Garvey Ranch Observatory

781 S Orange Ave

Monterey Park, CA 91755

626-307-1388

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Garvey Ranch Observatory hosts Telescope & Mirror Making as well as public observing every Wednesday night from 7:45pm to 10:00 pm.

The Observatory is a club house for our members and the atmosphere is very casual. You can look through our library, join a class, and observe the night sky using the 8 Inch refracting telescope in the dome. Many of our members just come by to socialize and enjoy the evening.An evening at the Garvey Ranch Observatory is always unique so please stop by and discover it for yourself on any Wednesday night.

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over 3 years FREE telescope making class Garvey Ranch Park 731 S. Orange Ave. Monterey Park, CA. 91755 7pm-9pm Every Wednesday On every Wednesday night, the LAAS members enjoy an evening of astronomy at the Garvey Ranch Observatory in Monterey Park, CA. We have free telescope-making classes in the workshop area. You can learn how to grind your own mirror and build your own telescope. Free and seasonal astronomy classes are presented by our members who participate as instructors for the class es in classroom of the Community Center ... Read more
over 3 years A Guide to the Night Sky By Tre Gibbs, Los Angeles Astronomical Society Welcome back! Hope everyone had a safe and warm Holiday Season. Here we are well into 2016 and the days are getting noticeably longer, which mean s the nights are getting shorter. This of course gives us a little less time for star and planet gazing. But that’s fine…most of what’s happening this month is in the eastern pre-dawn skies, except for one item on the list - and that is the mighty Jupiter! Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, rises almost due east early in the month around 9 p.m., but by month’s end Jupiter will peak above the horizon as early as 7 p.m., making for great viewing with a average telescope or even a pair of binoculars. In fact, look for Jupiter traveling the night sky along with the moon in the evening of the 24th. The pair can be seen in the east around 7:30 p.m., with bright Jupiter slightly above and to the left of the moon. The rest of the planets can be seen later in the pre-dawn skies in the east. Early in the month, Mars rises around 1:30 a.m. appearing as a small orange-ish “star,” followed by Saturn, rising about 4 a.m. and then brilliant Venus, taking her time, rising as late as 5 a.m., quickly followed by the Sun. Though later in the month, you won’t have to stay up as late, since Mars will then rise around midnight, followed still by Saturn at 1:30 a.m. Venus, who is inching closer and closer to the sun’s glare each day, rises around 5:30 a.m. by month’s end. Now, these planets are pretty much spread out in the sky making the fainter ones (like Mars and Saturn) much harder to spot. Jupiter and Venus are so bright they stand out like sore thumbs. But have no fear, we can use the moon as a guide, since the Sun, Moon and planets all travel the same path in the sky together, called “The Ecliptic.” During the early morning hours of February 1, the Moon and Mars travel the night sky together, both rising around 1:30 a.m. Look for Mars just to the right of the moon. On February 3, the moon accompanies the mighty Saturn, both rising around 4 a.m. Saturn will be below the moon and just right of center. On the evening of the 24th, the moon pairs with Jupiter, both rising around 7:30 p.m. (see above). And then, just after midnight of the 28th, the ever fickle Moon returns to share the sky with Mars once again this month. They both rise around 12:30 a.m., technically the 29th, with Mars sitting just below and to the right of the Moon. The Los Angeles Astronomical Society meets at Monterey Park’s Garvey Ranch Observatory every Wednesday night, rain or shine, from 7-10 p.m. All members are eager to answer your questions and let you have a peek through our 8” telescope, weather permitting. Feel free to contact us, we would love to see you there. Address 781 S Orange Ave, Monterey Park, CA 91755; www. laas.org; Facebook www.facebook.com/ losangelesastronomicalsociety; or phone 213- 673-7355. ... Read more
over 3 years Make Your Own Telescope! Free telescope making class. Garvey Ranch Park 731 S. Orange Ave. Monterey Park, CA. 91755 7pm-9pm Every Wednesday On every Wednesday night, the LAAS members enjoy an evening of astronomy at the Garvey Ranch Observatory in Monterey Park, CA. We have free telescope-making classes in the workshop area. You can learn how to grind your own mirror and build your own telescope. Free and seasonal astronomy classes are presented by our members who participate as instructors for the classes in classroom of the Community Center ... Read more

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