Kern Astronomical Society 
The Kern Astronomical Society (K.A.S.) promotes
community awareness of current events in astronomy, and provides a forum for
sharing of knowledge and experiences among amateur astronomers.
The Kern Astronomical Society meets at 7:30 PM on the first Friday
of each month, usually at the Northminster Presbyterian Church 3700 North Union
Avenue (across from Oak Warehouse) in Bakersfield.
Usual meeting spot shown below:
Annual membership is $15.00. With membership Sky
and Telescope and / or Astronomy magazines are available at reduced rates.
New members get first crack at borrowing one of the club telescopes for a month!
- We have club star parties every month on the Saturday evenings
(sometimes also Friday evenings) before and after New Moon. Favorite spots
for these are: near the Lockwood Valley ranger station & Mt Pinos. Other
areas we've been to are: Wind
Wolves Preserve, Red Rock Canyon, and an airfield at Barringer Canyon
Hwy.
- We give star
parties for school groups during the early fall semester and late spring
semester when the weather is still decent and
the schools are in session.
- We also hold public star parties for the general public at various times
of the year. Popular spots for these are at C.A.L.M. (local zoo), Barnes+Noble
on California Ave near Hwy 99, Russo's Bookstore in the MarketPlace, and
Panorama Bluffs Park on Panorama Drive, a little west of Bakersfield College
(near where Linden Ave runs into Panorama.Drive)
- KernAstro.net --- has our club
library; club classifieds for buying, selling,
and trading; and our guest book.
- Star Party Photo Album shows some of our members and their telescopes (before
nightfall!).
Our monthly newsletter is called the "SYZYGY". Copies
of the newsletter are posted on the web as PDF documents. Select
here to go to the newsletter archive.
Officers
| President: Steve Collett (477-9325) |
Vice President: Linda Huffman
(322-8628) |
| Secretary: Bill Vanderwark (871-3441) |
Treasurer: Doug Stewart (665-0155) |
| Equipment: Darren Bly (832-0712) |
Librarian: Lance Oldham (589-5441) |
| SYZYGY editor: Tony Dell`Acqua (205-4355) |
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Ever wondered where those Mars Exploration Rovers are on Mars? Go
to the MER Sites page prepared by one of our members to see! How
about the "Face on
Mars"?
Tracking
Wildlife from Space 
Read more about tracking wildlife with the Argos project and the POES system
in March
2008's Space Place column.
Astro-photography Album
Have you taken images of some celestial object that you would like to share
with others? Send them to the KAS webmaster and he will put them in the KAS
astro-photo album!
Quick Links
- This week's sky
at a glance
- Sky almanac (quick
overview of what's visible now)
- Astronomy Notes (will answer
just about any other astronomy question)
- Bakersfield College Planetarium
last updated:
May 1, 2008
Webpage contact: Nick
Strobel