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SUMMARY:Private Outreach: Portola Hills Elementary
DESCRIPTION:Views: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/private-outreach-portola-hills-elementary/
LOCATION:Portola Hills Elementary School\, 19422 Saddleback Ranch Road\, Lake Forest\, CA\, 92679\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outreach,Private
ORGANIZER;CN="Dory Klinchuch":MAILTO:admin@portolahillspta.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T210000
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SUMMARY:Online Beginner's Class
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 3rd session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers different methods of finding objects in the night sky.  Special topic is learning the constellations. \nFor details\, please visit here and download the sample information PDF package. \nViews: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/online-beginners-class-30/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Beginner's Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251107T213000
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SUMMARY:General Meeting – November 2025
DESCRIPTION: Join Zoom\n\nThis meeting’s speaker will present inperson from the Chapman campus.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom OCA School Star Parties\n  \nto 4K Cameras in Orbit\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, Liam Kennedy\, amateur astronomer\, former president of the Orange County Astronomers\, and now SpaceTV Director at Sen\, shares his remarkable journey from local astronomy outreach to developing technology that now operates aboard the International Space Station. \nDuring his years supporting OCA’s public school programs in the 2000s\, Liam discovered how few people realized that astronauts were living and working overhead. That awareness gap sparked the idea that would later become ISS-Above — a small device that alerts users whenever the Space Station passes overhead and\, eventually\, displayed live video of Earth from orbit. \nWhat began as a personal project to inspire his grandchildren soon attracted global attention\, support from The Planetary Society and NASA\, and partnerships that placed ISS-Above units in classrooms across the U.S. When NASA’s original HDEV Earth-viewing cameras were retired\, Liam refused to let the public lose that connection to space. His persistence led him to collaborate with Sen\, a company dedicated to sharing real-time 4K views of Earth from orbit. \nThrough his initiative\, Sen’s SpaceTV-1 camera system became part of the ISS via Airbus’s Bartolomeo platform — fulfilling a vision that began two decades earlier with OCA telescope nights under the stars. \nThis talk brings that full-circle story to life — showing how one amateur astronomer’s outreach mission grew into a global window on our planet from space. \n \nLiam Kennedy joined Sen in July 2023 as Space TV Director. For over a decade\, he has championed live Earth views from the International Space Station (ISS) through his invention of ISS-Above\, a Raspberry Pi-based device delivering real-time ISS tracking and video feeds. Since its 2013 Kickstarter launch\, ISS-Above has expanded to more than 5\,000 installations worldwide\, inspiring students\, educators\, and the public. \nIn 2019\, NASA contacts connected Liam with Sen CEO Charles Black to explore building a commercial UHD camera payload for the ISS. That partnership led to SpaceTV-1\, a three-camera system launched in March 2024 and now operating on the Columbus module’s Bartolomeo platform. \nLiam’s background blends media production\, live streaming\, and product innovation\, with a focus on astronomy\, science\, and space outreach. He is a frequent presenter and thought leader in the commercial space sector\, featured on technology and space podcasts\, and a regular speaker at the ISS R&D Conference\, where he has presented five times since 2015. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nViews: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/general-meeting-2025-11/
LOCATION:Irvine Lecture Hall of the Chapman University\, 336 N Center St\, Orange\, CA\, 92866\, United States
CATEGORIES:General Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251109T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251109T123000
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CREATED:20250928T193045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T193045Z
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SUMMARY:OCA Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:A meeting of the OCA Board to Trustees\, the meeting is held online via zoom starting at 10:30am. The meeting is open to current members\, please contact the club secretary to have a link sent to you for the meeting. \nViews: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/oca-board-meeting-29/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251114T210000
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CREATED:20251016T172753Z
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SUMMARY:Astroimagers Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the Astroimaging Special Interest Group at Orange Coast College Astronomy House. Meeting is from 7pm to 10pm. Parking fees will apply and must be purchased online. \nAny questions please contact Kyle Coker \nViews: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/astroimagers-special-interest-group-3/
LOCATION:Orange Coast College\, Building 40\, Astronomy House\, Merrimac Way\, Costa Mesa\, CA\, 92626\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251116
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SUMMARY:Anza Star Party
DESCRIPTION: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. \nViews: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/anza-star-party-11/
LOCATION:On the Sky\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Private,Star Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251120T210000
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CREATED:20250602T190118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T190118Z
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SUMMARY:Private Outreach: Stanley Elementary
DESCRIPTION:Views: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/private-outreach-stanley-elementary/
LOCATION:Stanley Elementary Schol\, 12201 Elmwood St.\, Garden Grove\, 92840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outreach
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251121T190000
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CREATED:20240826T011307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T053855Z
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SUMMARY:OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 . \nViews: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/oca-astrophysics-sig-meeting-3-2/2025-11-21/
LOCATION:Orange Coast College\, Building 40\, Astronomy House\, Merrimac Way\, Costa Mesa\, CA\, 92626\, United States
CATEGORIES:SIG Meetings
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251123
DTSTAMP:20260406T170903
CREATED:20250222T211338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250222T211338Z
UID:10001692-1763769600-1763855999@www.ocastronomers.org
SUMMARY:Anza Star Party
DESCRIPTION: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. \nViews: 31
URL:https://www.ocastronomers.org/calendar/anza-star-party-12/
LOCATION:On the Sky\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Private,Star Parties
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