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The New Pad Area

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Thanks to Dave Kodama for these photos taken during the August star party weekend. Photos from the dedication of Anza House, taken on the same weekend, can be found in […]

A Mt. Wilson Dome comes to Anza

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The August issue of Anza Notebook looks back at the July 1998 Star Party. The football field was full late on Saturday afternoon. The last time the editor remembers the […]

Flashing Satellites

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I have recently had two different but equally intriguing experiences with objects flashing in the night sky. In the first instance I was observing alone at Anza. In the second […]

DAY HIKE

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Taking a walk along the roads around the OCA site can be a nice diversion during the day. The dirt road leading east from the Upper Pad Area makes for […]

DAYTIME DELIGHTS

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Our Anza observing site yields great views of the night sky. However observant visitors to the site are often treated to some interesting day time views as well.On Friday January […]

Eclipse: OCA Style

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Here are two very fine images from February’s total eclipse taken by John Sanford. If you have images you would like to submit as possible OCA Gallery material please e-mail […]

OCA Internet Survey

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78% of OCA Members Have Access to the Web At the February OCA Club meeting we conducted a survey of the attendees regarding Internet usage. We wanted to find out […]

Labor Day Weekend Fire

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND 1997 A large brush fire between Anza and Rancho California burned 1100 acres on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. While the Anza site was never in […]