California Adventure Tour
Outtings for Astronomy and Youth Groups
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Discover California's natural wonders when you explore to a scenic backdrop of amazing urban, wilderness, mountain, islands and coastal terrain.
Find many exciting high wilderness adventures opportunities for sports and recreation including
rock climbing, mountaineering, boating, camping, hiking, weekend retreats and more.
Observers Inn - Julian CA
Observatory Stargazing - Day Tours / Night Tours
View the planets, galaxies, star clusters and the moon through large research grade telescopes.
An experienced astronomer leads you through this visual delight.
Mount Palomar Observatory
An exciting amateur astronomy project occurs each summer and fall at Palomar Mountain's Observatory Campground.
A group of amateur astronomers from all across Southern California bring the beauty and the
awe of the night sky to more than a hundred non-astronomers at a location only
two miles from the world renowned Palomar Observatory.
Mt Laguna Observatory
SDSU Department of Astronomy
Mount Laguna Observatory (MLO) opened in 1968 and is operated by the SDSU Department of Astronomy.
MLO is located 45 miles east of downtown San Diego at a dark site in the Cleveland N.F. at an altitude of 6100 feet.
Borrego Dark Skies Astronomy
Borrego Springs is California's first Dark Skies Community. Special lighting programs and fixtures available to keep this region of desert one of America's premier stargazing destinations.
Borrego Dark Skies
California Astronomy Groups
More info about Astronomy Projects in California:
San Diego Astronomy Association
SuperPass News and Music
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Tour Hearst Castle - San Simeon, CA
At its heyday, the Hearst Castle was the ultimate weekend getaway for
the rich and famous. Visitors enjoyed the many pools, epicurean delights,
lavish costume parties and magnificent Star Gazing. It is one of the most
popular attractions in California.
Meteor Showers
- Quadrantids - Jan 3
- Lyrids - Apr 21
- Eta Aquarids - May 5
- Perseids - Aug 12
- Draconids - Oct 8
- Orionids - Oct 21
- Leonids - Nov 17
- Geminids - Dec 13
California Astronomy Adventures
Explore the Oddities of the Golden State
California Academy of Sciences - San Francisco
J Paul Getty Astronomy - Los Angeles
Navy Ship Astronomy Tour
