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 2024 Star Parties *Tri*Star* - The Triad StarFest March 2, 2024 Hosted by the Greensboro Astronomy Club and the Cline Observatory. Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, North Carolina. April 2024 Star Parties Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAIC) Astro-Imaging Conference April 18 - 19, 2024 Sponsored by the Rockland Astronomy Club. Rockland Community College - Suffern, New York. 30th Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) & Solar Star Party April 20 - 21, 2024 Sponsored by the Rockland Astronomy Club. Rockland Community College - Suffern, New York. May 2024 Star Parties South Jersey Astronomy Club Spring Star Party May 2 - 5, 2024 Sponsored by the South Jersey Astronomy Club. Belleplain State Forest, near Woodbine, New Jersey. June 2024 Star Parties Grand Canyon Star Party - North Rim June 1 - 8, 2024 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 1 - 8, 2024 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. York County Spring Star Party June 5 - 9, 2024 Presented by Sky Shed Pod PA, York, PA. Cherry Springs Star Party June 6 - 9, 2024 Presented by the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA. Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. July 2024 Star Parties Green Bank Star Quest XIX July 3 - 6, 2024 National Radio Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia. August 2024 Star Parties Stellafane Convention August 1 - 4, 2024 The 88th Convention of Amateur Telescope Makers on Breezy Hill in Springfield, Vermont. Sponsored by the Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc. Almost Heaven Star Party August 30 - September 3, 2024 Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. Held at The Mountain Institute's Spruce Knob Mountain Center in Circleville, West Virginia. September 2024 Star Parties York County Spring Fall Party September 4 - 8, 2024 Presented by Sky Shed Pod PA, York, PA. Black Forest Star Party September 6 - 8, 2024 Sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Observers. Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. South Jersey Astronomy Club Fall Star Party September 26 - 29, 2024 Sponsored by the South Jersey Astronomy Club. Held at Belleplain State Forest, Woodbine, New Jersey. October 2024 Star Parties