We need local amateur astronomers to help inspire public support for dark skies in our local communities. Join Los Flores Ranch Park in Santa Maria for some, or all, of their stargazing parties for the many diverse and curious people who show up to be dazzled. The average turnout is [Read More…]
On October 10th (Wed), you are invited to the exoplanet lecture in the Spanos Theatre that is open to the public! Amherst College astronomy professor Kate Follette is talking about her work as a planet hunter. She is also giving the physics colloquium the next day and spending two days [Read More…]
I wanted to alert you and the CCAS to an upcoming event at Cal Poly. On April 28, we will have a speaker from JPL to talk about the Mars InSight mission that (hopefully) launches in early May. Since Cal Poly built some of the hardware that is flying to [Read More…]
On Sep 17, 2017 Cal Poly held their annual Showcase event to finish off WOW week. Ron Setina and Dave Majors helped the Cal Poly Astronomy Club with their booth with our Solar Scopes. Since their scopes were looking at the Sun, Dave powered his with solar panels. Here are [Read More…]
I am excited to announce that we have recently been able to secure a Cassini scientist to give our 2nd Ross and Sue Benitez Space Exploration Forum on Saturday, September 16. This is the day after the end of the Cassini mission as the spacecraft plunges into Saturn’s atmosphere. Jani [Read More…]
There is a major eclipse over much of North America this month. The sun will go dark during the day right in the middle of a cloudless day. An eclipse is when one object completely blocks another. If you’re big on vocabulary words, the word that describes this as a [Read More…]
Having recently visited UCSB’s Sedgewick Reserve at the foothills of Figueroa Mountain in the Santa Ynez Valley, I was eager to learn more about the organization, people, and equipment comprising the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, commonly shortened to LCOGT Network or simply LCO. LCO’s very first fully automated [Read More…]
Our CCAS Members went on a road trip to SLAC on January 26, 2017! SLAC is the world’s longest particle accelerator and has done incredible science over the past 65 years of operation. Six scientist have won Nobel prizes for their work done at SLAC, and each year they turn [Read More…]
Mt. Wilson Observatory Trip November 5-6, 2016 Trip summary and observation by Glen Smeltzer After meeting in the San Luis Obispo Home Depot parking lot, we boarded the bus and a car for the trip south. We stopped in Santa Barbara for a quick lunch and a peek through [Read More…]
For C.C.A.S. members who own a telescope or plan to use or purchase one in the near future! WHAT: Discussions and examples will include: Types of telescopes w/advantages and disadvantages of each. Telescope mountings and how they are used. Types of eyepieces and how to select them. Importance of eye [Read More…]
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