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