First Quarter Moon

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THIRD QUARTER MOON

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NEW MOON

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Full Moon

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OCA Board Meeting

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Meeting of the OCA board. Members who want to attend please contact the secretary, Alan Smallbone, for details.

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Online Beginner’s Class

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This is a free online event, to attend please register with zoom using the”View Event Website” link on the box above.

The 2nd session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the different types of equipment used to observe the night sky, including telescopes, mounts, eyepieces, filters, and advantages and disadvantages of different options.
This session is a must if thinking about buying a telescope.

For details, please visit here and download the sample information PDF package.

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Online Beginner’s Class

Posted on by David Pearson

This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here.

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 what they are and their significance.  An overview of the current scientific understanding of the Universe’s beginning, present and future is also covered.

For details, please visit here and download the sample information PDF package.

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Beginner’s Class

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This is a free and open to the public  event.

The 5th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class is the “How to Use Your Telescope”.

If you have a telescope and would like some help learning to set it up and use it, attend this Hands-on  class.

For details, please visit here and download the sample information PDF package.

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Online Beginner’s Class

Posted on by David Pearson

This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here.

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 session is taught by Kyle Coker, who is active in the club’s AstroImaging special interest group.

Free and open to the public as well as members of OCA.

For details, please visit here and download the sample information PDF package.

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Online Beginner’s Class

Posted on by David Pearson

This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here.

The 4th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the science behind the telescope.

How do our eyes actually perceive objects we see in the telescope and what is the physics that allows that perception.

For details, please visit here and download the sample information PDF package.

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