Beginner’s Class

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

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 […]

Online General Meeting – July 2022

Online

This is a free and open to the public online event. Join Zoom   Rovers on Mars: 21st Century   Natural History   Expeditions to Another Planet     Perseverance and Ingenuity are the current culmination of a long list of missions to Mars. During the first 400 days of operation on the surface of […]

Open Spiral Bar

Online

This is a free and open to the public online event. Join Zoom   Come and socialize with your fellow astronomy enthusiasts face-to-face virtually! Bring your latest astrophotography, mini-presentation, questions or none and your own refreshments.

OCA Board Meeting

Online

The OCA Board meeting will be held online via zoom and is open to all members. Please contact Alan Smallbone if interested in attending. Meeting starts at 10:30am.

Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower

This shower runs from July 12-Aug. 2 and produces about 20 meteors an hour at the peak. A new moon means dark skies, so viewing conditions should be excellent for this shower, which is produced by debris left behind by the comets Marsden and Kracht.