Milky Way over Alabama Hills and Sierra Nevada (c) Ralph Paonessa

CLAS

The China Lake Astronomical Society

Monthly Meetings

Monday, April 3, 2023
7:00 PM: Refreshments
7:30 PM: Program

The Night Skies of the Southern Hemisphere — Ralph Paonessa

Discover the fantastic sights of Southern Hemisphere night skies, invisible below our horizon.

Star Parties

Saturday, April 29, 2023
Maturango Museum

Telescope views of Venus, Mars & the crescent Moon

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Join the China Lake Astronomical Society!

Monthly meetings and programs
Skywatchers newsletter
Star parties and viewing events
Observatory domes

Solar Viewing at Maturango

View the surface of the Sun through solar telescopes on March 19 12-3 PM at Maturango.

Members Photos from the January 2023 meeting

The Members Photo Show from the January 2023 meeting available to download, and the photos are online.

Recent CLAS Newsletters Online

Download and view the latest CLAS Skywatchers newsletter.

Attend our Meetings on Zoom!

Find out how to attend our monthly meetings using Zoom.

The China Lake Astronomical Society is a place for people who want to learn about, participate in, and share astronomy activities and education

We are based in Ridgecrest and China Lake, California, in the Indian Wells Valley of the Mojave Desert. We are just over the mountains from Death Valley and some of the darkest skies in the United States.

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