Star Parties are a great way to meet other amateur astronomers, see new equipment, learn new tricks and skills, and see some great sights in the night sky! There are star parties all over the Northeast throughout the year, and you can often find other members of the Westport Astronomical Society who are planning on attending. Below are some of the bigger star parties that have taken place or will take place this year.

 

Winter Star Party: February 4 – 10

Winter Star Party (Kopernick Observatory): February 23

Delmarva Star Gaze XIX: April 11 – 14

Stokes Star Party: April 12 – 13

Northeast Astronomical Imaging Conference: April 18 – 19

North East Astronomy Forum (NEAF): April 20 – 21*

The NEAF Solar Star Party: April 20 – 21*

Texas Star Party: May 5 – 12

The 21st Annual South Pacific Star Party: May 9 – 12

Two Rivers Spring Star Party: May 9 – 12

Tennessee Spring Star Party: May 10 – 13

South Jersey Spring Star Party: May 2 – 5

StarConn: June 1

Cherry Springs Star Party: June 6 – 9

Green Bank Star Quest: July 10 – 13

Mason Dixon Star Party: July 10 – 14

The 31st & Final Conjunction: July 12 – 13

Alcon 2013: July 24 – 27

The Rockland Summer Star Party: August 2 – 11

Maine State Star Party: August 2 – 4

AOS Starfest aka Savoy Star Party: August 2 – 4*

Nebraska Star Party: August 4 – 9

Stellafane: August 8 – 11*

Table Mountain Star Party: August 8 – 10

NYAA Starfest: August 16 – 19

Arunah Hill Days:  August 30 – Sep 2

Connecticut Star Party (CSP): September 6 – 8*

Black Forest Star Party: September 6 – 8

Almost Heaven Star Party: September 6 – 10

Acadia Night Sky Festival: September 26 – 30

Okie-Tex Star Party: September 28 – October 6

Peach State Star Gaze: September 29 – October 6

Enchanted Skies Star Party: October 2 – 5

Prairie Skies Star Party: October 3 – 6

Hidden Hollow Star Party 2013: October 3 – 6

Kopernik AstroFest 2013: October 4 – 6

Eldorado Star Party: October 28 – November 3

CSPG Fall Star Party: October 28 – November 3

Southern Skies Star Party: TBD

Stokes Fall Star Party: TBD

South Jersey Star Party: TBD

Illinois Dark Skies Star Party: TBD

* Members of the Westport Astronomical Society plan on attending and taking the 25″ Obsession for viewing.