As many astronomers can tell you, holding star parties and heading into unknown territory to perform your stargazing can sometimes throw you a curve ball and present rather interesting and challenging situations. Aurora asked that I relate any events that might make for interesting reading for CCAS readers, so here [Read More…]
Kermit King Elementary held theirs on the evening of Thursday, January 26. These events are held in the schools’s gym and feature various science exhibits- some by the school’s students ,Van de Graaff Generators by High School students, and of course our own CCAS members with telescopes. This is education [Read More…]
Our next star gazing event is on November 23, 2019 from 7p.m. – 10 p.m. at Santa Margarita Lake. Join us for star gazing at Santa Margarita Lake! This star party is not open to the public. The entrance to the Lake is about ½ mile east of the KOA [Read More…]
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Jill Tarter is Director, Center for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. On October 8th, she gave an amazing presentation to over 300 people at Cal Poly State University. Tarter’s work has brought her wide recognition in the scientific community, including two Public Service Medals from [Read More…]
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…]
Please notice the quotation marks around the title, because none of the telescopes that have been a part of my life have been “mine”–I have never owned one! Lets begin in 1946, when I was a 6th grader in Miss Weber’s class. She was an enthusiast about science teaching, especially [Read More…]
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