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 Calendar button to see dates. Meeting and Star Party locations are listed below.We also have a special group called the Young Astronomers especially for our younger members.
We Are
The purpose of the Sonoma County Astronomical Society (SCAS) is to:
- Foster interest in astronomy and telescope making.
- Promote general knowledge of Astronomy.
- Encourage young people's interest in Astronomy.
Month's Presentation
January Speaker is to be determined, please check back again. We will be updating this page as soon as a topic is finalized.
SCAS wants to thank Dr. Lynn Cominsky, professor and chair of Sonoma State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. Dr Cominsky's presentation was fascinating and very informative, and we are very grateful for her visit.
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.
Links
Here are some links to other area Astronomy or Science related organizations.
List of Links:
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The Robert Ferguson Observatory at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
- SRJC Planetarium
- SSU Favorite Astronomy Links
- The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- The Astronomical Association of Northern California
Click here to see our full list of astronomy links
We welcome you to join our Yahoo discussion group
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 Dec 27, 2007
The banner Image, and nebulae photos at top of pages courtesy NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (hubblesite.org)