An online talk open to all in which Kin Searcy, one of the Palomar Docents, will survey the many questions in astronomy that have been addressed for the last 70 years by professional researchers at Palomar Observatory. Use the link on the top box to join. Zoom Meeting ID: 996 5232 6483
This online event has ended. 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. Free and open […]
This event has passed. To provide feedback about the meeting, click here. Our Dusty Universe The two first images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project combined to show a whole view of the Milky Way as could be seen with the unaided eye, and a more central region observed with an amateur telescope. Most of […]
Come and socialize with your fellow astronomy enthusiasts face-to-face at this online meeting! Bring your latest AstroPhotos or questions or mini-presentation. This event was created as a response to those who missed the social interaction opportunity provided at our in-person general meetings.
RSVP using the zoom.us link on the box above. Please install/update zoom client prior to the event. This is the "How to Use Your Telescope" session of the Beginners Astronomy Class. If you have a telescope and would like some help learning to set it up and use it, bring it along to this class. […]
RSVP using the link on the box above. Please install/update zoom client prior to the event. Cosmic Dawn: The Birth of Galaxies in our Universe The Milky Way is but one of an estimated two trillion galaxies in our observable Universe. Modern astronomical telescopes have revealed a rich ecosystem of galaxies, but our Universe wasn't […]
RSVP using the link on the box above. Please install/update zoom client prior to the event. Come and socialize with your fellow astronomy enthusiasts face-to-face virtually! Bring your latest astrophotos, mini-presentation, questions or none and your own refreshments.
The OCA board meeting will be at 10:30am and is open to all members. Contact Alan Smallbone the OCA secretary for more information and the link to join the online zoom meeting.
This event is free and open to public, to attend please use the zoom registration link on the box above. 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 […]
This event is free and open to public, to attend please use the zoom registration link on the box above. Solar Eclipses: Math, Science, and Spectacle A composite image of the 2013 total solar eclipse at solar maximum. (Photos by Jay Pasachoff, Allen Davis, and Vojtech Rusin; computer compositing by Miloslav Druckmüller) As a veteran […]
