Monday, January 5, 2026
Annual Members Photography Program — CLAS Members
See the best astrophotography night sky images from our CLAS members from the past year.
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Monday, December 1, 2025
The Heliosphere, our Solar System's Atmosphere — Gina Bugher
A program on our Sun's Heliosphere. Annual election of CLAS officers before program ...
Monday, November 3, 2025
Remote Observatory Operation — Keith Weisz
Learn about Keith's automated observatory and see him operate it remotely.
Monday, October 6, 2025
Stellar Formation: Turning Clouds of Gas and Dust into Stars — Prof. Scott Cameron (Cerro Coso CC)
A lecture on the many stages of star formation, which begins in large molecular clouds.
Monday, September 8, 2025
My School Report for Astrophotography this Summer — Keith Weisz
Keith will share images and astronomic info about images taken during the summer.
Monday, August 4, 2025
How to View and Photograph the Milky Way — Ralph Paonessa
Learn how to see and photograph the beautiful Milky Way from the dark skies outside Ridgecrest!
Monday, July 7, 2025
First Light for Vera Rubin Observatory — Keith Weisz
Learn about the new Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile and its record-breaking surveys of the sky!
Monday, June 2, 2025
How Big Is the Universe? — Keith Weisz
Program information to be announced
Monday, May 5, 2025
Point Your Telescope at the Moon! — Ralph Paonessa
Point Your Telescope at the Moon!
Monday, April 7, 2025
Advocacy for the Astronomical Sciences — Keith Weisz
How to advocate for support and funding of the sciences.
Monday, March 3, 2025
Where Did All our Atoms and Elements Come From? — Ralph Paonessa
Learn how and when all the elements and atoms in our Universe formed, starting with the Big Bang!
Monday, February 3, 2025
The Planet Mars — Keith Weisz
Monday, January 6, 2025
Annual Members Photo Show —
Members will share their astronomy and sky photos from the past year.