Here is Dan Lewelyn at Deerlick Astronomy Village near Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Dave Woolsteen.
Interested in astronomy, but not sure where to begin? A first step can be to seek out your local astronomy club. It consists of a roomful of willing and able amateur astronomers, whose telescopes may offer your first glimpse of the cosmos. The Astronomical League, an umbrella organization of 240 amateur astronomy clubs and societies in the U.S.
The Astronomical League also helps us create and maintain the list of events on this page. Click here to visit the Astronomical League’s website.
Know of an event that’s not on the list below? Contact us.
Do you have a great photo of a star party in your area? Submit here.
Looking for an astronomy club in your area? Click here.
Special thanks also to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for help with this list.
Jump below the photo for a list of upcoming events! If no web link is given, it’s because the information for the upcoming event hasn’t been posted yet. Check back.
Jim Elliott of Powell, Ohio, contributed this photo. He wrote: “The moon over Jupiter over Columbus, Ohio, at the OSU planetarium star party. April 16, 2016.”
View larger. | Max Corneau wrote: “On May 6, 2016, approximately 30 members of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas enjoyed a new moon weekend evening at the club’s dark sky site in southeast Oklahoma. Now in its 61st year, TAS is one of the largest amateur astronomical societies in America with 625 members. The Bortle Class-3 skies at the club’s dark site are dark enough to enjoy every aspect of astronomy. I captured this 100-minute deep sky image of the Trifid Nebula after staying up all night …”
Upcoming astronomy events …
Sept 22-24
Flagstaff Dark Sky Coalition Star Party
Buffalo Park,Flagstaff, Arizona
http://ift.tt/297EHpa
September 22–25
Dark Sky Astrophotography Exchange 2016
Tupper Lake, New York
www.tupperlake.com
September 22–25
Acadia Night Sky Festival
Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
http://ift.tt/1iqr4SS
October 1, 2016
AAA Urban Starfest in Central Park
New York, New York
Amateur Astronomers Association of New York
September 24 – October 2, 2016
33rd Annual Okie-Tex Star Party
Camp Billie Joe, Kenton, Oklahoma
www.okie-tex.com
September 25 – October 2
Peach State Star Gaze
Deerlick Astronomy Village, Georgia
http://ift.tt/1MWtJ5H
September 27 – October 2, 2016
Northern Prairie Star Party
Tofield, Alberta, Canada
Presented by the RASC Edmonton Centre
September 29–October 2
Great Lakes Star Gaze
River Valley RV Park, Gladwin, Michigan
http://ift.tt/1IwNmuK
September 29–October 2
Heart of America Star Party
Astronomical Society of Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas
http://ift.tt/1R6kpKr
September 29–October 2
Hidden Hollow Star Party
Mansfield, Ohio
www.wro.org
September 29 – October 1
Great Basin National Park Astronomy Festival
Baker, Nevada
greatbasinastronomyfestival.htm
September 29–October 1
Illinois Dark Skies Star Party
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife
Area, Illinois
www.sas-sky.org
September 29–October 2
SJAC Fall Star Party
Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey
www.sjac.us
September 29–October 7
Astroblast
Oil City, Pennsylvania
www.oras.org
September 30–October 2
Tennessee Fall Star Gaze
Pikeville, Tennessee
http://ift.tt/1AyagRv
tennesseefallstargaze
September 30–October 1
Idaho Star Party
Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho
isp.boiseastro.org
September 30–October 2
The Connecticut Star Party
June Norcross Webster Scout Camp, Connecticut
www.asnh.org
September 30–October 2
Hidden Hollow Star Party
Hidden Hollow Camp, Ohio
wro.org
October 7–8
Kopernik AstroFest
Vestal, New York
http://ift.tt/2civStO
October 8
Gateway to Space 2016
Saint Louis, Missouri
http://ift.tt/2ciAn7y
October 21–23
Bays Mountain Starfest
Bays Mountain Park, Kingsport, Tennessee
www.baysmountain.com
October 23–30
Chiefland Star Party
Chiefland, Florida
http://ift.tt/2ckQUNl
October 24–29
Eldorado Star Party
X-Bar Ranch, Eldorado, Texas
http://ift.tt/1MWtJ5F
October 24–30
Staunton River Star Party
Scottsburg, Virginia
http://ift.tt/1IwNpXs
October 25–30
Deep South Regional Star Gaze
Norwood, Louisiana
www.stargazing.net
October 26–29
Enchanted Skies Star Party
Socorro, New Mexico
http://ift.tt/1MWtK9S
October 27–30
Nightfall
Borrego Springs, California
http://ift.tt/1PzpHnj
October 28–Nov. 4
The OzSky Star Safari, a.k.a. The Deepest South
Texas Star Safari
Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
www.OzSky.org
(Attendance is extremely limited)
October 28-29, 2016
Furnace Creek Resort star party in Death Valley National Park, California
Hosted by the Las Vegas Astronomical Society
http://ift.tt/1pxntHj
November 4–6
Custer Jamboree
Custer Institute, Southold, New York
custerobservatory.org
January 27-28, 2017
Furnace Creek Resort star party in Death Valley National Park, California
Hosted by the Las Vegas Astronomical Society
http://ift.tt/1pxntHj
February 20 – 26, 2017
Winter Star Party
Florida Keys
www.scas.org
June 22-25, 2017
Cherry Springs Star Party
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
http://ift.tt/1Klyrf2
Tentatively sheduled for June 22-25, 2017
Wisconsin Observers’ Weekend
Hartman Creek State Park just west of Waupaca, Wisconsin
http://ift.tt/1QHaqve
Texas Star Party, one of the biggest public astronomy events of each year, drawing about 500 deep-sky enthusiasts and their telescopes to the Davis Mountains of West Texas. Image used with permission, via Todd Hargis and Ron Ronhaar.
Bottom line: List of astronomy and night sky events for the public, for 2015 and 2016, compiled in cooperation with the awesome Astronomical League. Join in, and have fun!
from EarthSky http://ift.tt/1UhrUpV
Here is Dan Lewelyn at Deerlick Astronomy Village near Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Dave Woolsteen.
Interested in astronomy, but not sure where to begin? A first step can be to seek out your local astronomy club. It consists of a roomful of willing and able amateur astronomers, whose telescopes may offer your first glimpse of the cosmos. The Astronomical League, an umbrella organization of 240 amateur astronomy clubs and societies in the U.S.
The Astronomical League also helps us create and maintain the list of events on this page. Click here to visit the Astronomical League’s website.
Know of an event that’s not on the list below? Contact us.
Do you have a great photo of a star party in your area? Submit here.
Looking for an astronomy club in your area? Click here.
Special thanks also to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for help with this list.
Jump below the photo for a list of upcoming events! If no web link is given, it’s because the information for the upcoming event hasn’t been posted yet. Check back.
Jim Elliott of Powell, Ohio, contributed this photo. He wrote: “The moon over Jupiter over Columbus, Ohio, at the OSU planetarium star party. April 16, 2016.”
View larger. | Max Corneau wrote: “On May 6, 2016, approximately 30 members of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas enjoyed a new moon weekend evening at the club’s dark sky site in southeast Oklahoma. Now in its 61st year, TAS is one of the largest amateur astronomical societies in America with 625 members. The Bortle Class-3 skies at the club’s dark site are dark enough to enjoy every aspect of astronomy. I captured this 100-minute deep sky image of the Trifid Nebula after staying up all night …”
Upcoming astronomy events …
Sept 22-24
Flagstaff Dark Sky Coalition Star Party
Buffalo Park,Flagstaff, Arizona
http://ift.tt/297EHpa
September 22–25
Dark Sky Astrophotography Exchange 2016
Tupper Lake, New York
www.tupperlake.com
September 22–25
Acadia Night Sky Festival
Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
http://ift.tt/1iqr4SS
October 1, 2016
AAA Urban Starfest in Central Park
New York, New York
Amateur Astronomers Association of New York
September 24 – October 2, 2016
33rd Annual Okie-Tex Star Party
Camp Billie Joe, Kenton, Oklahoma
www.okie-tex.com
September 25 – October 2
Peach State Star Gaze
Deerlick Astronomy Village, Georgia
http://ift.tt/1MWtJ5H
September 27 – October 2, 2016
Northern Prairie Star Party
Tofield, Alberta, Canada
Presented by the RASC Edmonton Centre
September 29–October 2
Great Lakes Star Gaze
River Valley RV Park, Gladwin, Michigan
http://ift.tt/1IwNmuK
September 29–October 2
Heart of America Star Party
Astronomical Society of Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas
http://ift.tt/1R6kpKr
September 29–October 2
Hidden Hollow Star Party
Mansfield, Ohio
www.wro.org
September 29 – October 1
Great Basin National Park Astronomy Festival
Baker, Nevada
greatbasinastronomyfestival.htm
September 29–October 1
Illinois Dark Skies Star Party
Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife
Area, Illinois
www.sas-sky.org
September 29–October 2
SJAC Fall Star Party
Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey
www.sjac.us
September 29–October 7
Astroblast
Oil City, Pennsylvania
www.oras.org
September 30–October 2
Tennessee Fall Star Gaze
Pikeville, Tennessee
http://ift.tt/1AyagRv
tennesseefallstargaze
September 30–October 1
Idaho Star Party
Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho
isp.boiseastro.org
September 30–October 2
The Connecticut Star Party
June Norcross Webster Scout Camp, Connecticut
www.asnh.org
September 30–October 2
Hidden Hollow Star Party
Hidden Hollow Camp, Ohio
wro.org
October 7–8
Kopernik AstroFest
Vestal, New York
http://ift.tt/2civStO
October 8
Gateway to Space 2016
Saint Louis, Missouri
http://ift.tt/2ciAn7y
October 21–23
Bays Mountain Starfest
Bays Mountain Park, Kingsport, Tennessee
www.baysmountain.com
October 23–30
Chiefland Star Party
Chiefland, Florida
http://ift.tt/2ckQUNl
October 24–29
Eldorado Star Party
X-Bar Ranch, Eldorado, Texas
http://ift.tt/1MWtJ5F
October 24–30
Staunton River Star Party
Scottsburg, Virginia
http://ift.tt/1IwNpXs
October 25–30
Deep South Regional Star Gaze
Norwood, Louisiana
www.stargazing.net
October 26–29
Enchanted Skies Star Party
Socorro, New Mexico
http://ift.tt/1MWtK9S
October 27–30
Nightfall
Borrego Springs, California
http://ift.tt/1PzpHnj
October 28–Nov. 4
The OzSky Star Safari, a.k.a. The Deepest South
Texas Star Safari
Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
www.OzSky.org
(Attendance is extremely limited)
October 28-29, 2016
Furnace Creek Resort star party in Death Valley National Park, California
Hosted by the Las Vegas Astronomical Society
http://ift.tt/1pxntHj
November 4–6
Custer Jamboree
Custer Institute, Southold, New York
custerobservatory.org
January 27-28, 2017
Furnace Creek Resort star party in Death Valley National Park, California
Hosted by the Las Vegas Astronomical Society
http://ift.tt/1pxntHj
February 20 – 26, 2017
Winter Star Party
Florida Keys
www.scas.org
June 22-25, 2017
Cherry Springs Star Party
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
http://ift.tt/1Klyrf2
Tentatively sheduled for June 22-25, 2017
Wisconsin Observers’ Weekend
Hartman Creek State Park just west of Waupaca, Wisconsin
http://ift.tt/1QHaqve
Texas Star Party, one of the biggest public astronomy events of each year, drawing about 500 deep-sky enthusiasts and their telescopes to the Davis Mountains of West Texas. Image used with permission, via Todd Hargis and Ron Ronhaar.
Bottom line: List of astronomy and night sky events for the public, for 2015 and 2016, compiled in cooperation with the awesome Astronomical League. Join in, and have fun!
from EarthSky http://ift.tt/1UhrUpV
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