Beginner’s Class In-person event

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

This is a free and open to the public  event (In-person event only). 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 Hands-on class. For details, please visit here […]

Beginner’s Class

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

This is a free and open to the public  event. 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 Hands-on  class. For details, please visit here and download the […]

Beginner’s Class (Cancelled due to Corona virus) (send email to p.davidw@yahoo.com for virtual class info)

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

The 2nd session of the Beginners Astronomy Class covers the different types of equipment used to observe the night sky, including telescopes, mounts, eyepieces, filters, and advantages and disadvantages of different options. This session is a must if thinking about buying a telescope. The Beginners Astronomy Class is held at the Heritage Museum of Orange […]

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 […]