Central Coast Astronomical Society

Central Coast Astronomical Society

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Month: September 2011

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Remember Jodi Foster in the movie CONTACT? We’ve got the REAL THING!

September 28, 2011 admin 0

PUBLIC ASTRONOMY TALK: Are We Alone? Dr. Jill Tarter Director, Center for SETI Research SETI Institute (This event is over.) Aliens abound on the movie screens, but in reality we are still trying to find out if we share our universe with other sentient creatures. Intelligence is very difficult to [Read More…]

Upcoming Events

Jan 15
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Exploring Variable Stars with Dr. Elizabeth Jeffery on January 15th

Jan 17
5:00 pm

Star Party – Santa Margarita Lake Park

Jan 24
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Stargazing in SLO at the Botanical Gardens

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Member’s Work

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M33 by Dave Majors
NGC 4565 by Dave Mjors
M1 Crab Nebula by Peter Bresler
M42
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Globular Cluster M15 by Dave Majors
M65-M66 pair of the Leo Triplet by Dave Mjors
Rosette Nebula by Lee Coombs
M78 by Dave Majors
NGC 891 in Andreomeda by Dave Majors
M33 Hyperstar

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