7:30:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM The 4th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class provides a more indepth explanation of telescopes and how they operate. This is a technical discussion covering the physics behind the telescope. The Beginners Astronomy Class is held at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana. For details, please see […]
Exoplanets: Finding Life in the Galaxy Join Dr. Zellem, a planetary astronomer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as he discusses how scientists find and characterize exoplanets, planets outside of our Solar System, with the ultimate goal of finding extraterrestrial life. Robert Zellem
Our Astrophysics group meets to discuss and learn about how the universe works as a seminar group that bases its discussions on topics of interest introduced by the participants and the videos that are shown during the meetings on different aspects of astrophysics. The meetings are held in the classroom at the Heritage […]
Event: Heritage STEAM Elementary Date: Tuesday, 1/14/2020 Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:04 PM Place: Heritage STEAM Elementary Address: 15400 Lansdowne Rd; Tustin Location: 33°43'05"N, 117°49'45"W Directions: Take CA-55 South towards Costa Mesa, 4 mi. Take exit 9 for Edinger Ave. Use Right two lanes to turn onto E Edinger Ave, .7 mi. Turn […]
Event: Northwood High School Date: Monday, 1/13/2020 Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 5:03 PM Place: Northwood High School Address: 4515 Portola Pkwy; Irvine Location: 33°44'04"N, 117°44'57"W Directions: Merge onto CA-91 E/Riverside Fwy toward Riverside; go 1.1 mi. Take exit 40 for California 241 South Toll toward Irvine; go 1.0 mi. Continue onto CA-241 S; […]
Event: St. Francis of Assisi School Date: Thursday, 3/19/2020 Viewing at 8:00 PM, Sunset at 7:02 PM Place: St. Francis of Assisi School Address: 5330 Eastside Circle; Yorba Linda Location: 33°52'55"N, 117°44'48"W Directions: Take CA-55 North towards Riverside. Merge onto CA-91 E towards Riverside, 4.8 mi. Use Right 2 lanes to take Exit 39 for […]