The monthly meeting of the Astrophysics Special Interest Group is at 7:00 PM every third Friday of the month at the Heritage Museum of Orange County. Please contact the ASIG chair for details at mark@ocastronomers.org .
The OCA Board will be having their next board meeting on July 28, 2024 at 11:30am via zoom. Current members may attend, contact Alan Smallbone the OCA secretary for a 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 star party and Star B Que are cancelled due to fire and mandatory evacuation order. Please do not try to drive to star party Any question please contact any board member. The August 3rd star party is also the annual Star-B-Que,which is a pot-luck dinner and gathering in front of the OCA Observatory at […]
This is a free and open to the public hybrid event, held both inperson and online. Due to the newly effective insurance requirements, we regret that we can not allow people under 18 on the Chapman Campus, they are welcome to attend online. Join Zoom This meeting's speaker will present online from Tucson, AZ. […]
This is a free and open to the public online event. Join Zoom Come and socialize with your fellow astronomy enthusiasts face-to-face virtually! Bring your latest astrophotography, mini-presentation, questions or none and your own refreshments.
The monthly meeting of the Astrophysics Special Interest Group is at 7:00 PM every third Friday of the month at Orange Coast College, Astronomy House. Please contact the ASIG chair for details at mark@ocastronomers.org .
The biggest drawback is a moon that is one day past full. I inquired about new moon dates, but Erin said that her schedule for those dates is full. Some of the northern and eastern sky is blocked off by a nearby bluff, but, in a kind of exchange, the whole southern horizon is wide […]
This is a free and open to the public online Zoom event, to attend please click here at or after 7:10pm The 1st session of the Beginners Astronomy Class gives a general overview of all of the different objects you can see in the night and day time skies, with some history and information about […]
This event is for the school's Back-to-School Night. The students and their parents are invited to stay at the campus for the arrival of the OCA astronomers with their telescopes, which will take place around the time that the Back-to-School Night ends.