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.
- Club Name
- City
- High Desert Astronomical Society
- Apple Valley
- Kern Astronomical Society Inc.
- Bakersfield
- Celestial Observers
- Chatsworth
- Orange County Astronomers
- Costa Mesa
- Columbia Astronomers
- Downey
- South Bay Astronomical Society
- El Segundo
- Astronomers of Humboldt
- Eureka
- Valley of the Moon Astronomical Society
- Glen Ellen
- Los Angeles Sidewalk Astronomers
- Hollywood
- Idyll-Gazers Astronomy Club
- Idyllwild
- Western Amateur Astronomers
- Lafayette
- Mountain Skies Astronomical Society
- Lake Arrowhead
- Excelsior Telescope Club
- Lakewood
- Antelope Valley Astronomy Club
- Lancaster
- Tri-Valley Stargazers
- Livermore
- Los Angeles Astronomical Society
- Los Angeles
- The Astronomy Connection
- Los Gatos
- Stanislaus Amateur Astronomers
- Modesto
- Polaris Astronomical Society
- Moorpark
- Peninsula Astronomical Society
- Mountain View
- Mt Shasta Star Gazers
- Mt Shasta
- Temecula Valley Astronomers
- Murrieta
- Eastbay Astronomical Society
- Oakland
- Sun City Palm Desert Astronomy Club
- Palm Desert
- Palomar Observatory
- Palomar Mountain
- Caltech SEDS
- Pasadena
- Mount Wilson Observatory Assn.
- Pasadena
- Central Valley Astronomers Inc.
- Pinedale
- Astronomical Society of the Desert
- Rancho Mirage
- Hercules Stargazers
- Richmond
- China Lake Astronomical Society
- Ridgecrest
- Riverside Astronomical Society
- Riverside
- Lake Tahoe Astronomers
- S. Lake Tahoe
- Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society
- Sacramento
- Sidewalk Astronomers of Sacramento
- Sacramento
- Tamalpais Astronomical Society
- San Anselmo
- San Diego Astronomy Assn.
- San Diego
- San Francisco Amateur Astronomers
- San Francisco
- San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers
- San Francisco
- STARS - Students Taking Astronomy-Related Su
- San Francisco
- Halls Valley Astronomical Group
- San Jose
- San Jose Astronomical Association
- San Jose
- Fremont Peak Obs. Assn.
- San Juan Bautista
- Group 70 Large Amateur Telescope Project
- San Leandro
- Central Coast Astronomical Society
- San Luis Obispo
- San Mateo County Astronomical Society
- San Mateo
- Mount Tam Observers
- San Rafael
- SB Astronomical Unit
- Santa Barbara
- Local Group of Santa Clarita Valley
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Cruz Astronomy Club
- Santa Cruz
- Sonoma County Astronomical Society
- Santa Rosa
- Southern California Observers
- Simi Valley
- Ventura County Astronomical Society
- Simi Valley
- Tule River Amateur Astronomers
- Springville
- Stockton Astronomical Society
- Stockton
- FirstLight Astronomy Club
- Temecula
- Stony Ridge Obs. Inc.
- Temecula
- Vandenberg Amateur Astronomical Society
- Vandenberg AFB
- Mount Diablo Astronomical Society
- Walnut Creek
- Mt. Diablo Observatory Assoc. Inc.
- Walnut Creek
- Rio Hondo Astronomical Society
- Whittier
- Santa Monica Amateur Astronomy Club
- Woodland Hills
- Andromeda Astronomical Society
- 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.
- Site Name
- Location
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (park)
- Borrego Springs
- Death Valley National Park (park)
- Lone Pine
- Joshua Tree National Park (park)
- San Bernadino