Orange Arrow and then Right onto Chrisamon West. School is located on the Left.
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Full Moon
2018-03-01 | CA
Full Moon
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Private Outreach - Vista Verde K-8 School
2018-02-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Vista Verde K-8 School, 6 Federation Way, Irvine, CA, 92603, United States
Event: Vista Verde K-8 School
Date: Wednesday, 2/21/2018
Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:41 PM
Place: Vista Verde K-8 School
Address: 6 Federation Way; Irvine
Location: 33°37’51″N, 117°49’38″W
Directions: Take CA-55 South towards Costa Mesa. Take exit 6B for 405 South/San Diego Fwy and take the exit for Culver Drive, 10.5 mi. Turn Right at the light onto Culver Drive. Continue on Culver for 2.3 mi – it will become Bonita Canyon Drive after you’ve passed UCI. Turn Left on to Turtle Ridge Drive and then turn Left again onto Federation Way. School will be on the Right.
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Private - Northwood High School
2018-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwood High School, 4515 Portola Pkwy, Irvine, CA, 92620, United States
Event: Northwood High School
Date: Tuesday, 2/20/2018
Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:40 PM
Place: Northwood High School
Address: 4515 Portola Pkwy; Irvine
Location: 33°44’04″N, 117°44’57″W
Directions: Merge onto CA-91 E/Riverside Fwy toward Riverside; go 1.1 mi. Take exit 40 for California 241 South Toll toward Irvine; go 1.0 mi. Continue onto CA-241 S; go 5.8 mi. Keep right at the fork to continue on CA-261 S, follow signs for California 261 Toll S/Irvine; go 3.1 mi. Take exit 3 for Portola Pkwy; go 0.4 mi. Turn left onto Portola Pkwy; go 1.4 mi. Turn left onto Yale; go 0.3 mi. Turn left. Turn right. Turn left. School is on the right.
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Presidents’ Day
2018-02-19 00:15 | CA

Private Oureach - Beatty Elementary School
2018-02-16 07:00 - 09:00 | Beatty Elementary School, 8201 Country Club Dr, Buena Park, CA, 90621, United States
Event: Beatty Elementary School
Date: Friday, 2/16/2018
Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:37 PM
Place: Beatty Elementary School
Address: 8201 Country Club; Buena Park
Location: 33°53’05″N, 117°59’28″W
Directions: Take CA-91 west to the 5 Fwy. Take I-5 Fwy west to Beach Blvd. Turn right on Beach Blvd to Malvern. Turn right on Malvern. At the first signal, Country Club Drive, turn left. The school is about 1/4 mile up Country Club on your left. Enter through the gate next to the blue colt mural and drive under the walkway coverings to the blacktop.
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Chinese New Year
2018-02-16 00:15 | CA

Private Outreach - Fairmont Elementary School
2018-02-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairmont Elementary School, Fairmont Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA, 92886, United States
Event: Fairmont Elementary School
Date: Thursday, 2/15/2018
Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:35 PM
Place: Fairmont Elementary School
Address: 5241 Fairmont Blvd; Yorba Linda
Location: 33°53’10″N, 117°47’28″W
Directions: Take CA-55 or CA-57 north to CA-91 East. Go east on CA-91 E to exit 36 for Imperial Hwy. Turn left onto Imperial Hwy; go 0.5 mi. Turn right onto E La Palma Ave; go 1.0 mi. Turn left at Fairmont Blvd; go 2.0 mi. School is on the left.
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