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

CLAS

The China Lake Astronomical Society

Next Meeting

June Meeting & Program

Monday, June 5, 2023
7:00 PM: Refreshments & Used Book Sale
7:30 PM: Program

A Narrowband Imaging Example — Keith Weisz, Dan Price

We will learn the details of a narrowband image of the Pinwheel Galaxy by member Dan Price.

Next Star Party

Brown Road Star Party - June

Friday, June 16, 2023 — 8:00 PM
CLAS Dark Sky Site - Brown Road

Telescopes under dark skies

We will have telescopes to view deep sky objects from our dark site south of town.

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Used Astronomy and Technical Book Sale!!

We have a large number of used technical books from the collections of past CLAS presidents Carroll Evans and Earl Wilson and we're looking for good homes for them. We are offering them for sale at bargain prices at our monthly meeting June 5 at Maturango. See the June newsletter for details.

Recent CLAS Newsletters Online

Download and view the latest CLAS Skywatchers newsletter.

Members Photos from the January 2023 meeting

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

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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