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For Their Support

Astronomers Without Borders


 

The Rose City Astronomers club meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at OMSI in Portland, Oregon.
RCA has educational activities such as Telescope Workshops, Special Interest Groups, Outreach programs, and outings for celestial events and gatherings, along with club star parties.
In partnership with
OMSI the RCA supports OMSI public star parties and Astronomy Day.

The next RCA Meeting will be
Monday, May 21st, 2012

Information Fair and Swap Meet - 7:30pm
OMSI Auditorium

Skytools 3 Tutorial - 6:30pm & 8pm
Presented by Mark Martin
OMSI Planetarium

Junior Astronomers - 6:30pm
ages 7-14
OMSI Classroom 1

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'Special Interest Group' Meetings - SIGs

Astro-Imaging SIG
Monday - May 14th - 7pm
Beaverton Public Library
meeting room B
Junior Astronomers
ages 7-14
Monday, May 21st - 6:30pm
OMSI Classroom 1
Skytools 3 Tutorial
Monday, May 21st - 6:30pm & 8:00pm
OMSI Planetarium
Cosmology SIG
Wednesday, May 23rd - 7pm
"The Dynamic Sun"
Linus Pauling House
Telescope Workshop
Saturday June 2nd 10am-3pm
Tech Marine Svc bldg
Downtowner's Lunch Bunch
Friday - June 8th - Noon
Kell's Bar & Grill
Astro-Imaging SIG
Monday - June 11th - 7pm
Beaverton Public Library
meeting room B
New Members Meeting
Monday, July16th - 6:30pm
OMSI Planetarium

 

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We're now on Facebook as
"Rose City Astronomers"

We're now on Twitter as
"RoseCityAstro"

OMSI Star Party - Partial Solar Eclipse
Sunday, May 20th - 5pm-7pm
OMSI East Parking Lot

OMSI Star Party - Transit of Venus
Tuesday June 5th - 3pm-9pm
OMSI East Parking Lot

Information about Upcoming Astronomical Events
May 20th - Annular Solar Eclipse
June 5th - Transit of Venus

Portland Clear Sky Chart for the next 48 hours

Click for Portland, Oregon Forecast

This week's Sky at a Glance from Sky & Tel

Winter Armchair Observing

Monthly sky Charts from Skymaps

Today's Sun from Spaceweather

Visible Satellite Flybys

2012 Meteor Showers

Comet Chasing this month

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For information about how to start, suggested books and charts, types of telescopes, star gazing tips, introduction to star parties, lists of observable objects, Astronomical League Notes and Awards,

check the Resources - Information section of our website.

 

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RCA's Award Winning Newsletter

Newsletter Articles on Southern Hemisphere Observing
by Leo Cavagnaro


Past Programs & Presenters at RCA Meetings


Junior Rose City Astronomers
Astronomy Classes and Resources


RCA Members who have completed
Astronomical League Observing Programs


Our Sister Club

GAMA (Grupo de Astronomos Mendocinos Aficionados)
Mendoza, Argentina

Many of our members have taken trips to Mendoza
Read about their adventures here


RCA Donations - Make a tax deductible donation to the general fund, library, telescope library or the observing site project

For more information contact the Officer or Leader as listed on the event page or the Officer Contact page.

2012 The Rose City Astronomers  All Rights Reserved

Top image credits: Center, Jan Keiski & Dave Duncan; 2 side images, Dave Haworth; Complete image editing & processing, Diana Murray