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Griffith Observatory Trip!
Visit Los Angeles with us for a fun field trip!
Would you be interested in going on a day trip to the Los Angeles Griffith Observatory?
Leaving Saturday, May 19th around 8am from San Luis Obispo. (Return time TBD, but it will be on the same day.) The trip cost will be $25 per person for to cover the roundtrip bus fare.
This is limited to ages 16 and over (please no pets). If you’d like to bring your scope and assist the LAAS with their star gazing (they begin scope setup at 2pm for public solar viewing), you can find out information about this here:
http://www.griffithobservatory.org/programs/publictelescopes.html
If you are interested in attending, please send an email to Aurora at [email protected] by April 12th to reserve your spot.
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CCAS Officers
Feel free to connect with us!
President: Aurora Lipper
Vice President: Tom Frey
Vice President: Joseph Carro
Outreach Coordinator: Dave Majors
Treasurer: Lee Coombs
Celestial Advisor: Kent Wallace
Webmaster: Joe Richards
CCAS Contact Information
Founded in 1979, the Central Coast Astronomical Society (CCAS) is an association of people who share a common interest in astronomy and related sciences.
Central Coast Astronomical Society
PO Box 1415
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Website: www.centralcoastastronomy.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CentralCoastAstronomicalSociety
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