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The Astronomy Society group at Pierce College went to the bi-annual camping trip at McGrath State Beach in Oxnard from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5.
Debbie Testa, the Astronomy Society camping director, has been taking students on camping trips every semester for the past four years.
The main purpose of the trip was the nighttime viewing of planets and stars through telescopes.
Friday night’s viewing was canceled due to rain, but the weather cleared Saturday and the students were able to use their telescopes and observe the heavens.
“We really lucked out,” Testa said. “Even though it was raining Friday, we made the best of it.”
According to Testa, the best part of the camping trip is the camaraderie among the group and the chance to be around other people who appreciate astronomy.
Astronomy society member Robert Sliger looks through one of the three telescopes brought to the astronomy society camping trip at McGrath Park in Oxnard Oct. 4. Though the day was cloudy with scattered showers, the evening cleared up enough for the group to view Jupiter through the telescopes. (Erin Hoover / Roundup)
