On Saturday, July 13, ORAS president Dean Miskovich will give a talk entitled “Monsters — Subtle and Colossal Beasts of the Night Sky.” He will discuss some of the things that make the galaxy a scary place! This presentation will take place both on site … READ MORE
Please join us on Saturday, May 11 at 7:00 PM for Public Night at the Oil Region Astronomical Society Learning Center, home of the Bedow Memorial Observatory. ORAS member Larry McHenry will be giving a presentation about Charles Messier, the French astronomer and great comet … READ MORE
The Mapuche are the largest Indigenous group in South America. For centuries they have placed great importance on observing the universe around them, including the sky. These observations informed their calendar, and the ceremonies they performed at the time of a solar eclipse. The presentation … READ MORE
The Oil Region Astronomical Society invites you to get together with other astronomy enthusiasts at AstroBlast, our six-day star party. It will take place at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center, near Camp Coffman. The event will feature dark sky observing from our 12-acre field, … READ MORE
Dr. Tim Spuck will make a presentation entitied “Big Astronomy.” Big Astronomy is a $2.2M multi-faceted research and education outreach project that includes the three-time award-winning planetarium show “Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries.” This highlights the diverse careers and the people who enable discoveries at … READ MORE
7:00 PM: The site opens to visitors 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM: Education Program: “Recent Discoveries in Archaeoastronomy” Exploring the astronomical knowledge of past cultures has been at the edges of research in both archaeology and astronomy. However, recent archaeological discoveries in several regions of … READ MORE
Public night schedule: 7:00 pm: Site opens to visitors 7:30-8:30 pm: Presentation by Mr. Dean Miskovich — “Things you may not know about Gas Giants” 8:30-11 pm (weather permitting): Public stargazing through our 30-inch telescope About the presenter: Dean Miskovich is a member of ORAS … READ MORE
Astroblast is a multi-day star party at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center. It’s located at 4249 Camp Coffman Road, just up the hill from Camp Coffman. Among the featured events is dark sky observing, talks on astronomy-related topics, door prizes, a build-your-own-telescope workshop, and … READ MORE
