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Dark night skies, telescope viewing and talks for backyard astronomers are the feature attraction at gatherings this summer. All events are open to the public and everyone is welcome.

Star party listings will be updated as information is received from the host organizations. Until then, the 2009 dates remain for information purposes.

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ATLANTIC CANADA


July 17-19, 2009 | Mount Carleton Star Party

Mount Carleton Provincial Park , New Brunswick  
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: Paul Gray, 1068 Kingsley Rd. ,
Birdton , NB   E3A 6G4 .
Tel: 506-472-6978
E-mail: darkskies@mcsp.ca
www.mcsp.ca


July 24-26, 2009 | Butterpot Star Party

Butterpot Provincial Park , Newfoundland .
Organizer: St. John’s Centre/RASC.
Contact: Shawn Martin, 1 Wheeler Place ,
Conception Bay South, NL  A1W 4V2.
Tel: 709-834-7192
E-mail: spm@nf.sympatico.ca
www.rasc.ca/stjohns


August 21-23, 2009 | Nova East 2009

Smileys Provincial Park , Hants County (near Windsor ), Nova Scotia .  
Organizers: Halifax Centre/RASC 
& Minas Astronomy Group.  
Contact: Roy Bishop.
Tel: 902-542-3992
E-mail: roy@xcountry.tv
http://halifax.rasc.ca/ne/home.html



CENTRAL CANADA


April 24-26, 2009 | 20th Frozen Banana Star Party

Mew Lake Campground , in Algonquin Provincial Park , Ontario .  
Contact: Harold Healy.
Tel: 519-370-8942
E-mail: healyh@gmail.com


July 16-19, 2009 | Gateway to the Universe

Restoule Provincial Park (south of  Lake Nipissing ), Ontario
Organizer: North Bay Astronomy Club.
Contact: Dave Roscoe, 1192 Airport Rd. ,
North Bay , ON   P1B 8G2 .
Tel: 705-497-9018
E-mail: information@gateway-to-the-universe.org
www.gatewaytotheuniverse.org


July 17-21, 2009 | Stargazing Manitoulin

The Dark Sky Sanctuary in Gordon’s Park (on Manitoulin Island ), Ontario .
Organizer: Gordon’s Park. 
Contact: Rita Gordon, Manager,
18777 Hwy. 6, Tehkummah,
Manitoulin Island , ON   P0P 2C0 .
Tel: 705-859-2470
E-mail: rita@gordonspark.com
www.gordonspark.com


July 24-26, 2009 | CAFTA 2009 (Concours Annuel de Fabricants de Télescopes d’Amateurs)

Telescope makers’ competition held at Parc des Iles de St-Timothée (near Valley­field ), Quebec .
Organizers: Dorval Astronomy Club, 
Club Orion de St-Timothée & Société d’astro­nomie de Montréal. 
Contact: Marjolaine Savoie, 
81 Dieppe Ave. , Pointe Claire , QC  
H9R 1X2.
Tel: 514-953-9038
E-mail: marjos@ca.inter.net
www.astrosurf.com/cdadfs/cafta.html


August 14-18, 2009 | Manitoulin Star Party

The Dark Sky Sanctuary in Gordon’s Park (on Manitoulin Island ), Ontario .  
Organizer: Gordon’s Park. 
Contact: Rita Gordon, Manager,
18777 Hwy. 6, Tehkummah,
Manitoulin Island , ON   P0P 2C0 .
Tel: 705-859-2470
E-mail: rita@gordonspark.com
www.gordonspark.com


August 20-23, 2009 | Starfest 2009

River Place Park (north of Mount  Forest ), Ontario
Organizer: North York Astronomical Association. 
Contact: Tony Ward.
E-mail: tonyward@rogers.com
www.nyaa.ca/index.php?page=sf09/sf.home09


August 24, 2009 | Charleston Lake  Astronomy Night

Charleston Lake Provincial Park , (near Brockville ), Ontario .
Astro-talk by Terence Dickinson,  8:30 p.m. , followed by telescope viewing.
Organizer: Park staff.
Tel: 613-659-2065
NEW THIS YEAR: Charleston Lake Astronomy Night program is repeated on August 28


September 17-20, 2009 | Huronia Star Party

Nordic Highlands (near Duntroon; south of Collingwood), Ontario .
Organizer: South Simcoe Amateur Astronomers.
Contact: Gord Rife, 10 Brownsville Crt.,
Schomberg , ON   L0G 1T0 .
Tel: 905-939-2836
E-mail: info@hsp-ssaa.ca
www.hsp-ssaa.ca


September 18-20, 2009 | The 12th Annual Algonquin Adventure Star Party

Mew Lake Campground , in Algonquin 
Provincial Park , Ontario .
Organizer: Toronto Centre/RASC.  
Contact: Lillian or Robert Chapman, 
PO Box 67 , Sundridge , ON   P0A 1Z0
Tel: 705-386-7087
E-mail: astronomers@sympatico.ca
www.toronto.rasc.ca


September 25-27, 2009 | Falls N Stars

Vandenwater Conservation Area Boy Scout Camping Area
Thomasberg, Ontario
Contact: Kim Hay
E-mail: cdnspooky@persona.ca


WESTERN CANADA


July 17-18, 2009 | Island Star Party

Victoria Fish and Game P rotective A ssociation, Holker Place near Malahat Summit
Organizer: RASC Victoria Ce ntre, Cowichan Valley Star Finders
Contact: Nelson Walker
Tel: 250-477-4820
E-mail: secretary@victoria.rasc.ca
Ed Maxfield
E-mail: president@starfinders.ca
http://victoria.rasc.ca/events/
http://www.starfinders.ca/


July 24-26, 2009 | Star-B-Q

Eccles Ranch Observatory,  Caroline , Alberta
Organizer: Calgary Centre/RASC. 
Contact: David Brown, 1175 Hunterston Rd. NW , Calgary , AB   T2K 4M9 .
Tel: 403-274-6723
Fax: 403-274-6723
E-mail: Starbq2008@shaw.ca
http://calgary.rasc.ca/starbq2009.htm


August 13-16, 2009 | RASC General Assembly & Saskatchewan Summer Star Party

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park & Dark Sky Preserve (Centre Block; 30 km south of Maple Creek), Saskatchewan
Organizer: Saskatoon Centre/RASC. 
Contact: Rick Huziak or Kathleen Houston, 
127 Maple St. , Saskatoon , SK   S7J 0A2
Tel: 306-665-3392
or 306-249-1990 (Barb Wright)
E-mail: sssp.sk@sasktel.net
http://homepage.usask.ca/~ges125/rasc/starparty.html


August 15-23, 2009 | Mt. Kobau Star Party

Summit of Mt. Kobau, near Osoyoos,  British Columbia
Organizer: Mt. Kobau Astronomical Society. 
Contact: Jim Failes, PO Box 20119 TCM
Kelowna , BC   V1Y 9H2 .  
Tel: 250-763-6962
E-mail: info@mksp.ca
www.mksp.ca


August 21-23, 2009 | Spruce Woods Star Party

Spruce Woods Provincial Park (south of Carberry), Manitoba
Organizer: Winnipeg Centre/RASC. 
E-mail: spruce.woods.star.party@gmail.com
http://winnipeg.rasc.ca


August 29, 2009 | 5th Annual Astronomy in the Park (rain date: August 30)

Porpoise Bay Provincial Park , Sechelt, British Columbia
Organizer: Sunshine Coast Centre/RASC. Contact: Bill Clark, PO Box 577 ,
Sechelt , BC   V0N 3A4 .
Tel: 604-740-5860
E-mail: billclark1@dccnet.com
http://coastastronomy.ca


September 12-19, 2009 | Merritt Star Quest

Loon Lake Gravel Pit (near Merritt), British Columbia
Organizer: Merritt Astronomical Society. 
Contact: Clive Williams, 12449-191 Street #35, Pitt Meadows, BC  V3Y 2R4.
Tel: 604-465-5510
E-mail: merritt.mas@gmail.com
www.merrittastronomical.com


September 15-20, 2009 | Northern Prairie Starfest

Black Nugget Lake Campground (southeast of Tofield), Alberta .  
Organizer: Edmonton Centre/RASC.
Contact: Rick Bramm.
E-mail: npstarfest@shaw.ca
www.edmontonrasc.com/nps.html


September 19-20, 2009 | Alberta Star Party

Starland Recreation Area (west of Morrin), Alberta
Organizer: Calgary Centre/RASC. 
Contact: David Brown, 1175 Hunterston Rd. NW , Calgary , AB   T2K 4M9 .
Tel: 403-274-6723
Fax: 403-274-6723
E-mail: ASP2008@shaw.ca
http://calgary.rasc.ca/asp2009.htm

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