Our Guest Speaker is Dr. Pogge from Ohio State Astronomy Dept and he will be speaking about”Chasing Oxygen” at our monthly meeting in Janurary! Click here for directions. The Big Bang made only hydrogen and helium plus tiny traces of lithium and deuterium. This is why hydrogen and helium are [Read More…]
Astronomy has weaved its way through my life since taking a class at Poly in the late 60’s. I haven’t been without a scope for 50 years. The current collection includes a dozen scopes – all refractors except an 8SE (a “gift” that is still broken) and a Mak-Cass that [Read More…]
Beautify Cambria’s Dark Sky Initiative (DSI) Committee is hosting Kelly Beatty and a star party next Saturday, January 25th, weather permitting. January 24-26 is the Art & Wine Festival in Cambria with several venues serving dinner with art and art with wine, so it’s sure to be a fun night! [Read More…]
Comet Borisov 2I was spotted in our solar system, and it was only spotted once before. It has a sun-centered orbit that is not bound to the sun. It passed through our solar system at the end of Oct in 2019 and made its closest approach on Dec 8th of [Read More…]
My first serious telescope arrived at my house in late November 2018. I had an old Bushnell refractor which I never found more useful than looking at the moon. Had I known previously that sophisticated astronomy equipment was available for amateurs, I would have been in the hobby long ago. [Read More…]
We have a few corrections for this year’s dates that were published in the January newsletter. We’ve also updated the newsletter and calendar to match. Please make a note of the new dates (corrections are in RED). Star Gazing at Santa Margarita Lake: Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 21, Apr [Read More…]
My fascination with astronomy started on my many campouts with my Dad and a simple pair of binoculars. Then in 1985 I bought my first telescope, an 8 inch Celestron for viewing Haley’s Comet. I now have a 14 inch Celestron and love it. For the past 5 years I [Read More…]
Since the space shuttle’s last flight, in 2011, NASA has relied on Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft for trips to and from the International Space Station. In 2019, NASA hoped to begin flying astronauts aboard capsules built by two private companies, SpaceX and Boeing, but persistent delays knocked back the timeline another [Read More…]
