- 100 Hours of Astronomy
Running Arpil 2-5, 2009, 100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project is a worldwide event consisting of a wide range of public outreach activities, live science center and research observatory webcasts, and sidewalk astronomy events.
www.100hoursofastronomy.org
- Texas Star Party
Held in May, on the 'mile-high' Prude Ranch located near Fort Davis, Texas.
www.texasstarparty.org
- Nebraska Star Party
Annual event held in late July or early August at the Merritt Reservoir, 27 miles south of Valentine, Nebraska.
www.nebraskastarparty.org
- Table Mountain Star Party
Annual July gathering of people interested in astronomy and its many related topics.
www.tmspa.com
- Oregon Star Party
Ochoco Mountains annual August astronomy event.
www.oregonstarparty.org
- Rocky Mountain Star Stare
Star party sponsored by the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society and held each summer in the mountains west of Colorado Springs.
www.rmss.org
- Okie-Tex Star Party
Held annually in fall a top the Black Mesa, located outside of Kenton, OK.
www.okie-tex.com
- Mt. Kobau Star Party
Annual, week long gathering, held in British Columbia in late August. Open to diehard and beginner dark sky observers.
www.mksp.ca
- Southern Cross Astronomical Society Winter Star Party Page
Winter Star Party is held in early February in Miami, Florida.
www.scas.org/wsp.html
- Golden State Star Party (GSSP)
Star party held in late June on Frosty Acres Ranch near Adin in northeast California. The GSSP location is at an elevation of 4400 feet, with a stunning view of Mount Shasta 66 miles to the west.
goldenstatestarparty.blogspot.com
- Mt. Bachelor Star Party
Summer star party held at the Mt. Bachelor Ski Area in Central Oregon, minutes from Cascade lakes, hiking trails, City of Bend and Sunriver.
www.mbsp.org
- Southern Skies Star Party
Annual summer star parties held in Bolivia.
www.sssp.org
- Almost Heaven Star Party
Held in June at the Mountain Institute in Spruce Knob, WV, it is a joint venture of NOVAC and the Virginia Outdoor Lighting Taskforce.
www.novac.com/AHSP/index.php
- AstroCamp
Fortnightly camp for astronomers and their families held annually in August.
www.astrocamp.fsnet.co.uk
- Enchanted Skies Star Party
Annual astronomical event held every fall in Socorro, NM.
enchantedskies.org
- Astroblast
Annual June event hosted by the Oil Region Astronomical Society and held near Franklin, Pennsylvania.
www.oras.org/astrblst.htm
- Starfest
Canada's largest annual observing convention and star party. August event in North York, Ontario, Canada.
www.nyaa.ca/index.php?page=sf09/sf.home09
- Cherry Springs Star Party
Held in early summer at Cherry Springs State Park, near Galeton, PA. Features dark skies and quality programming, sponsored by the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg.
www.astrohbg.org/CSSP/Information.html
- Apollo Rendezvous
Annual summer gathering of amateur astronomers in Dayton, Ohio.
www.mvas.org/node/29
- Black Forest Star Party
Annual dark-sky amateur astronomy observing event hosted by the Central Pennsylvania Observers and held in the late summer or early fall in Cherry Springs State Park in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
www.bfsp.org/starparty
|