Join us for an evening of stargazing at the SLO Botanical Garden. Explore the night sky with telescopes and guided viewing hosted by the Central Coast Astronomy Society. We’ll take a close-up look at Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s cloud bands and moons, the Moon in brilliant detail, and deep-sky objects including [Read More…]
Our next Star Party is on Jan 17th, starting at 5pm at Santa Margarita Lake Marina! Location: Our stargazing site is located in the parking lot of the marina and boat launch at Santa Margarita Lake Park (SMLP). The park is approximately 8 miles south of the town of Santa [Read More…]
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Jeffery, Associate Professor of Physics at Cal Poly. Dr. Jeffery studies variable stars and how their changing brightness reveals the life cycles of Sun-like stars as they evolve into white dwarfs. She leads student research on stellar populations and pulsating stars, providing insights [Read More…]
Research Opportunity (Co-Authored Journal Publication) CCAS members are invited to participate in a rare, hands-on astronomy research opportunity focused on the discovery and characterization of new binary star systems, using data from the Gaia mission of the European Space Agency and follow-up observations from Mount Wilson Observatory. This seminar combines real [Read More…]
Our next Star Party is on Dec 13th, starting at 4pm at Santa Margarita Lake Marina! Location: Our stargazing site is located in the parking lot of the marina and boat launch at Santa Margarita Lake Park (SMLP). The park is approximately 8 miles south of the town of Santa [Read More…]
✨ Event Details✨ Date: Thursday, December 11Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pmLocation: 1515 Frederick’s in San Luis ObispoOpen to CCAS members and their family (adults only, please) This year we’ll celebrate with: A massive gift giveaway for club members! A raffle with astronomy equipment prizes A Swap & Share Table — [Read More…]
Our next Star Party is on October 18th, starting at 5:30pm at Santa Margarita Lake Marina! Location: Our stargazing site is located in the parking lot of the marina and boat launch at Santa Margarita Lake Park (SMLP). The park is approximately 8 miles south of the town of Santa [Read More…]
We are excited to welcome John Keller, Director of Fiske Planetarium and Teaching Professor of Distinction in the Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. Thursday, October 16th at 7pm at 1515 Fredreicks, San Luis Obispo Dr. Keller received his PhD in Planetary Science from the [Read More…]
Our next Star Party is on September 20th, starting at 6 pm at Santa Margarita Lake Marina! Location: Our stargazing site is located in the parking lot of the marina and boat launch at Santa Margarita Lake Park (SMLP). The park is approximately 8 miles south of the town of [Read More…]
Long-time CCAS member, mentor to many, and master of the skies with his 20-inch StarSplitter If you ever lined up at a CCAS star party and caught your first view of Saturn’s rings through a towering 20-inch Dobsonian, chances are Kent Wallace was the one at the eyepiece, grinning as [Read More…]
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