The Delmarva Stargazers are pleased to announce their Eleventh annual No-Frills Star Party from Friday September 22 until Tuesday 26, 2006 at Tuckahoe State Park’s Equestrian Center near Queen Anne, MD.

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.

The Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society will hold the 18th annual Northwoods Starfest on August 18-20, 2006 at Hobbs Observatory near Fall Creek, Wisconsin. The $50.00 registration fee covers camping or cabin for two nights, and four meals plus midnight snacks. Activities include speakers, paper sessions, a swap meet, dealers, door prizes, and star party. It is an enjoyable weekend of dark-sky viewing and sharing ideas with other astronomy enthusiasts!Location: Beaver Creek Reserve, S1 County Highway K, Fall Creek, WI 54742. (Approximately 12 miles East of Eau Claire, WI.)

Astroimaging conference put on by the Orange County Astronomers. Enjoy presentations covering a wide variety of astroimaging topics from some of the best astroimagers in the country. View incredible astrophotos in our image gallery. Visit with vendors showing off their latest equipment. New for this year is an optional behind the scenes tour of the 200 inch Hale telescope at Palomar Mountain observatory. You will not want to miss this event!

Join us for a spectacular weekend in Philadelphia this summer -- the conference will concentrate on deep sky CCD imaging, but also include solar, planetary, and DSLR imaging. The format will be a combination of traditional lectures and workshops, given by a panel of experts. We have designed this conference for everyone, from the beginner-to-advanced level imager. Many vendors will attend -- all that's missing is YOU!!

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.

The Astronomical Society of Harrisburg is pleased to announce dates for the 6th Annual ASH Star Party, the Cherry Springs Star Party! The Cherry Springs Star Party or CSSP will be held June 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 of 2006 at Cherry Springs State Park near Coudersport, PA. Cherry Springs State Park is well known for nice dark skies and we hope you'll enjoy them with us at the Cherry Springs Star Party!

Green Bank Star Quest III Combining Optical and Radio Astronomy at One Event! Come join us June 21st-24th, 2006 under the dark skies of West Virginia for the 3rd annual Green Bank Star Quest at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, WV . By day checkout all the NRAO has to offer, like the new multi-million dollar Visitor’s Center, and free tours of the facilities: including the 100 meter GBT – which is the world’s largest fully steer able radio telescope. Star Quest will have 4 days of lectures, imaging classes, vendors, raffles, kids activities, keynote talk by Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute, and nighttime optical observing on over six acres of camp sites at the low price of $ 75.00 for a party of two or $ 100.00 for a family. For more information contact Joe Gonzalez at (304) 626-5012 or visit our web site at www.greenbankstarquest.org . Register before 5/31/06 to receive a 10% discount off your total registration fees, just write Web Deal on the registration form!