when someone asks about an astronomy club in their area, I just google "astronomy club" with the name of their city. so I googled "astronomy club whittier ca" and got the following. another page gave the same info, but a different area code for Roger, so I inserted that in the info below. Rio Hondo Astronomical Society Listed information for this organization. Please contact this astronomy club for information on their astronomy viewing schedules, telescope availability, membership, and public programs. Name: Rio Hondo Astronomical Society Address: 14517 E. Broadway City: Whittier State: CA Zip: 90604 Country: USA Contact: Roger Wilcox Phone: 310-941-9755 [but on another website, phone given as 562-941-9755. it looks like the area code was changed there.] Email: rwilcox@xxxxxxxx Notes: 12 members ----- Original Message ----- From: <jcollins79@xxxxxxx> To: <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <jcollins79@xxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:42 PM Subject: [pasmembers] Ask PAS > Someone at the TriZetto conference @ JW Marriott last night asked me if there > is an astronomy group similar to PAS in L.A. near Whittier, CA? He just > purchased a Meade telescope and would like to go to something like our > telescope workshop or meet-ups where he can bump into people to help him > learn how to use his telescope. > > I checked Whittier Community College. They have a small physics/astronomy > program that prepares people for PhD study, but I couldn't find anything > about active astronomy groups there or closeby. I am hoping someone in our > group may have some 'stellar' suggestions I can pass on to him. > > Sorry I can't be more specific. I asked the event participant for some basic > information (like his name and telescope model), but all he left me was his > girlfriend's business card with an email to send info back.... > > Regards > Joe Collins >