Category Archives: Import

09/01/07 Black Star Canyon recap

Posted on by tepiastar

Hottest BSC star party on record…and sky was clear.

BSC star party Saurday Sept 1st

Posted on by tepiastar

Don’t miss the last warm Black Star Canyon summer star party in 2007!

12th annual Starry Nights Festival September, 2008

Posted on by tepiastar

It is time again for the Starry Nights Festival in Yucca Valley, California!

08/04/07 Blackstar Canyon recap

Posted on by tepiastar

Was a nice warm night for a star party…but we did have some pesky clouds.

BSC star party Saturday Aug 4th

Posted on by tepiastar

Black Star Canyon should be warm and clear this Saturday night…perfect conditions for an OCA summer star party!

Seeing in the Dark

Posted on by tepiastar

A new 60 minute HDTV documentary film on amateur astronomy to air on September 19, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS

Agenda for 7/22/07 Board Meeting

Posted on by tepiastar

To see the proposed agenda for the meeting of the OCA Board of Trustees this coming Sunday, please click on the title to this article. All members are welcome to attend, but please contact Barbara Toy or Bob Buchheim in advance to let us know you plan to be there.

Come to the Astrophysics Meeting – tonight, 7/20!

Posted on by tepiastar

This is a good meeting to come to if you’re new to the Astrophysics SIG or haven’t attended in a while. We’re starting a new series of lectures by Alex Filippenko – new and improved, with better graphics and lots of new material. The topic tonight is light, including rainbows and halos. So come join us in our new room at the Centennial Heritage Museum, where we even have AC and a restroom in the same building!

For details and directions, please click the title.

Viewing Through the Mt. Wilson 60

Posted on by tepiastar

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.

07/07/07 Blackstar Canyon Recap

Posted on by tepiastar

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.