July 17, 2025 Club Meeting: A New Way to Explore the Night Sky

July 7, 2025 admin 0

Presented by and showcasing CCAS members Dave Majors, Paul Wilson, Corrina Jones, Jon Iverson and Christopher Caruso. Astrophotography used to require bulky equipment, technical know-how, and a lot of patience. But now, thanks to evolving technology, there’s an exciting new way to get started—smart telescopes. These compact devices combine a [Read More…]

Join us October 17th, for our in-person club meeting

October 9, 2024 admin4 0

Time: 7PM Location: United Methodist Church Wesley Room 1515 Fredricks Street San Luis Obsipo, CA 93405 Main Topic: Blazars, the Most Energetic Particle Accelerators in the Universe, by Jodi Christiansen Description: Most galaxies harbor a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at their core.  Although black holes by themselves do not radiate light, [Read More…]

Join us July 18th, for our in-person club meeting

June 27, 2024 admin4 0

Time: 7PM Location: United Methodist Church Wesley Room 1515 Fredricks Street San Luis Obsipo, CA 93405 Main Topic: Astrophotography Lee Coombs has assembled a group of CCAS astrophotographers who will provide presentations for our July meeting. They will each briefly describe their equipment and then show some of their favorite [Read More…]

Join us April 18th, for our in-person club meeting.

April 14, 2024 admin4 0

Time: 7PM Location: United Methodist Church Wesley Room 1515 Fredricks Street San Luis Obsipo, CA 93405 Guest Speaker: Bruce Jurcevich, a retired Lockheed Martin engineer Bruce and his colleagues were part of the team that had a large role in the JWST NirCam instrument, and will be sharing a presentation [Read More…]

In-Person Club Meeting – January 18, 2024

October 30, 2023 admin4 0

Join us at United Methodist Church on January 18th, 2024 for our first in-person meeting since 2020. Time: 7PM Location: United Methodist Church 1515 Fredricks Street San Luis Obsipo, CA 93405 Guest Speaker: Dr. Anna Ciurlo from UCLA Galactic Center on the Milky way structure and the environment of the [Read More…]