You are cordially invited to attend a gala event celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Hooker Telescope on May 4th from 1 PM – 11:30 PM at Mt. Wilson Observatory. The 100-Inch Hooker Telescope The 100-inch (2.5 m) Hooker telescope located at Mount Wilson Observatory, California, was completed in 1917, [Read More…]
Take flight throughout time and space with this musical delight of sight and sound. Don’t miss this multimedia, interactive family affair. Join Michael Nowak, Orchestra Novo, Inga Swearingen, Ken Hustad, and breathtaking images from our solar system and beyond. Travel through time and see the birth of the flight of [Read More…]
For slightly over a year now, the Beautify Cambria Association has been spearheading an effort to update outdoor lighting ordinances and promote dark-sky friendly lighting to protect the nocturnal environment and our heritage of star filled skies over Cambria and adjacent north coast areas. You are all cordially invited to [Read More…]
On October 10th (Wed), you are invited to the exoplanet lecture in the Spanos Theatre that is open to the public! Amherst College astronomy professor Kate Follette is talking about her work as a planet hunter. She is also giving the physics colloquium the next day and spending two days [Read More…]
I wanted to alert you and the CCAS to an upcoming event at Cal Poly. On April 28, we will have a speaker from JPL to talk about the Mars InSight mission that (hopefully) launches in early May. Since Cal Poly built some of the hardware that is flying to [Read More…]
Thank you for donating to CCAS! Monetary donations are used to purchase new equipment for our observing programs, support regional star parties, print our newsletter and pay for postage, pay for our great speakers, and other incidentals. All donations are greatly appreciated. We will provide a receipt upon request for [Read More…]
On Sep 17, 2017 Cal Poly held their annual Showcase event to finish off WOW week. Ron Setina and Dave Majors helped the Cal Poly Astronomy Club with their booth with our Solar Scopes. Since their scopes were looking at the Sun, Dave powered his with solar panels. Here are [Read More…]
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