Cancelled – Star-B-Que!!!

The star party and Star B Que are cancelled due to fire and mandatory evacuation order. Please do not try to drive to star party Any question please contact any board member. The August 3rd star party is also the annual Star-B-Que,which is a pot-luck dinner and gathering in front of the OCA Observatory at […]

General Meeting – August 2024

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 people under 18 on the Chapman Campus, they are welcome to attend online.  Join Zoom This meeting's speaker will present online from Tucson, AZ.   […]

Event Series Open Spiral Bar

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.

Event Series OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting

OCA Astrophysics SIG Meeting

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

The monthly meeting of the Astrophysics Special Interest Group is at 7:00 PM every third Friday of the month at Orange Coast College, Astronomy House. Please contact the ASIG chair for details at mark@ocastronomers.org .

OCA Outreach – Crystal Cove Grunion Run

Cottage 21, Los Trancos Beach, Crystal Cove State Park Newport Coast, United States

The biggest drawback is a moon that is one day past full. I inquired about new moon dates, but Erin said that her schedule for those dates is full. Some of the northern and eastern sky is blocked off by a nearby bluff, but, in a kind of exchange, the whole southern horizon is wide […]

Free

Online Beginner’s Class

Online

This is a free and open to the public online Zoom event, to attend please click here at or after 7:10pm 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 […]

OCA Private Outreach – Beacon Park Elementary #1

Beacon Park Elementary School 200 Cultivate, Irvine, CA, United States

This event is for the school's Back-to-School Night. The students and their parents are invited to stay at the campus for the arrival of the OCA astronomers with their telescopes, which will take place around the time that the Back-to-School Night ends.

General Meeting – September 2024

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 people under 18 are not allowed at Chapman campus, they are welcome to attend online.  Join Zoom This meeting's speaker will present online from China.   What is the […]

Event Series Open Spiral Bar

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.