Western Canadian Star Party Information
Star parties are observing sessions that last more than one night with observer's camping on-site and essentially sleeping during the day, and observing at night. Those hardy types who are also into solar observing, tend not to get a lot of sleep during the course of the event.
Star B-Q
Dates: July 4-6, 2008
Please contact:
David Brown 1175 Hunterston Rd. NW Calgary, Alberta T2K 4M9
Website: http://www.syz.com/rasc/starbq.htm
Mount KoBau Star Party
Dates: August 2-10, 2008
Please contact:
MKSP Registrar P.O. Box 20119 TCM Kelowna,BC., Canada V1Y 9H2
Website: http://www.mksp.ca
Saskatchewan Summer Star Party
Dates: August 28-31, 2008
Please contact:
Barb Wright Coordinator, SSSP 1635 Vickies Ave, Saskatoon, SK S7N
2P2 (306) 249-1990
E-mail: wrightb@sasktel.net
Website: http://homepage.usask.ca/~ges125/rasc/starparty.html
Northern Prairie Starfest
Dates: September 2-7, 2008
Please contact: Warren Finlay E-mail: warren.finlay@ualberta.ca
Website: http://www.edmontonrasc.com/nps.html
Alberta Star Party
Dates: September 25-28, 2008
Please contact:
David Brown, (403) 246-4498
E-mail: asp2008@shaw.ca