Online General Meeting – February 2022

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This is a free and open to the public online event. Join Zoom   Dragonfly: Exploring an Organic Rich Moon   Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a dense atmosphere, which supports an Earth-like hydrological cycle of methane clouds, rain, lakes, and seas. Complex organic surface materials may preserve, in a […]

Online Beginner’s Class

Online

This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here. The 6th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the basics of astrophotography, covering different types of imaging, how different types of cameras are used for this kind of photography, and other equipment and considerations […]

OCA Board Meeting

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Meeting of the OCA board. Members who want to attend please contact the secretary, Alan Smallbone, for details.

Online General Meeting – January 2022

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This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here. Psyche: Journey to a Metal World     NASA selected Psyche as the 14th Discovery mission on Jan. 4, 2017. Led by Arizona State University, Psyche will be the first orbiter of a M-class asteroid, […]

Open Spiral Bar

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This is a free and open to the public online event. Join Zoom Come and socialize with your fellow astronomy enthusiasts face-to-face virtually! Bring your latest astrophotography, mini-presentation, questions or none and your own refreshments.

Online Beginner’s Class

Online

This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here. The 5th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class is the "How to Use Your Telescope". If you have a telescope and would like some help learning to set it up and use it, attend this […]

Open Spiral Bar

Online

This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here. Come and socialize with your fellow astronomy enthusiasts face-to-face virtually! Bring your latest astrophotography, mini-presentation, questions or none and your own refreshments.

Online General Meeting – December 2021

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This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here.   An Antarctic Odyssey: Winter-Over at South Pole Station   In a lavishly illustrated presentation, John W. Briggs of New Mexico will describe his year-long experience living at the Geographic South Pole while working for […]

Online General Meeting – December 2021

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This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here.   White Holes     Black holes are solutions of the Einstein equations long believed to be unphysical. Now we know they represent real things in the sky. White holes are solutions of the Einstein […]

Online Beginner’s Class

Online

This is a free and open to the public online event, to attend please register with zoom by clicking here. The 4th 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. […]