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“The Planets” in Sight and Sound

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March 1st and 2nd were the dates of two outstanding performances of Holst’s “The Planets” by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, conducted by guest conductor David Lockington, at the Orange County […]

The Leonids are coming!

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by Jay Glowacki, OCA Vice PresidentLeonids To Be a Real Show StarterThe Leonid meteor shower may be a meteor storm and that means a really great heavenly show is possible […]

Mt Wilson Trip: Holy Cow WOW!

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By Jim WindlingerPhotos taken by Jim Windlinger: Holy cow WOW!The following photos show the amazing results possible when you have a mere 60″ of aperture and a digital camera.I used […]

OCA Eclipse Chasers Report

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The Total Eclipse — The OCA Way A number of OCA members traveled to Europe and Asia to view the August total eclipse. Here are some of their reports and […]

How I Bought My First Telescope

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By Christine K. McGill, Sirius Astronomer EditorIf you don’t currently own a telescope, you might want to wait before you decide to buy. You might not, however, want to wait […]

IFOs Over Anza

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Are you aware that the Anza area has had a reputation for UFO activity over the years? We already spoofed this phenomenon on this web site with the Anza Cover-up page and The […]

Anza House Dedication

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ANZA HOUSE DEDICATIONThe August star party at Anza was highlighted by the dedication of our “new” double mobile home, ANZA HOUSE. OCA President Wayne Johnson lead a brief ceremony. ANZA […]

John Sanford’s Starhome

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Welcome to STARHOMEHere is a note about, and images of John Sanford’s new home, STARHOME.Well, Friends,I think I have a name for my erstwhile purchase in Springville. Any comments would […]

Supernova #6 for Wayne

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Supernova Number Six The Discovery of 1998coCentral Bureau for Astronomical TelegramsINTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNIONSUPERNOVA 1998co IN NGC 7131Wayne Johnson, Anza Observatory, reports his discovery of a supernova (mag 16) on CCD […]

Iridium Flares

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By Russell SipeGet ready folks. It’s about to begin. First it will be a UFO report:”I was looking at the sky when I noticed this light traveling along that got […]