Orange County Astronomers

Astroimagers (AISIG) Meeting - Canceled due to July 4th holiday
2019-07-03 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Urban Workshop, 365 Clinton St A, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Tonight is the meeting of the AstroImagers Special Interest Group (AISIG). The meeting will start at 6:30pm and ends at 9pm at the Urban Workshop. This meeting is open to all members of the OCA. We have members of all skill levels and this is the place to ask questions, learn and meet other members interested in imaging the sky. All skill levels are welcome, experience is not necessary. Please arrive promptly as the meetings do start at 6:30pm, the venue closes at 9pm so we must leave by then.

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New Moon
2019-07-02 00:00, 2019-06-03 00:00, 2019-05-04 00:00
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Private star party – Anza
2019-06-29 18:00, 2019-06-01 18:00, 2019-05-04 18:00

Private Outreach - St. Francis of Assisi School
2019-06-25 20:00 - 22:00 | St. Francis of Assisi School, 5330 Eastside Circle, Yorba Linda, CA, 92887, United States
Event: St. Francis of Assisi School
Date: Thursday, 3/19/2020
Viewing at 8:00 PM, Sunset at 7:02 PM
Place: St. Francis of Assisi School
Address: 5330 Eastside Circle; Yorba Linda
Location: 33°52’55″N, 117°44’48″W
Directions: Take CA-55 North towards Riverside. Merge onto CA-91 E towards Riverside, 4.8 mi. Use Right 2 lanes to take Exit 39 for Weir Canyon Rd towards Yorba Linda Blvd., 0.3 mi. Use the Left 2 lanes to turn Left onto S Weir Canyon Rd, 0.6 mi. Continue onto Yorba Linda Blvd. Turn Right onto New River Rd, 0.3 mi. Turn Left onto Esperanza Rd, 0.1 mi. Turn Left onto Eastside Cir, 0.3 mi. School will be on your right.
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Private Outreach - Northwood High School
2019-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwood High School, 4515 Portola Pkwy, Irvine, CA, 92620, United States
Event: Northwood High School
Date: Monday, 1/13/2020
Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:03 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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Private Outreach - Heritage STEAM Elementary
2019-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Heritage STEAM Elementary, 15400 Lansdowne Rd, Tustin, CO, 92782, United States
Event: Heritage STEAM Elementary
Date: Tuesday, 1/14/2020
Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:04 PM
Place: Heritage STEAM Elementary
Address: 15400 Lansdowne Rd; Tustin
Location: 33°43’05″N, 117°49’45″W
Directions: Take CA-55 South towards Costa Mesa, 4 mi. Take exit 9 for Edinger Ave. Use Right two lanes to turn onto E Edinger Ave, .7 mi. Turn Right onto Redhill Ave, .4 mi. Turn Left onto Valencia Ave and make another immediate Left onto Lansdowne Rd. School will be in front of you.
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Last Qtr Moon
2019-06-25 00:00, 2019-05-26 00:00, 2019-04-26 00:00

Astrophysics SIG Meeting
2019-06-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House, Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
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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Full Moon
2019-06-17 00:00, 2019-05-18 00:00, 2019-04-19 00:00

General Meeting - June 2019
2019-06-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Irvine Lecture Hall of the Chapman University, 336 N Center St, Orange, CA, 92866, United States
Exoplanets: Finding Life in the Galaxy
Join Dr. Zellem, a planetary astronomer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as he discusses how scientists find and characterize exoplanets, planets outside of our Solar System, with the ultimate goal of finding extraterrestrial life.

Robert Zellem

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1st Qtr Moon
2019-06-09 00:00, 2019-05-11 00:00, 2019-04-12 00:00

Beginner’s Class
2019-06-07 19:30 - 21:30
7:30:00 PM – 9:30:00 PM The 4th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class provides a more indepth explanation of telescopes and how they operate. This is a technical discussion covering the physics behind the telescope. The Beginners Astronomy Class is held at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana. For details, please see the webpage on the Beginners Class, under “About OCA” and “Special Interest Groups”. Free and open to the public as well as members of OCA. Note: All who attend are invited to one of our monthly OC star parties as our guest. More
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Private Star Party - Orange County
2019-06-01 18:00, 2019-05-04 18:00
Monthly Star Party in the OC Parks Open space (Location may vary), open to OCA Members and their guests only. NOTE: The actual time the gate opens may be different from what is shown above. The Orange County star parties generally begin with the opening of the gate about 30 minutes before sundown and close at midnight. Please contact Steve Mizera, the Star Party Coordinator, at mizeras@cox.net for details, and to be put on the OC Star Party mailing list.
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OCA General Meeting - MAY 2019
2019-05-10 19:30 - 22:30
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
Library: Members can check out books from our extensive collection.
Refreshments: will be available (coffee, donuts, soft drinks, etc.).
About OCA General Meetings
The OCA has a general meeting held on the second Friday of every month* at Chapman University.
These meetings are free and open to the general public.
The meetings take place in The Irvine Lecture Hall with seating for approximately 250 people.
The Irvine Lecture Hall (located adjacent to the Hashinger Science Center) is near the south east corner of the campus and the nearest cross street is East Palm Ave and North Center Street.
After the slideshow, the meeting officially starts at 7:30 PM.
The basic agenda, with approximate times, is as shown below.
* Please check here for any changes to the date of the meeting (rarely we get a scheduling conflict which results in the meeting being pushed back a week).
Agenda

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Pre-meeting Slide Show
Arrival of audience. This presentation includes recent astronomical photographs taken by OCA members.

7:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Club Announcements
Usually presented by the OCA Secretary.

7:45 PM – 8:15 PM
“What’s Up?”
Presented by various OCA Members and guests from other clubs.

8:15 PM – 9:15 PM
Main Talk
Speakers are often from JPL/Caltech and other major educational and astronomical institutions.
The level of the talks are usually appropriate for anyone who has an interest in this hobby.

9:15 PM – 9:30 PM
Refreshments Break
Donuts, coffee and soda are available for a small donation.

9:30 PM – 10:00 PM
“Ask an Astronomer”
Anyone can stay behind and ask a panel of experts any burning question related to this hobby.

First Time Attending
Plan to be there anytime between 7:00 and 7:30. During which a slideshow runs. The formal part of the meeting starts at 7:30 after which it gets crowded and if you come late you may have to stand in the back.
We recommend the paid parking lot which is an underground facility about a hundred feet east of Glassel. (see below)
Enter the parking lot from Walnut. Walnut is north of the main part of the campus.
After parking toward the south end, walk to the main stairs where you will find a ticketing machine that takes cash or credit card.
Buy 3 hours. The machine might take some time to finish the transaction.
Place the ticket on your dash board and then go up those stairs and continuing walking south to Hashinger Hall.
Library
During the meeting our extensive club library is open to allow members to browse the books, videos and DVD’s that are available for their use.
Membership
The club’s Treasurer is available to accept new applications and renewals. More…
Also a range of interesting astronomical items (calendars, decals, etc.) are available for sale at his table, of which, all proceeds go to the club.
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Private Outreach - Girl Scout Troop 103
2019-05-03 20:45 - 22:00 | Vessels Elementary School, 5900 Cathy Ave, Cypress, CA, 90630, United States

Beginner’s Class
2019-05-03 19:30 - 21:30
7:30:00 PM – 9:30:00 PM The 3rd session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers different ways of finding what’s up in the night sky. Special topic is learning the constellations. The Beginners Astronomy Class is held at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana. For details, please see the webpage on the Beginners Class, under “About OCA” and “Special Interest Groups”. Download the sample information package. Free and open to the public as well as members of OCA. Note: All who attend are invited to one of our monthly OC star parties as our guest. More
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Private Outreach - Heritage STEAM Elementary
2019-04-30 20:30 - 21:30 | Heritage STEAM Elementary, 15400 Lansdowne Rd, Tustin, CO, 92782, United States
Event: Heritage STEAM Elementary
Date: Tuesday, 4/30/2019
Viewing at 8:30 PM, Sunset at 7:34 PM
Place: Heritage STEAM Elementary
Address: 15400 Lansdowne Rd; Tustin
Location: 33°43’05″N, 117°49’45″W
Directions: Take CA-55 South towards Costa Mesa, 4 mi. Take exit 9 for Edinger Ave. Use Right two lanes to turn onto E Edinger Ave, .7 mi. Turn Right onto Redhill Ave, .4 mi. Turn Left onto Valencia Ave and make another immediate Left onto Lansdowne Rd. School will be in front of you.
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Public Outreach - OC Parks Upper Newport Bay
2019-04-26 20:30 - 22:30 | OC Parks Upper Newport Bay, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA, 92660, United States
Event: OC Parks Upper Newport Bay
Date: Friday, 4/26/2019
Viewing at 8:30 PM, Sunset at 7:31 PM
Place: OC Parks Upper Newport Bay
Address: 2301 University Drive; Newport Beach
Location: 33°39’16″N, 117°53’11″W
Directions: Take CA-55 South towards Costa Mesa. Use the Right 2 lanes to take Exit 5A towards SR-73 South to San Diego, 0.9 mi. Merge onto SR-73 S and take Right lane to take Exit 16 towards Irvine Ave/ Campus Dr., 0.2 mi. Use Right lane to merge onto SE Bristol St., 0.1 mi. Use Right 2 lanes, turn Right onto Irvine Ave., 0.9 mi. Turn Left onto University Dr. Park will be on your immediate right, take 2nd driveway to turn into employee parking lot. (Do not use public parking lot)
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OCA General Meeting - APR 2019
2019-04-12 19:30 - 22:30
