The telescope library is an amazing resource for RCA members. To find out more information about the library click right here!

New members are welcome to meet at 6:30 PM before the General Meeting for an orientation and introduction to Rose City Astronomers.

If you have questions about the club or things you'd like to discuss with other newer members, bring those with you!

A new type of telescope has made observing easier and accessible to a wider audience in a wider range of sky conditions. These scopes combine several modalities of previous scopes -- they consist of a small aperture telescope with a color camera that stacks short-exposure images and presents the final stacked image to the observer through a small screen built into an "eyepiece", through an app on the observer's phone, or through an app on their computer. These scopes are fully automated. They orient themselves and locate objects themselves, finding objects of interest from extensive databases. Some also offer opportunities to participate in collective campaigns to gather scientific data. This approach to observing is called electronically-assisted astronomy (EAA) and provides views that are better than those seen with the naked eye, even from suburban locations.

This month's speaker will be Richard Berry. He is an expert observer, a compelling speaker, a renown author, and the developer of a popular software package for astronomical image processing called AIP4Win. Richard has been exploring this new type of scope for quite awhile now and it will be very interesting to hear what he has learned.

The Women's Astronomy Special Interest Group focuses on Community, Learning & Mentorship with Monthly Meetings and Events.

An email blast with event information will be sent out to members.

We have a new SIG that is forming for radio astronomy. If you want to try your hand at radio astronomy, or just learn a little more about this facet of astronomy then you are welcome to attend our SIG meetings. Mike Caba and Matt Vartanian will co-host this SIG virtually on the fourth Thursday of every month.

 Join us at noon on the first Fridays of every month for good conversation and good food! All members are welcome!

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭? If you’re an RCA member, you’ll find the event details and registration link in your email inbox. Space in the universe might be infinite, but space for Downtowners is limited to 20 attendees, so sign up early!

Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced astro-imager — whether you're using a CCD, DSLR, point-and-shoot or film camera — this group can help you achieve better images with less effort and frustrations.

If you need help with a telescope project, need to clean or align your optics, repair or replace part of your telescope, or just want to talk about telescopes, come to the next Telescope Workshop. Subjects include telescope building from scratch or a kit, telescope setup, cleaning, aligning, adjustment, repair, and help using your telescope.

Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced astro-imager — whether you're using a CMOS, DSLR, point-and-shoot or smartphone — this Astro Imaging group can help you achieve better images with less effort and frustrations.