Los Flores Ranch Star Party

February 4, 2019 admin1 0

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…]

Save the Stars – Jan 19 Cambria

January 30, 2019 admin 0

For slightly over a year now, the Beautify Cambria Association has been spearheading an effort to update outdoor lighting ordinances and promote dark-sky friendly lighting to protect the nocturnal environment and our heritage of star filled skies over Cambria and adjacent north coast areas. You are all cordially invited to [Read More…]

Oct 10th Exo Planet Lecture

October 8, 2018 admin 0

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…]

JPL guest talk about the Mars InSight Mission

April 17, 2018 admin 0

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…]

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Donating to the CCAS

January 5, 2018 admin 0

Thank you for donating to CCAS! Monetary donations are used to purchase new equipment for our observing programs, support regional star parties, print our newsletter and pay for postage, pay for our great speakers, and other incidentals. All donations are greatly appreciated. We will provide a receipt upon request for [Read More…]