CCAS Astronomer Kent Wallace and President Aurora Lipper will be taking you on a tour of the night sky so you can star gaze right from home! We’ll concentrate on objects you can see with binoculars or small telescope. We’ll also show you how to use Star Charts to help [Read More…]
Don’t forget about the upcoming meteor shower! The moon’s minimal (yay!) and you don’t even need a telescope – just go outside and look up! Try to find a space away from city lights, and enjoy it with a friend.
A lunar month takes 29.53 days. This is the amount of time it takes for the Moon to complete a cycle through all the phases, from new moon to full moon and then back to new moon again. This is very close to the length of a month in the [Read More…]
Let’s go star gazing for Halloween! Premieres Saturday, October 10th at 7PM (PDT). Halloween needs more Galileos, Keplers and Sir Isaac Newtons knocking on doors and asking for sweets to remind us of the scientific discoveries that made our current understanding of the universe possible. Without scientific breakthroughs, we would [Read More…]
This is a fun opportunity for CCAS members to connect and discuss all things astronomy during these stay-at-home times. We’re going to start just after sunset at 8 PM and be on for as long as people are interested probably about 2 hours. You’re welcome to jump on anytime during [Read More…]
CCAS Astronomer Kent Wallace and President Aurora Lipper will be taking you on a tour of the night sky so you can star gaze right from home! It’s that time again for FALL star gazing! We are going to focus on objects you can see with binoculars or small telescope. [Read More…]
CCAS Astronomer Kent Wallace and President Aurora Lipper will be taking you on a tour of the night sky so you can star gaze right from home! It’s that time again for SUMMER star gazing! This is the time of warm, late nights sparkling with stars, planets and meteor showers! [Read More…]
