Catch the shooting stars of the last major meteor shower of the year, the Ursids, when it peaks between the night of December 21 and 22, 2020.
This event is free and open to public, to attend please register using the zoom.us link on the box above. 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 last solar eclipse of 2020 will be on Monday December 14th and is going to be only visible from Southern America. Behold that OCA in collaboration with Prof. Elizabeth Villanueva and her students from Colegio Alberto Pérez has arranged for an international live broadcast of the event. The program will be held from the […]
Catch the shooting stars of the last major meteor shower of the year, the Ursids, when it peaks between the night of December 21 and 22, 2020.
This December 21st, on the winter solstice, Jupiter and Saturn will be their "closest" in 800 years. Not since the Middle Ages has this close encounter between these two planets occurred. The event will occur 45 minutes after sunset in the southwest and will result in a spectacular view! Get out your cameras!!
This event is free and open to public; to attend please register using the zoom.us link on the box above. This 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 […]
The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at its peak. It is thought to be produced by dust grains left behind by an extinct comet known as 2003 EH1, which was discovered in 2003
At 5:30am, the Earth will reach its perihelion—the point on its orbit that is closest to the Sun.
