Ursids Meteor Shower

This minor meteor shower runs Dec. 17-25 and offers about five or 10 an hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet 8P/Tuttle, discovered in 1790. A […]

Beginner’s Class In-person event

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

This is a free and open to the public  event (In-person event only). The 5th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class is the "How to Use Your Telescope". If you […]

General Meeting – January 2023

Irvine Lecture Hall of the Chapman University 336 N Center St, Orange, CA, United States

This is a free and open to the public hybrid event, held both inperson and online. Due to the newly effective insurance requirements, we regret that we can not allow […]

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 […]

Adopt-a-Scope Pickups

South Coast Self Sorage 3480 W Warner Ave, Santa Ana, CA, United States

OCA Board Meeting

Online

The Board of Directors for the OCA will meet online at 10:30am on January 29, 2023. All current members may attend. Please contact the club secretary for the link to […]

In-Person 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 6th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the basics of astrophotography, covering different types of imaging, how different […]