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The next RCA Meeting will be
July 20th, 2009
7:00pm - Social Time
7:30pm - Meeting
We will be meeting in the OMSI
Planetarium
Our
Speaker will be Pat Hanrahan
"Simplified Astrophotography"
July 18 OMSI Star Parties
Rooster Rock State
Park
Stub Stewart
State Park
July
24-26 RCA Star Party
Trout Lake
Downtowner's Lunch
Bunch
Friday - July 10th - Noon
Telescope Workshop
Saturday -
July 11th - 10am until 3pm
Science SIG
Saturday - July 11th -
3pm
Astro-Imaging SIG
Monday - July 13th - 6:30pm
Cosmology SIG
Wednesday - July22nd - 7pm
RCA Members who have
completed the
Astronomical League Observing Club requirements
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The Rose City Astronomers club is located in
Portland, Oregon and is the largest amateur astronomy club in the
Pacific Northwest. In partnership with
OMSI
the RCA supports educational activities such as public star parties, telescope making workshops,
Astronomy Day and other celestial events and gatherings.

RCA participated in the Rose Festival
Starlight Parade
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larger photo
Photo by Jan Keiski
2009 RCA
Star Party Schedule now on line
Clear Sky Chart for the next 48 hours

This week's Sky at a Glance from Sky & Tel
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Rosette Gazette
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Young Rose City
Astronomers
Astronomy Classes and Resources
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

Astronomy Day a success in spite of the
clouds
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larger photos
Photo by Michael Minnhaar
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