Video Premier: Stargazing Targets for July
CCAS president Aurora Lipper and CCAS amateur astronomers Kent Wallace and Brian Cox provide a tour of the summer sky for July. This video premieres July 10, 2021 at 7PM (PDT)
Free Live Class: How to Use Binoculars for Astronomy
Join Brian from Central Coast Astronomy & Aurora from Supercharged Science as they go over what you need to know to get started touring the night sky with a pair of binoculars! Click the image below to join the live stream. Watching from a Smart TV or Roku? Log [Read More…]
Live Tour of the Moon
Join CCAS officer, Dr. Lee Coombs as he presents a tour of the Moon. He will discuss its formation and terrain while diving deep into the features that one can observe starting with the 5 day Moon, and ending with the 11 day Moon. This will include features that one [Read More…]
Dark Sky Locations in Central California
These locations* have been recommended by club members. If you have additional recommendations, please let us know. Vineyard Dog Park Reasonably dark skies and good surface. parks4pups.org/vineyard-dog-park-templeton Santa Margarita Lake The campsites in the Grey Pines Loop are reasonably dark. slocountyparks.com/camp/santa-margarita-lake/ Blinn Ranch Trailhead Has dark skies [Read More…]
Join us for Virtual Stargazing – ONLINE – June 12th at 7PM
CCAS astronomers Kent Wallace and Brian P. Cox, together with President Aurora Lipper will be taking you on a tour of the night sky so you can star gaze right from home! They’ll also show you how to use Star Charts to help you navigate and find objects. You can [Read More…]
Join us for Virtual Stargazing – ONLINE – May 15th at 7PM
CCAS astronomers Kent Wallace and Brian P. Cox, together with President Aurora Lipper will be taking you on a tour of the night sky so you can star gaze right from home! They’ll also show you how to use Star Charts to help you navigate and find objects. You can [Read More…]
Join us for Virtual Stargazing – ONLINE – April 10th at 7PM
CCAS astronomers Kent Wallace and Brian P. Cox, together with President Aurora Lipper will be taking you on a tour of the night sky so you can star gaze right from home! They’ll also show you how to use Star Charts to help you navigate and find objects. You can [Read More…]