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Last Update: Saturday, 12-20-2008,
8:00 PM
Welcome to the Central Coast Astronomical Society, San Luis Obispo
County, California.
This is your launch pad to the spectacular world of astronomy and space exploration.
If you are fascinated by our Solar System and the Universe, you have come to the
right place.
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IYA 2009 /
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Upcoming Meetings and Events |
Next Free, Public CCAS Star Party
Date:
Saturday,
January 24, 2009
Sunset:
5:21 PM
Santa Margarita Lake KOA Campground
Park below Star Hill
Newcomers arrive before sunset!
Check this page the day of the
star party for event status.
See CCAS Star Parties for details.
Download monthly star charts and viewing guide from
SkyMaps |
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Next
Free, Public CCAS Meeting
Date: Thursday,
January 22, 2009 Time:
7:30-9:00 PM
Location:
Cuesta
College SLO Campus, Science Forum Bldg.
Topic: TBD
See CCAS Meetings
for details |
"Mars Within Reach"
Space Exploration
Exhibit at Cal Poly's Kennedy Library
November 7, 2008,
to January 12, 2009
See CCAS
Events for details |
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Also check the
CCAS Calendar
for other future events. |
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Check the sections below for quick links to useful information for our local
area.
We hope you find our website to be useful in your study of the cosmos.
Wishing you a rewarding journey and Clear Skies! Enjoy!
Daniel George, CCAS President.
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Free
CCAS E-News Bulletin Email Service |
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The CCAS
occasionally issues CCAS E-News Bulletins for local residents by email
covering various topics related to astronomy, space exploration and
local events.
This is a free service for anyone who is interested. Email
addresses of all news bulletin recipients are confidential, so they are
not visible to folks receiving the emails. If you would like to be
added to the in-house email distribution list (which is not posted in
anyway on the Internet), please send an email identifying your first and
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For an idea of this email
service, see CCAS Astro News / E-News
bulletins |
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Popular Website Links |
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Time:
National Institute of Standards &
Technology /
Brian Webb's Coordinated Universal Time |
News
& Space Info: Astronomy Now
/ SpaceFlight Now /
SpaceRef /
Science@NASA /
Universe Today
NASA Mission News /
Space Today Online /
Night Sky Observer |
| Sky Charts: Sky
& Telescope Interactive Sky Charts / SkyMaps.com |
Stargazing Information:
Sky
& Telescope:
This
Week's Sky at a Glance /
Observing
Highlights /
Interactive Sky
Charts / Celestial
Objects
S&T
Almanac Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, Visible Planets,
etc.
Jupiter:
Jupiter Observing Guide /
Viewing Jupiter's Moons /
Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Saturn:
Saturn Observing Guide /
Viewing Saturn's Moons
Other Sites:
Tonight's Sky /
Heavens-Above for Your Location
Universe
Today What's Up This Week /
S&T
Observing Highlights /
S&T
Sky Highlights
2008
LaConte's Monthly Backyard Stargazer Newsletter
/ David Oesper's Sky This Week Report
Griffith Observatory Sky Report /
Abrams
Planetarium Night Sky Notes
Brian Webb's
Southern California Astronomical Calendar and
Astronomical
Twilight SLO
SPACE.com
Sky Calendar / Space.com
NightSky
Joe Orman's Sky
Events Almanac 2008 /
Earth & Sky - Skywatching
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| Coordinates: CCAS Local Coordinates /
Heavens-Above
/ TopoZone /
Conversion |
| Constellations: CCAS
Constellation
List /
Dolan's Constellation Website /
Northern
Constellations |
Solar Information:
S&T The
Sun /
SOHO
Latest Solar Images / SOHO
Space Weather /
Solar
Cycle & Sunspots
NOAA
Space Environment Center /
Brian Webb's
Sunrise-Sunset Times SLO
USNO:
Sun
& Moon Data for One Day /
Sun
& Moon Data for One Year
Griffith
Observatory Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset Calendar for California
Cities
Sunrise/Sunset
Calendar for California Cities |
Lunar Information:
also see Solar Info section above for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset
TODAY'S MOON - Daily Visual Phase from StarDate.com
StarDate's Visual Moon Phase Display for Each Day of a Selected Month
David
Haworth's 29 Days of the Moon /
Moon
Image Atlas
Zoom Astronomy Phases of the Moon /
Wikipedia Lunar
Phases
S&T
The Moon / The
Sky Plus Lunar Map /
SPACE.com
Skywatcher's
Guide to the Moon
Brian Webb's
Moonrise, Moonset Times
/ StarDate Moon Phase
Display Calculator
Fred
Espenak's Moon Phases 2001-2025,
Pacific Time Zone
Inconstant Moon Moon Phase Calculator
USNO:
Sun
& Moon Data for One Day /
Sun
& Moon Data for One Year /
Virtual Moon Phases
Griffith Observatory
(LA) Moon Phases, Moonrise, Moonset, Sunrise, Sunset
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Photo Image of
the Day:
APOD
Today /
APOD
Archive /
NASA
Gallery
Photo Galleries - Celestial Objects:
HST /
Chandra
/ ESO /
NOAO
/ SEDS /
SPACE.com
Photo Galleries - NASA:
NASA /
KSC
Multimedia Gallery /
Shuttle
Missions /
ISS
NSSDC Planetary Photo Gallery /
NASA
Image of the Day
Earth from Space:
Visible
Earth / Earth
Observatory /
The
Blue Marble
Gateway
to Astronaut Photography |
Astro Overview:
Leicester Educational
Guide to Space & Astronomy
Galaxies
/ Local Group
/ Milky Way
/ Star
Clusters / Nebulae
/ Black Holes
Solar System Info: Nine Planets /
NASA
Photojournal / NASA Solar
System Exploration
NSSDC Solar
Physics
Jupiter:
Jupiter Observing Guide /
Viewing Jupiter's Moons /
Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Saturn:
Saturn Observing Guide /
Viewing Saturn's Moons
National Space Science Data Center:
NSSDC Home /
Planetary
Fact Sheets
Eclipses: 2008
/ Eclipse
/ Inconstant
Moon / Espenak /
Exploratorium
/ Lunar /
Solar
Meteor Showers: IMO
2008 / AMS
/ Gary Kronk's Meteor Showers
Online
Planetary Moons: Inconstant
Moon /
Windows to the Universe Table of Planetary Moons |
Messier
Objects: CCAS List /
SEDS Messier Catalog /
SEDS Icon Sheet /
SEDS Messier Marathon
Stars: 26
Brightest /
26
Nearest / Sea
& Sky Star Information
Extrasolar Planets: Planet
Quest / Other
Worlds, Distant Suns /
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia /
Wikipedia -
Extrasolar Planets |
| Astro Magazines: Astronomy
/ Sky & Telescope /
Amateur
Astronomy |
| Saving Dark Skies:
International
Dark-Sky Association /
S&T Saving Dark
Skies |
Observatories-Ground: SEDS /
Universe
Today / Virtual
Tours / Astroplace
/
Wikipedia
Observatories-Hubble: HubbleSite
/ Latest Image
Releases / Photo Gallery
Observatories-Other:
Spitzer
/ Chandra
X-Ray / Very
Large Array / Arecibo
Observatories-Future: James
Webb Space Telescope to replace
Hubble in 2011 |
Launch Information-NASA:
NASA Launch News
Launch Information-Vandenberg: Brian
Webb / SoCal
Sky Lights /
VAFB
Web
Launch Information-Space Shuttle: KSC
Shuttle Launch Schedule
Launch Information-Worldwide:
SpaceFlight
Now |
Launch Operations & Facilities:
NASA /
NASA Centers /
NASA
Missions / NASA Mission News /
NASA
Launch Vehicles & Facilities /
Sea Launch
Space Today Online: Space Launch Facilities Around the World
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Spacecraft-Shuttle: NASA
Shuttle Info
Spacecraft-ISS:
NASA-HSF
ISS Info /
Shuttle
Press Kit: ISS
Spacecraft-Orbiting: NASA-GSFC
List of Orbiting Spacecraft /
JPL Missions
Spacecraft-Planetary: NASA-GSFC
List of Planetary Missions /
JPL Missions
Spacecraft-Manned Mission History: Mercury
/ Gemini
/ Apollo
/ Skylab
/
Shuttle
Spacecraft-Manned Mission Photos: Mercury
/ Gemini
/ Apollo
/ Space
Shuttle
Planetary Exploration-Jupiter: Galileo
/
Galileo
Photo Gallery /
Voyager
Planetary Exploration-Saturn: Cassini-Huygens
/ Voyager
Orbiting Spacecraft Tracking:
NASA HSF
Tracking
Orbiting Spacecraft Sighting: J-Pass
/ Heavens Above ISS &
Shuttle Viewing |
Astronomy: Weisstein's World of Astronomy / Zoom
Astronomy / Astronomy Notes
Astro Terminology: CCAS
Astro Terminology /
Nine
Planets /
Wikipedia /
Imagine the
Universe
Physics: Weisstein's World of Physics /
Physlink
/ HyperPhysics
Chemistry:
Weisstein's World of Chemistry
Mathematics:
Weisstein's World of Mathematics
General Reference:
WWW
Virtual Library / Martindale's
Reference Desk |
| Astro
E-Cards: Chandra /
Original
/ Yahoo
/ Einstein /
Webshots |
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Hubble Space Telescope Images |
The Hubble Space
Telescope has been the most important development in astronomy since
the invention of the telescope. In reality, it is one of the
most important developments in the history of mankind, as it has
opened the infinite Universe for our study and understanding.
For some of Hubble's more spectacular images, see
Hubble Photos. |
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