Children must be fully supervised by adults as CCAS members are not prepared to handle such matters and will not bear such responsibility. As stated above, if you are interested in a star party, an excellent first option is to attend one of the CCAS' monthly star parties held at the Santa Margarita Lake KOA campground. For additional info, see Star Parties and consult our Calendar for dates of upcoming star parties. Star Parties Please see Star Parties for info on monthly CCAS star parties and pointers. Be sure that automatic lawn sprinklers do not operate that night.
Safety is an important issue as it is extremely dark during star gazing.
Children must be supervised at all times due to safety and expensive equipment. Sometimes good viewing is late in the evening. Astro photography is very specialized, so this is not part of CCAS star parties. There must be vehicle access to the telescope viewing area for set-up. CCAS members may want to arrive early for equipment set-up.