CA Astronomy Clubs

Astronomy Clubs in California (73)

There are 73 amateur astronomy clubs in the state of California that feature meetings, viewing nights, star parties, and stargazing programs.

1. Club Name
2. City

1. High Desert Astronomical Society
2. Apple Valley

1. Cabrillo Astr. Stargazing Society
2. Aptos

1. Kern Astronomical Society Inc.
2. Bakersfield

1. Celestial Observers
2. Chatsworth

1. Orange County Astronomers
2. Costa Mesa

1. Astronomy Club of the Univ. of California at
2. Davis

1. Columbia Astronomers
2. Downey

1. South Bay Astronomical Society
2. El Segundo

1. Astronomers of Humboldt
2. Eureka

1. Valley of the Moon Astronomical Society
2. Glen Ellen

1. Los Angeles Sidewalk Astronomers
2. Hollywood

1. Idyll-Gazers Astronomy Club
2. Idyllwild

1. Western Amateur Astronomers
2. Lafayette

1. Mountain Skies Astronomical Society
2. Lake Arrowhead

1. Excelsior Telescope Club
2. Lakewood

1. Antelope Valley Astronomy Club
2. Lancaster

1. Tri-Valley Stargazers
2. Livermore

1. Los Angeles Astronomical Society
2. Los Angeles

1. The Astronomy Connection
2. Los Gatos

1. Astronomical Society of the Central Coast
2. Marina

1. Merced Society for Telescope & Astronomy Rec
2. Merced

1. Stanislaus Amateur Astronomers
2. Modesto

1. Polaris Astronomical Society
2. Moorpark

1. Peninsula Astronomical Society
2. Mountain View

1. Mt Shasta Star Gazers
2. Mt Shasta

1. Temecula Valley Astronomers
2. Murrieta

1. Eastbay Astronomical Society
2. Oakland

1. Oceanside Photo and Telescope Astronomical S
2. Oceanside

1. Sun City Palm Desert Astronomy Club
2. Palm Desert

1. Palomar Observatory
2. Palomar Mountain

1. Caltech SEDS
2. Pasadena

1. Mount Wilson Observatory Assn.
2. Pasadena

1. Central Valley Astronomers Inc.
2. Pinedale

1. Astronomical Society of the Desert
2. Rancho Mirage

1. San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers
2. Redlands

1. Hercules Stargazers
2. Richmond

1. China Lake Astronomical Society
2. Ridgecrest

1. Riverside Astronomical Society
2. Riverside

1. Lake Tahoe Astronomers
2. S. Lake Tahoe

1. Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society
2. Sacramento

1. Sidewalk Astronomers of Sacramento
2. Sacramento

1. Tamalpais Astronomical Society
2. San Anselmo

1. San Diego Astronomy Assn.
2. San Diego

1. San Francisco Amateur Astronomers
2. San Francisco

1. San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers
2. San Francisco

1. STARS - Students Taking Astronomy-Related Su
2. San Francisco

1. Halls Valley Astronomical Group
2. San Jose

1. San Jose Astronomical Association
2. San Jose

1. Fremont Peak Obs. Assn.
2. San Juan Bautista

1. Group 70 Large Amateur Telescope Project
2. San Leandro

1. Central Coast Astronomical Society
2. San Luis Obispo

1. San Mateo County Astronomical Society
2. San Mateo

1. Mount Tam Observers
2. San Rafael

1. SB Astronomical Unit
2. Santa Barbara

1. Local Group of Santa Clarita Valley
2. Santa Clarita

1. Santa Cruz Astronomy Club
2. Santa Cruz

1. Sonoma County Astronomical Society
2. Santa Rosa

1. Southern California Observers
2. Simi Valley

1. Ventura County Astronomical Society
2. Simi Valley

1. Polaris Observatory Association Inc.
2. Somis

1. Tule River Amateur Astronomers
2. Springville

1. Stockton Astronomical Society
2. Stockton

1. FirstLight Astronomy Club
2. Temecula

1. Stony Ridge Obs. Inc.
2. Temecula

1. Tulare Astronomical Assn. Inc.
2. Tulare

1. Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers
2. Upland

1. Los Angeles Valley College Astronomy Club
2. Van Nuys

1. Vandenberg Amateur Astronomical Society
2. Vandenberg AFB

1. Mount Diablo Astronomical Society
2. Walnut Creek

1. Mt. Diablo Observatory Assoc. Inc.
2. Walnut Creek

1. Rio Hondo Astronomical Society
2. Whittier

1. Santa Monica Amateur Astronomy Club
2. Woodland Hills

1. Andromeda Astronomical Society
2. Yucca Valley

Dark Sky Locations in California

Astronomy clubs often use dark sky sites as their preferred viewing locations if nearby. Here are the internationally-recognized dark-sky parks, reserves, preserves, sanctuaries and other sites in California that are ideal for stargazing. Also see all Dark Sky Sites.

1. Site Name
2. Location

1. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (park)
2. Borrego Springs

1. Death Valley National Park (park)
2. Lone Pine

1. Joshua Tree National Park (park)
2. San Bernadino