View and image through the world famous 60-inch telescope on close-by Mt. Wilson! The OCA rents the 60-inch telescope from Mt. Wilson for a whole night. Only a limited number of spaces are available so make reservations early. Click the headline above for more information.
We had a great night in Blackstar Canon, with surprisingly dark skies due south and west from the coastal marine layer. It stayed nice and warm all night, and 20+ cars quickly filled both the parking lot and the usual observation spots.
Lost and found:
(Returned) A Celestron(?) hand control holder.
From last month’s star party:
A yellow toy car, a straw doll.
This Saturday’s Black Star Canyon star party should be warm and clear…
It was warm, clear and dark…we had 28 cars came out and everyone seemed to have fun!
Don’t miss the star party at Black Star Canyon this month…should be warm & clear!
http://cleardarksky.com/c/OCASilCAkey.html
At the June 12th meeting of the Big Bear Valley Astronomical Society, Paul Littlecoyote will present “Enjoying Globular Clusters”. Globular star clusters are easily visible to observers with even binoculars and small telescopes. A couple can even be seen with the unaided eye. Littlecoyote’s Powerpoint presentation will demonstrate how to find, observe and get the most out of these objects. Observation with the Celestron Nexstar 11 in StarGazers Inn’s Observatory will follow.
We’d like to invite all amateur astronomers to take their telescopes out to the sidewalk on the evening of May 19th. We know that many amateurs have commitments with local observatories, planetariums, libraries, etc on the Saturday evening near first quarter Moon, but if you can spare some of your members, it would be great if they could find places where people AREN’T expecting to look through a scope.
Black Star Canyon was warm, clear and fun this past Saturday evening!
Should be warm and clear at Black Star Canyon this Saturday evening…perfect for a star party! http://cleardarksky.com/c/OCASilCAkey.html
To see the proposed agenda for the Board meeting this coming Sunday, please click on the title. As always, all members are welcome to attend – please contact Barbara Toy or Bob Buchheim in advance if you plan to come. The pre-meeting potluck starts at 5:00, and the meeting at 5:30 p.m.