Star Parties & "Nights Out" The Chester County Astronomical Society offers "nights out" to interested organizations including local schools, scouting groups, and other civic groups for the purpose of learning more about the heavens. For example, scouting groups often hold them to earn badges for their members. If your organization is interested in hosting a Night Out, please contact our coordinator, Don Knabb. Star Parties are similar to our "Nights Out" but are open to the public and are organized at the national and regional level. Listed below are upcoming star parties; click on the star party title for more information directly from their website. March 2023 Star Parties *Tri*Star* - The Triad StarFest March 3-4, 2023 Hosted by the Greensboro Astronomy Club and the Cline Observatory. Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, North Carolina. April 2023 Star Parties Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAIC) Astro-Imaging Conference April 13 - 14, 2023 Sponsored by the Rockland Astronomy Club. Rockland Community College - Suffern, New York. 29th Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) & Solar Star Party April 15 - 16, 2023 Sponsored by the Rockland Astronomy Club. Rockland Community College - Suffern, New York. South Jersey Astronomy Club Spring Star Party April 20 - 23, 2023 Sponsored by the South Jersey Astronomy Club. Belleplain State Forest, near Woodbine, New Jersey. May 2023 Star Parties June 2023 Star Parties Grand Canyon Star Party - North Rim June 10 - 17, 2023 Held in conjunction with the star party on the south rim. Sponsored by the Saguaro Astronomy Club of Phoenix. Grand Canyon Star Party - South Rim June 10 - 17, 2023 Held on the South Rim in northern Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park. For eight days in June, park visitors will explore the wonders of the night sky with the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association. Cherry Springs Star Party June 15 - 18, 2023 Presented by the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA. Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. York County Spring Star Party June 14 - 18, 2023 Presented by Sky Shed Pod PA, York, PA. Green Bank Star Quest XVII June 21 - 24, 2023 National Radio Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia. July 2023 Star Parties August 2023 Star Parties Stellafane Convention August 17 - 20, 2023 The 84th Convention of Amateur Telescope Makers on Breezy Hill in Springfield, Vermont. Sponsored by the Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc. Almost Heaven Star Party August 18 - 22, 2023 Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. Held at The Mountain Institute's Spruce Knob Mountain Center in Circleville, West Virginia. Rockland Astronomy Club Summer Star Party August, 2023 Sponsored by the Rockland Astronomy Club. Peppermint Park Camping Resort, 169 Grant Street, Plainfield, Massachusetts. September 2023 Star Parties York County Spring Fall Party September 13 - 17, 2023 Presented by Sky Shed Pod PA, York, PA. Cherry Springs State Park, Susquehannock State Park, 1880 Park Dr, Drumore, PA 17518. Black Forest Star Party September, 2023 Sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Observers. Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. October 2023 Star Parties South Jersey Astronomy Club Fall Star Party October, 2023 Sponsored by the South Jersey Astronomy Club. Held at Belleplain State Forest, Woodbine, New Jersey.