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The Society publishes a monthly newsletter, Observations, available to all of its members. It includes reviews of past meetings, notes on upcoming meetings, Society business, observing hints for current objects, and other items of interest to Society members. To obtain a copy of the current newsletter, join CCAS today!

We are proud that our former newsletter editor, Jim Anderson, won the 2006 Mabel Sterns Award for excellence in newsletter editing from the Astronomical League.

We are proud that our webmaster & newsletter editor, John Hepler, won the 2009 Mabel Sterns Award for excellence in newsletter editing from the Astronomical League.

We are proud that our webmaster & newsletter editor, John Hepler, won the 2016 Mabel Sterns Award for excellence in newsletter editing from the Astronomical League.

Click below to access each year's newsletters       2026 2025       2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 Year 2026 Back to Top   Observations April 2026 Current issues of our award-winning monthly newsletter are reserved for CCAS members. To get your own copy of the latest newsletter, join CCAS today! Back to Top   Observations March 2026 Highlights include: "March 2026 Monthly Meeting Featured Speakers," by Bruce Ruggeri, Program Chair; "March 2026 Observing Highlights," by Don Miller, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: M109, the Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "Do You Live Under a Spectacular Night Sky?" by Bill McGeeney, Host of Light Pollution News Podcast; "Navigating the Mid-March 2026 Night Sky," courtesy of the Astronomical League; and "Binocular Challenge for March 2026," courtesy of the Astronomical League. Back to Top   Observations February 2026 Highlights include: "February 2026 Monthly Meeting Guest Speaker," by Bruce Ruggeri, Program Chair; "February 2026 Observing Highlights," by Don Miller, CCAS Observing Chair; "Through the Eyepiece: The Kite Cluster, NGC 1664," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "2025 Ecology Review: The Hidden Cost of Light Pollution on Wildlife," by Bill McGeeney, Host of Light Pollution News Podcast; "2026-2027 CCAS Scholarship Fund Update," by Bruce Ruggeri; "Binocular Challenge for February 2026," courtesy of the Astronomical League; and "Navigating the Mid-February 2026 Night Sky," courtesy of the Astronomical League. Back to Top   Observations January 2026 Highlights include: January 2026 Meeting Guest Speaker Information," by Bruce Ruggeri, CCAS Program Chair; "January 2026 Observing Highlights," by Don Knabb, CCAS Treasurer & ALCOR; "Through the Eyepiece: M42, the Orion Nebula," by Don Knabb; "Light Pollution in the News via Light Pollution News Podcast," by Bill McGeeney, Host of Light Pollution News Podcast; "Observing Through the Moon Glow," courtesy of the Astronomical League; and "Navigating the Mid-January 2026 Night Sky," courtesy of the Astronomical League. Back to Top