We watch the sky from California's Indian Wells Valley (IWV) in the western Mojave Desert near the Sierra Nevada. Our meetings are held on the first Monday of each month (second Monday if the first Monday is a holiday) at the Maturango Museum
 
 
 
 
 

The China Lake Astronomical Society was formed in 1958 by a group of amateur astronomers at the Naval Ordnance Test Station in China Lake, Cal. Now comprised of about 75 members, we hold monthly meetings and public star parties and present shows for schools, scout troops, and civic groups. We also have field trips to places of astronomical interest.

Our address is:
China Lake Astronomical Society
Post Office Box 1783
Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555-1783

Our officers phone numbers and emails are:
President: Earl Wilson - (760)876-5455 zearl.email@gmail.com
Vice President: Bruce Churchill - (760)677-1143 churchillrb@gmail.com
Secretary: Ted Hodgkinson - (661)824-2738 ghodkinson@sbcglobal.net
Treasurer: Roger Brower - (760)375-1181 brower@iwvisp.com
Newsletter Editor: Earl Wilson - (760)876-5455 zearl.email@gmail.com