I have always had an interest in astronomy and, while in junior high school, fabricated a variety of telescopes from old eyeglass lenses or any other optics I could get my hands on. My first real astronomical telescope was one I built using a 6-inch f/8 mirror that was given [Read More…]
My telescope was given to me as a Christmas present by my husband. The telescope was the “treasure” of a Treasure Hunt I was sent on, picking up parts and pieces of the telescope along the way (the motor drive was found in the clothes dryer). I had never owned [Read More…]
You’ve just joined a happy team of fun astronomers! You’re on the list to get our announcements about upcoming astronomy events, including our star gazing parties and public astronomy lectures. In the meantime, we’re also sending your Your Getting Started Packet right now. Check your email in a few moments to [Read More…]
It all started back in late 2001 when I became interested in obtaining an Amateur Radio License so that if I moved to some remote place without phones I would still be able to get hold of help. Well, I have always had a fascination with electronics and theory so [Read More…]
In 1980 I decided to do something that was very unusual for me at the time.read a book! The book I chose to read was “Cosmos” by Carl Sagan. I know most of you reading this now have read Cosmos at some point in your life and therefor understand the [Read More…]
Although I am still fairly new to the club I have been interested in astronomy for many years. Born in 1958 I grew up alongside the space program. In the early 1960’s I lived in El Paso,Tx where my mom worked at White Sands Missile Range-apparently on classified projects as [Read More…]
This event is over… thank you to everyone who participated. Together, CCAS reached over 1,000 people! Here are some if the pictures from the transit: A transit of Venus is the observed passage of the planet across the disk of the sun. The planet Venus, [Read More…]
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