Sirius Astronomer - July 2009 Reza AmirArjomand | The July 2009 issue of the Sirius Astronomer is now available for download.
June 2009 President's Message Barbara Toy | The July Starbecue, OPT's Southern California Astronomy Expo, our "How to Use Your Telescope" class, change in dates for the September and October general meetings and Astrophysics meetings, and the updating of the policies and procedures related to member observatories.
This is the complete June President's Message - unfortunately, part of it got omitted from the Sirius Astronomer accidentally.
06/13/09 BSC star party recap Steve Short | It was overcast last Saturday evening and the only thing I could see at 7:30 PM was the sun setting and then it too was hidden by clouds.
05/16/09 BSC star party recap Steve Short | We had 56+ people at the star party Saturday evening including 10 Nature Conservancy guests and 10 guests from the Santiago Canyon Astronomy course Hassi teaches. It was a mild evening and everyone seemed to have a great time.
Laptop Review: Netbook bargain for those on a budget Shelia B Cassidy | The new ASUS 1000HE is packed full of features for those who want a small easy to carry netbook for a fraction of the price of the Sony Vaio.
100 Hrs of Astronomy with the OCA Craig & Ellen Bobchin | Craig Bobchin takes a look at how the OCA participated in in the Worlds largest and longest continous Star party. This was originally appeared in the May 2009 Triton Fun Science newsletter. Http://tritonfun.com