Welcome!

Welcome to the home page of the Sonoma County Astronomical Society (SCAS). We are located in Sonoma Country, California. We invite you to attend any of our meetings or star parties. Click on the Monthly Events button (at left) to see dates.

We also have a special group called the Young Astronomers especially for our younger members.

May Presentation

What Motivates the Amateur Astronomer?

Allan Stern

SCAS May 14 Meeting, 7:30 PM 
at Proctor Terrace School

Allen Stern’s presentation discusses the subtle things that keep us going as amateur astronomers. What motivates people to become amateur astronomers and therefore causes people to join an astronomy club? A review and reflection on the motivators can help us get other people interested in joining SCAS. Click here for more information.

A special thanks to Nick Kanas for his wonderful presentation on Star Maps - history, artistry, and cartography in April.

Who We Are

The purpose of the Sonoma County Astronomical Society (SCAS) is to:

Striking Sparks Program

One of our goals is to fuel the imagination of young people. Each year students submit essays explaining why they want a telescope. Sonoma County Astronomical Society (SCAS) awards ten hand-crafted telescopes to those entering the best essays. For more information about the excellent program, click here. 

To further encourage and support youthful star-gazers, SCAS sponsors our Young Astronomers club. Click here to learn more.

Member Contributed Photos

Many of our members take photographs of the skies with their telescopes. Click here to check them out.

Handy Links

Here are some links to other area Astronomy or Science related organizations.

Brief List of  Links:

Click here to see our full list of astronomy links

We welcome you to join our Yahoo discussion group

Our History

SCAS was founded in 1974 and has about 150 members from all walks of life. We share a common interest, our love of astronomy.

Page last modified April 30, 2008