Prairie Skies Star Party 2011 will be held at beautiful Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See 4-H camp, adjacent to Kankakee River State Park, near Bourbonnais Illinois. Attention ATMers! We place a special emphasis on amateur telescope making, by recognizing outstanding achievement through our ATM Telescope and Accessory Awards. In addition to the usual all night observing; Prairie Skies features an imaging contest, door prizes, a swap market, vendors, catered meals, and a guest speaker or two. Children can participate in their very own age appropriate door prize drawings. Visit the Prairie Dog Stand and enjoy a tasty prairie dog; and dont miss out on the famous Midnight Chili! As always; complimentary coffee, tea, and hot chocolate will be available in the Dining Hall all day and night throughout the event. Our popular Almost All Night Movie Festival will feature a variety of films in the Dining Hall. Join us for a great time as Prairie Skies Star Party "continues the tradition" at Camp Shaw.

The Cherry Springs Star Party (CSSP) will be held at Cherry Springs State Park near Coudersport, PA May 26th to May 29th, 2011. Sponsored by the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg (ASH), last year's CSSP was an overwhelming success with good weather, exceptional speakers, and numerous helpful vendors. Cherry Springs State Park is well known for some of the darkest skies on the east coast. The Registration Desk will open at approximately 12 PM on Thursday and at various times throughout the weekend.

Indian River State College and the Treasure Coast Astronomical Society will host this FREE open house. There will be telescopes, guest speakers, handouts, mini-planetarium shows, activities for kids, plus guided views of the moon, planets and stars at night, weather permitting

Three Day Sar Party Speakers Vendors Observing and Fun

Three day event with vendors and Speaker Observing

Prairie Skies Star Party 2010 will be held at beautiful Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See 4-H camp, adjacent to Kankakee River State Park, near Bourbonnais Illinois. We place a special emphasis on amateur telescope making, by recognizing outstanding achievement through our ATM Telescope and Accessory Awards. In addition to the usual all night observing; Prairie Skies features an imaging contest, door prizes, a swap market, vendors, catered meals, and a guest speaker or two. Children can participate in their very own age appropriate door prize drawings. Visit the Prairie Dog Stand and enjoy a tasty prairie dog; and don’t miss out on the famous Midnight Chili! As always; complimentary coffee, tea, and hot chocolate will be available in the Dining Hall all day and night throughout the event. Our popular Almost All Night Movie Festival will feature a variety of films in the Dining Hall. Join us for a great time as Prairie Skies Star Party "continues the tradition" at Camp Shaw. The pre-registration deadline is 8-28-10 (prices are higher after the deadline).

Starfest, now a joint effort between the San Diego Astronomy Association and the town of Julian, will only get bigger and better as the years pass. Last year we saw hundreds of campers and close to 1500 on Saturday evening for the free public star party. Talk about outreach! We hope to do as well this year. Our current vendors/exhibitors will be Celestron with their 50th Anniversary Celebration, Meade Insturments and Vixen Optics. And again this year Oceanside Photo and Telescope will be there offering their show specials and great prices on equipment. Camping at the event is $30.00 for adults and $15.00 for teens. Children 12 and under are free. That's for three nights of camping and admission to the exhibit area and guest speakers! The quaint and historic town of Julian is only two miles away and offers some of the best B&B's in the Southwest as well as fine dining if you aren't into the "Camping" thing. We invite all of our past attendees to return, and everyone else is welcome too. Visit www.julianstarfest.com for more information.

> The 4th Annual Bootleg Astronomers Star Party will begin at 10AM on Friday > June 11th thru Noon, Sunday, June 13th, at Green River Conservation Area , > Harmon Illinois. Come and explore the night skies with us under some of > the darkest skies in the State of Illinois. We promise... You will be > "WOWED"! Upon your arrival you will receive an informational packet full > of goodies, provided by us, including your ticket for our fabulous door > prize give-a way. We will provide free coffee, hot chocolate, & tea both > nights. Tent & RV camping. Water and sanitary facilities on site. > Electricity to charge your batteries/packs is available as well. We will > provide several battery chargers for your use. (note, this is a wilderness > area). Motels are available in nearby Princeton off I-80. This is a big > birding area as well as the Land of Lincoln for daytime excursions . > Hunting & fishing as well. Come and Celebrate with us at our Spring Star > Party. Only $25.00 for both nights if you register by Saturday. May 29th. > The price after that date is $40.00. Please visit our website at > http://bootlegastronomy.com for our registration form. We will also have > T-shirts for sale & as usual this years' shirt will be a visual treat for > your eyes designed by Mike Foster! Welcome aboard Matey's ! No one walks > the plank at this "Party". And We do mean "Party" ! "Bootleg Astronomers", > Pillaging the Universe one Star at a time."

> The 4th Annual Bootleg Astronomers Star Party will begin at 10AM on Friday > June 11th thru Noon, Sunday, June 13th, at Green River Conservation Area , > Harmon Illinois. Come and explore the night skies with us under some of > the darkest skies in the State of Illinois. We promise... You will be > "WOWED"! Upon your arrival you will receive an informational packet full > of goodies, provided by us, including your ticket for our fabulous door > prize give-a way. We will provide free coffee, hot chocolate, & tea both > nights. Tent & RV camping. Water and sanitary facilities on site. > Electricity to charge your batteries/packs is available as well. We will > provide several battery chargers for your use. (note, this is a wilderness > area). Motels are available in nearby Princeton off I-80. This is a big > birding area as well as the Land of Lincoln for daytime excursions . > Hunting & fishing as well. Come and Celebrate with us at our Spring Star > Party. Only $25.00 for both nights if you register by Saturday. May 29th. > The price after that date is $40.00. Please visit our website at > http://bootlegastronomy.com for our registration form. We will also have > T-shirts for sale & as usual this years' shirt will be a visual treat for > your eyes designed by Mike Foster! Welcome aboard Matey's ! No one walks > the plank at this "Party". And We do mean "Party" ! "Bootleg Astronomers", > Pillaging the Universe one Star at a time."

The Cherry Springs Star Party or CSSP will be held at Cherry Springs State Park near Coudersport, PA. Cherry Springs State Park is well known for very dark skies and we hope you'll enjoy them with us this year! Our 2009 Star Party was a great success featuring talented speakers and good opportunities for observing. The Registration Desk will open at approximately 12 PM on Thursday and will be open at various times throughout the weekend. We hope to see YOU at the Star Party! We hope to have May's Munchables, absolutely the best food service provider for a Star Party, providing food 24/7 for attendees.