AstroFest is the annual star party held by The Chicago Astronomical Society near Kankakee, IL. and includes: speakers, vendors, telescope contest, astrophotography contest. See the CAS website for more details, registration forms and online registration.

MSU Department of Astronomy welcoms visitors to a public open house. Visitors are welcom to look through small out door telescopes as well as the 24" telescope upstairs.

MSU Department of Astronomy welcoms visitors to a public open house. Visitors are welcom to look through small out door telescopes as well as the 24" telescope upstairs.

Join us for a spellbinding evening with CT native and storyteller Bob Crelin as he presents his widely acclaimed book, "There Once was a Sky Full of Stars." Bring the whole family and rediscover the beauty and magic of the night sky. Following the reading there will be a book signing, crafts, refreshments, and telescope viewing. Cost: $5 for members, $10 for non-members. The Science Center of Connecticut is located at 950 Trout Brook Dr. in West Hartford, CT. This is a Little Eyes on the Skies and Gengras Planetarium presentation.

Bring the whole family and join us for an evening of astronomical wonder! Learn the all about the constellations of the winter sky and the lore associated with them. Discover how to find Orion the hunter and Taurus the bull among the stars. Crafts, refreshments, and loads of fun. What more could you ask for? Brought to you by Little Eyes on the Skies and the Gengras Planetarium.

How did an astronomical event become casue for celebration in so many different cultures throughout time? Join us and learn the aswer to this question and more. There will be a bonfire plus live music, games, legends, masquerade, and of course, astronomy!

Star Party in the Sahara Desert, Morroco, very dark skies.

Central NC Dark Skies 11th year Halfway between Raleigh and Charlotte NC Halfway between Atlanta GA and Wash DC Halfway between Stellafane and WSP

11th annual gathering of amateur astronomers half-way between Atlanta and Washington DC,

Come join us, rain or shine, at the 2nd Annual ATWB Optics & Imaging Expo 2005, an all day / night celebration of Sky and Earth! Meet Art Ciampi of Takahashi America, Kurt Kruger from Leupold and others! Our event will feature informational seminars with manufacturers' representatives, guest speakers and door prizes, all topped off with our famous ATWB Northwest Bar B-Q! There will be "in-store" specials galore to compliment our morning and afternoon wild birding trips and night sky viewing. Kids activities? You bet! Mark it on your calendar now and bring the whole family! See you on September 10th!