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 2025 Star Parties *Tri*Star* - The Triad StarFest March 1, 2025 Hosted by the Greensboro Astronomy Club and the Cline Observatory. Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, North Carolina. April 2025 Star Parties 30th Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) & Solar Star Party April 5 - 6, 2025 Sponsored by the Rockland Astronomy Club. Rockland Community College - Suffern, New York. Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAIC) Astro-Imaging Conference April 7 - 8, 2025 Sponsored by the Rockland Astronomy Club. Rockland Community College - Suffern, New York. South Jersey Astronomy Club Spring Star Party April 24 - 27, 2025 Sponsored by the South Jersey Astronomy Club. Belleplain State Forest, near Woodbine, New Jersey. May 2024 Star Parties June 2025 Star Parties Cherry Springs Star Party June 19 - 22, 2025 Presented by the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA. Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. Grand Canyon Star Party - North Rim June 21 - 28, 2025 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 21 - 28, 2025 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. Green Bank Star Quest XX June 25 - 28, 2025 National Radio Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia. York County Spring Star Party June 25 - 29, 2025 Presented by Sky Shed Pod PA, York, PA. July 2025 Star Parties Stellafane Convention July 24 - 27, 2025 The 88th Convention of Amateur Telescope Makers on Breezy Hill in Springfield, Vermont. Sponsored by the Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc. August 2025 Star Parties Almost Heaven Star Party August 22 - 26, 2025 Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. Held at The Mountain Institute's Spruce Knob Mountain Center in Circleville, West Virginia. September 2025 Star Parties York County Spring Fall Party September 17 - 21, 2025 Presented by Sky Shed Pod PA, York, PA. October 2025 Star Parties