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Astronomy
4th of July Star Party
July 3-5, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Contact: Bryce Canyon National Park, PO Box 640201, Bryce Canyon, UT
84764, (435) 834-5322
Email:
rob.lambert@lvastronomy.com
Web:
www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astronomyprograms
Belmont Dark Sky Weekend
Aug. 1-2, 2008; Manhattan, NV
Contact: Las Vegas Astronomical Society, 5609 Indian Ridge, Las Vegas, NV 89031
Email:
val.picotte@lvastronomy.com
Web:
www.lvastronomy.com
Bryce Canyon Astronomy Evening Program and Star Gazing
May 30, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
June 6, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
June 11, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
June 13, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
June 20, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
July 9, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
July 11, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
July 16, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
July 23, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 6, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 8, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 13, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 20, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 22, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 29, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 5, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 10, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 12, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 17, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 19, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 24, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Contact: Bryce Canyon National Park, PO Box 640201, Bryce Canyon, UT
84764, (435) 834-5322
Web:
www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astronomyprograms
Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival
June 25-28, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Contact: Bryce Canyon National Park, PO Box 640201, Bryce Canyon, UT
84764, (435) 834-5322
Web:
www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astronomyprograms
Bryce Canyon Full Moon Hike
June 17, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
June 18, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
July 17, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
July 18, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 15, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 16, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 14, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 15, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Contact: Bryce Canyon National Park, PO Box 640201, Bryce Canyon, UT
84764, (435) 834-5322
Web:
www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astronomyprograms
Cathedral Gorge Star Party and Campout
Sep. 26-27, 2008; Las Vegas, NV
Contact: Las Vegas Astronomical Society, 5609 Indian Ridge, Las Vegas, NV 89031
Email:
val.picotte@lvastronomy.com
Web:
www.lvastronomy.com
Cedar Breaks Star Party
Aug. 29-30, 2008; Cedar City, UT
Contact: Josh Boles, (435) 586-9451 Ext. 52 or Cedar Breaks National Monument, 2390 West Highway 56, Suite 11, Cedar City, UT 84720, (435) 586-9451
Web:
www.nps.gov/cebr/star-parties-2007
China Total Solar Eclipse
July 13-26, 2009; China
Contact: MWT Associates, (877) 707-7827
Email: tours@melitatrips.com
Web:
www.melitatrips.com
Dark Sky Observing
Dec. 8, 2008; Valley of Fire-Las Vegas, NV
Contact: Las Vegas Astronomical Society, 5609 Indian Ridge, Las Vegas, NV 89031
Email:
val.picotte@lvastronomy.com
Web:
www.lvastronomy.com
Foothill Observatory Friday Evening and Saturday Morning Programs
Every Friday and Saturday; Los Altos Hills, CA
Cost: Free
Contact: Observatory Hotline, (650) 949-7334
Web:
www.foothill.fhda.edu/ast/friday
Furnace Creek Star Party
Oct. 24-25, 2008; Las Vegas, NV
Contact: Las Vegas Astronomical Society, 5609 Indian Ridge, Las Vegas, NV 89031
Email:
val.picotte@lvastronomy.com
Web:
www.lvastronomy.com
Galileo's Tuscan Sky:
Celebrating 400 years of the Telescope
Mar. 25-Apr. 2, 2009; Tuscany, Italy
Contact: MWT Associates, (877) 707-7827
Email: tours@melitatrips.com
Web:
www.melitatrips.com
Grand Canyon Star Party
June 21-28, 2008; Grand Canyon, AZ
Cost: Free
Contact: Dean Ketelsen, 1122 East Greenlee Place,
Tucson, AZ 85719, (520) 293-2855
Email:
gcsp@tucsonastronomy.org
Web:
tucsonastronomy.org/gcsp
Lawrence Hall of Science Saturday Night Stargazing
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday; Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
Contact: Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA 94720-5200, (510) 642-5132 (Menu item #7)
Email:
lhsinfo@berkeley.edu
Web:
www.lhs.berkeley.edu/planetarium/SatNightStars
See the moon, planets, stars, galaxies, and more through astronomical
telescopes; ask questions and talk with astronomers; learn to use a star
map to find constellations; and share the wonders of the universe with
friends.
Marking the Solstice: A Multicultural Celebration!
June 21, 2008; Tucson, AZ
Cost: FREE
Contact: Darlene Lizarraga, (520) 626-8381 or Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, PO Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721, (520) 621-6302
Email:
darlene@al.arizona.edu
Web:
www.statemuseum.arizona.edu
Mid-South Star Gaze Amateur astronomers conference and star party
Apr. 22-25, 2009; French Camp, LA
Cost: $20
Contact: James G. Hill, Director, Rainwater Observatory & Planetarium,
French Camp, MS 39745, (662) 547-6377
Email:
info@rainwaterobservatory.org
Web:
www.rainwaterobservatory.org
Northern Lights & Lava Fields
Feb. 15-22, 2009; Iceland
Contact: MWT Associates, (877) 707-7827
Email: tours@melitatrips.com
Web:
www.melitatrips.com
Okie-Tex Star Party
Sep. 27-Oct. 5, 2008; Kenton, OK
Contact: Oklahoma City Astronomy Club, PO Box 22804, Oklahoma City, OK
73123, (405) 691-2544
Email:
starpartyinfo@okie-tex.com
Web:
www.okie-tex.com
Oregon Star Party
Aug. 28-31, 2008; Indian Trail Springs, OR
Contact: (503) 306-2992
Email:
ospinfo@patch.com
Web:
www.oregonstarparty.org
Red Rock Star Party
June 7, 2008; Las Vegas, NV
July 26, 2008; Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 23, 2008; Las Vegas, NV
Sep. 6, 2008; Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 4, 2008; Las Vegas, NV
Cost: FREE
Contact: Las Vegas Astronomical Society, 5609 Indian Ridge, Las Vegas, NV 89031
Email:
val.picotte@lvastronomy.com
Web:
www.lvastronomy.com
RTMC Astronomy Expo
May 22-25, 2009; Big Bear City, CA
Contact: Robert Stephens, 8300 Utica Avenue, Suite 105, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730, (909) 948-2205
Email:
registrar@rtmcastronomyexpo.org
Web:
www.rtmcastronomyexpo.org
Shingletown Star Party
June 30-July 7, 2008; Shingletown, CA
Cost: $50 in advance; $60 at event; $20 single-day
Contact: Shingletown Community Center, Inc., PO Box 242, Shingletown,
CA 96088
Web:
shingletownstarparty.net
Siberian Total Solar Eclipse & Waterways of the Czars
July 18-Aug. 2, 2008; Siberia
Siberian Total Solar Eclipse & Baltic Cruise
July 29-Aug. 9, 2008; Baltic
Contact: MWT Associates, (877) 707-7827
Email: tours@melitatrips.com
Web:
www.melitatrips.com
Southern Cross Astronomical Society Winter Star Party
Feb. 21-28, 2009; West Summerland Key, FL
Cost: $75 Registration; $60 Camping
Contact: Fred & Lucille Heinrich, Registrars, 6165 Wiggins Road, Live
Oak, FL 32060, (386) 362-5995
Email:
heinrich1@alltel.net
Web:
www.scas.org/wsp
"Stars in the Park" and
Stargazing with NASA Solar System Ambassador Patrick Wiggins
June 4, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
July 2, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
July 30, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Aug. 27, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Sep. 3, 2008; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Contact: Bryce Canyon National Park, PO Box 640201, Bryce Canyon, UT
84764, (435) 834-5322
Web:
www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astronomyprograms
Stellafane Convention of Amateur Telescope Makers
July 31-Aug. 3, 2008; Springfield, VT
Cost: $30; additional camping fees
Contact: Stellafane Convention, PO Box 50, Belmont, MA 02478
Email:
webmaster@stellafane.org
Web:
stellafane.org
Table Mountain Star Party
July 31-Aug. 2, 2008; Ellensburg, WA
Email:
thomj@icehouse.net
Web:
www.tmspa.com
Total Solar Eclipse Expedition
July 23-Aug. 8, 2008; China
Contact: Don Hladiuk, 28 Sunmount Rise SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2X 2C4, (403) 256-4480
Email:
info@civilizedadv.com
Web:
calgary.rasc.ca/eclipse2008
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