Category Archives: Presidents Message

Presidents Message – January 2001

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A Double Presidents Message Finally the national presidential election is over. What a frustrating, exciting, irritating, historic 36 days we all experienced in November and December. Our grandchildren and our […]

Presidents Message – December 2000

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Looking Back and Ahead Looking back over my two terms as president of OCA and two terms prior to that as a trustee I can say that it has been […]

Presidents Message – October 2000

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Covering a Lot of Ground In my last two president’s letters I have talked about the status of the Anza Observatory. This month I want to bring you up to […]

Presidents Message – September 2000

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State of the Club Telescope – Part Two Last month I reported on the good work that is being done on the Kuhn 22″ telescope. While the telescope is operational […]

Presidents Message – August 2000

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State of the Club Telescope – Part One Over the past several months I have indicated in both my president’s letters and at club meetings that the Kuhn 22″ club […]

Presidents Message – July 2000

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At last month’s club meeting I asked late arrivers if they knew the score of the Lakers-Pacers game. Our webmaster, Liam Kennedy (showing the utmost in dedication had just arrived […]

President’s Message – June 2000

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RTMC and a stroll down memory lane… I am writing this letter a few days before the Riverside Telescope Maker’s Conference and the IAPPP Photometry and CCD Imaging Symposium. Both […]

President’s Message – May 2000

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Star Cruiser Observatory and ASROC Those of you that access the OCA Web site know that the April President’s letter appeared on schedule. Those of you not on the Web […]

President’s Message – April 2000

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“We’ve Only Just Begun” I’ve got this song from my younger days bouncing around in my head these days. We’ve only just begun to live,White lace and promisesA kiss for […]

President’s Message – February 2000

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The State of the Club I am writing this message from freezing cold Boston, MA. Sky & Telescope is holding a Web summit meeting to make plans for the future […]