Due to two consecutive rain out dates, the Messier Marathon will now take place at the next star party on April 29.
Download the official OCA form to keep track of your observations and participate in the 2006 OCA contest. Image of M5 by Arnie Rosner.
Four OCA astronomers participate at
a private school outreach in Fountain Valley
Google has added Mars to its list of Google maps. Take a look at http://www.google.com/mars/
To see the updated agenda for the Board meeting on 3/12/06, please click on the title to this article.
The Venus Express Ground Observing Project (VEXGOP) is an opportunity to contribute scientifically useful images and data to compliment the Venus Express (VEX) spacecraft observations of Venus. The project will focus on utilising the capabilities of advanced amateurs to obtain images of the atmosphere of Venus; specifically filtered monochrome images obtained with CCD based cameras in the 350nm to 1000nm (near ultraviolet, visible and near infrared range).
Join us as we hear celebrated astrophysics historian, researcher, and speaker, Professor Virginia Trimble, give us the latest on all the scientific findings in Astrophysics in the past year.
For the busy person on the go who likes space but can’t stay in one place for a long time, take “Astronomy A Go-Go” with you, on the go! With Saturn visible in the sky, check out their latest Episode: Find Saturn and the “Woman in the Moon”
The election results, and some words of appreciation for the four fine club members who are not returning to the 2006 Board we thank Dave Radosevich, Tony Obra, Bill Hepner and Paul Brewer for their time, efforts and expertise during the time they each served on the OCA Board, and for their other efforts on behalf of the club. For more, please click on the title of this article.
Our next Beginners Astronomy class, on 2/3/06, will feature an overview and introduction to astrophotography, presented by a special guest speaker, Kyle Coker. For details, please click on the title to this article.
Blackstar was fairly clear Saturday night…but it got cold!