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

Apr 8
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

A Trip to the Center of Our Galaxy Talk (online) on April 8th

Apr 8
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Project Scientist on NASA PUNCH Mission Coming to Cal Poly on April 8th

Apr 11
5:00 pm

Star Party – Santa Margarita Lake Park

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Member’s Work

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

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