Private Outreach – Canceled

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Event:           Heritage Museum of Orange County Date:             Thursday, 3/12/2020 Viewing at 8:00 PM, Sunset at 6:58 PM Place:           Heritage Museum of Orange County Address:       3101 W Harvard St; Santa Ana Location:       33°43'15"N, 117°54'38"W Directions:    Take CA-55 South to 405 N. Merge onto 405 North towards Long Beach.  Take the Exit 11 Fairview Rd /Harbor Blvd, […]

Beginner’s Class

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

The first session of the Beginners Astronomy Class gives a general overview of all of the different objects you can see in the night and day time skies, with some history and information about what they are and their significance.  An overview of the current scientific understanding of the Universe's beginning, present and future is […]

Beginner’s Class

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

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 for taking a good picture. This session is taught by Kyle Coker, who is active in the club's AstroImaging special […]

Beginner’s Class

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

This is the "How to Use Your Telescope" session of the Beginners Astronomy Class. If you have a telescope and would like some help learning to set it up and use it, bring it along to this class. Or attend to just learn and look through a telescope. The Beginners Astronomy Class is held at […]

Event Series Astrophysics SIG Meeting

Astrophysics SIG Meeting

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    Our Astrophysics group meets to discuss and learn about how the universe works as a seminar group that bases its discussions on topics of interest introduced by the participants and the videos that are shown during the meetings on different aspects of astrophysics. The meetings are held in the classroom at the Heritage […]

Beginner’s Class

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

The 4th session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the science behind the telescope. How does our eyes actually perceive objects we see in the telescope and what is the physics that allows that perception. The Beginners Astronomy Class is held at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana. For details, please visit […]

Event Series Astrophysics SIG Meeting

Astrophysics SIG Meeting

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    Our Astrophysics group meets to discuss and learn about how the universe works as a seminar group that bases its discussions on topics of interest introduced by the participants and the videos that are shown during the meetings on different aspects of astrophysics. The meetings are held in the classroom at the Heritage […]

Beginner’s Class

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

The 3rd session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers different methods of finding objects in the night sky.  Special topic is learning the constellations. The Beginners Astronomy Class is held at the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana. For details, please visit /special-interest-groups/beginners-class/ and download the sample information PDF package.  Free and open to […]

Private Outreach Canceled – Heritage Museum of Orange County

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

Event:           Heritage Museum of Orange County Date:             Wednesday, 10/30/2019 Viewing at 7:00 PM, Sunset at 6:04 PM Place:           Heritage Museum of Orange County Address:       3101 W Harvard St; Santa Ana Location:       33°43'15"N, 117°54'38"W Directions:    Take CA-55 South to 405 N. Merge onto 405 North towards Long Beach.  Take the Exit 11 Fairview Rd /Harbor Blvd, […]

Event Series Astrophysics SIG Meeting

Astrophysics SIG Meeting

Orange Coast College, Building 40, Astronomy House Merrimac Way, Costa Mesa, CA, United States

    Our Astrophysics group meets to discuss and learn about how the universe works as a seminar group that bases its discussions on topics of interest introduced by the participants and the videos that are shown during the meetings on different aspects of astrophysics. The meetings are held in the classroom at the Heritage […]