VCAS Event Schedule

Join us for our monthly general meeting at the Hillcrest Center for Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks. Our guest speaker will be Sarah Elizabeth McCandless, Navigation Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, FREE & OPEN to the Public.  Tonight's topic is on the Near Earth Object Surveyor mission

Join us for our monthly general meeting at the Hillcrest Center for Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks. Our guest speaker is Dr. Caleb Baker with a presentation on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope . On board the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a NASA astrophysics observatory mission set to launch late in 2026, is a complex instrument dedicated to directly observing exoplanets orbiting distant stars. This instrument, called a coronagraph, specializes in nullifying starlight by factors of up to 1-to-1 billion to give astronomers a fighting chance at seeing the faint light of nearby planets. Please join me as I walk through the design, function, and a few fun stories from the instrument's assembly and test at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. FREE & OPEN to the Public. 

Ventura County Astronomical Society – January Meeting 🌌

What’s Up in the Winter Sky?
Join us for a guided tour of the best celestial sights to observe during the winter months.

📅 Friday, January 9th
🕖 7:00 PM
 403 W Hillcrest, Thousand Oaks, CA- in the Community Room

Our speaker, Dave Holland—VCAS club member and astronomer—will highlight winter constellations, planets, and deep-sky objects, with tips for both beginners and seasoned observers.

Bring your curiosity and love of the night sky! 🔭✨

 Reminder: VCAS monthly meetings at the Hillcrest location are held on the 2nd Friday of every month.

All are welcome! Bring a friend!