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ATLANTIC CANADA
May 31-June 2
KOUCHIBOUGUAC STAR GAZE
Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: June MacDonald, 50 Northumberland Ave., Saint John, NB E2J 2L3
Tel: 506-634-0931
Fax: 506-648-7523
E-mail: junie@nbnet.nb.ca
Website: www.nb.rasc.ca
July 12-14
CAMPING & OBSERVING WEEKEND (COW)
Mactaquac Provincial Park, New Brunswick
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: June MacDonald, 50 Northumberland Ave., Saint John, NB E2J 2L3
Tel: 506-634-0931
Fax: 506-648-7523
E-mail: junie@nbnet.nb.ca
Website: www.nb.rasc.ca
August 2-4
MT. CARLETON ASTRONOMY WEEKEND
Mt. Carleton Provincial Park, New Brunswick
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: June MacDonald, 50 Northumberland Ave., Saint John, NB E2J 2L3
Tel: 506-634-0931
Fax: 506-648-7523
E-mail: junie@nbnet.nb.ca
Website: www.nb.rasc.ca
August 9-11
BUTTERPOT STAR PARTY
Butterpot Provincial Park (near St. John's), Newfoundland
Organizer: St. John's Centre/RASC
Contact: Randy Dodge, 206 Frecker Dr., St. John's, NL A1E 5H9
Tel: 709-745-2903
E-mail: info@stjohnsrasc.ca
Website: www.stjohnsrasc.ca
August 30-September 1
FUNDY STAR GAZE
Fundy National Park, New Brunswick
Organizer: New Brunswick Centre/RASC
Contact: June MacDonald, 50 Northumberland Ave., Saint John, NB E2J 2L3
Tel: 506-634-0931
Fax: 506-648-7523
E-mail: junie@nbnet.nb.ca
Website: www.nb.rasc.ca
September 6-8
NOVA EAST
Smileys Provincial Park (near Windsor), Nova Scotia
Organizer: Halifax Centre/RASC
Contact: Quinn Smith or Blair MacDonald
106 Spruce View Dr., Bedford, NS B4A 3Y3
E-mail: novaeast2013@rasc.ca
Website: http://halifax.rasc.ca/ne
CENTRAL CANADA
May 10-13
M-10 STAR PARTY
Dark Sky Preserve 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
Website: www.gordonspark.com
June 7-9
THE NEW MOON IN JUNE STAR PARTY
Mew Lake Campground (in Algonquin Provincial Park), Ontario
Organizer: Toronto Centre/RASC
Contact: Lillian or Robert Chapman
251 Airport Rd., PO Box 67, Sundridge, ON P0A 1Z0
Tel: 705-386-7087
E-mail: bobandlil14@gmail.com
Website: www.toronto.rasc.ca
June 7-9
THE ROC (LE RENDEZ-VOUS DES OBSERVATEURS DU CIEL)
Saint-Romain, Quebec
Organizers: The Luna-Tics, SAPM, Mordudu Ciel & CAM
Contact: Pierre Tournay, 71 Macaulay Lane, Hudson, QC J0P 1H0
Tel: 514-421-4164
Fax: 514-421-4167
E-mail: pierret@aei.ca
Website: www.roc-qc.net
June 27-July 1
THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
(RASC) General Assembly 2013
Astronomy convention held on the campus of Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Organizer: Thunder Bay Centre/RASC
Contact: Dave Gallant (Chair)
Tel: 807-621-8625
E-mail: rasc2013ga@shaw.ca
Website: www.rasc.ca/events
July 4-6
9TH INTERNATIONAL VIDEO STAR PARTY
(Geared especially to video-astronomy enthusiasts)
Foymount, Ontario
Organizer: Ottawa Valley Astronomy Observers Group
Contact: Rock Mallin
Tel: 613-749-7592
E-mail: mallincam@gmail.com
Website: www.oaog.ca
July 4-7
GATEWAY TO THE UNIVERSE
Marten River Provincial Park, Ontario
Organizer: North Bay Astronomy Club
Contact: Dave Roscoe, 1192 Airport Rd., North Bay, ON P1B 8G2
Tel: 705-497-9018 (Dave Roscoe)
or 705-386-7087 (Lillian Chapman)
E-mail: droscoe@cogeco.ca or bobandlil14@gmail.com
Website: www.gateway-to-the-universe.org
July 5-8
STARGAZING MANITOULIN
Dark Sky Preserve 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
Website: www.gordonspark.com
August 8-12
STARFEST
River Place Park (RR3, Ayton), Ontario
Organizer: North York Astronomical Association
Contact: John Merchant, PO Box 693, Stn. Main, Cobourg, ON K9A 4R9
Tel: 416-691-4419
E-mail: starfest@nyaa.ca
Website: www.nyaa.ca/starfest.htm
August 9-12
MANITOULIN STAR PARTY
Dark Sky Preserve 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
Website: www.gordonspark.com
August 12
L&A PERSEID METEOR WATCH
Lennox & Addington County Dark Sky Area offers the southernmost dark skies in Ontario (25 minutes north of Napanee on Hwy 41). Bring your own folding chair or air mattress for meteor watching. Free. No camping. Motels, B&Bs in Napanee.
Site details: www.darkskyviewing.com
August 12-14
PERSEIDS METEOR STAR PARTY
Dark Sky Preserve 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
Website: www.gordonspark.com
August 31
CHARLESTON LAKE ASTRONOMY NIGHT
(one evening only)
Charleston Lake Provincial Park (near Brockville), Ontario
Astro-talk 8 p.m. by Terence Dickinson, followed by constellation tour and telescope viewing.
Organizer: Park staff
Tel: 613-659-2065
September 5-8
THE 16TH ANNUAL ALGONQUIN ADVENTURE STAR PARTY
Mew Lake Campground (in Algonquin Provincial Park), Ontario
Organizer: Toronto Centre/RASC
Contact: Lillian or Robert Chapman
251 Airport Rd., PO Box 67, Sundridge, ON P0A 1Z0
Tel: 705-386-7087
E-mail: bobandlil14@gmail.com
Website: www.toronto.rasc.ca
September 6-8
FALL 'N' STARS
Camp Sagonaska, Vanderwater Conservation Area (near Thomasburg), Ontario
Organizers: Kingston & Belleville Centres/RASC
Contact: Mark Coady, 829 Fife Bay, Marina Lane, Selwyn, ON K9J 0C6
Tel: 705-292-9916
E-mail: lightpollutionabatement@gmail.com
Website: http://rascbelleville.ca/fallnstars
September 6-9
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON STAR PARTY
Dark Sky Preserve 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
Website: www.gordonspark.com
October 4-5
GRAVENHURST MUSKOKA FAMILY STAR PARTY
Gravenhurst KOA and Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Site, Gravenhurst, Ontario.
Astro-talk by Terence Dickinson, Saturday at 7 p.m., followed by telescope viewing. KOA offers 25% discount by reservation; cabins available
KOA tel: 800-562-9883
KOA e-mail: gravenhurstkoa@cogeco.net
Hotels: Marriott 705-687-6600;
Howard Johnson 705-687-7707
Star Party contact: Alan Keates, 705-687-4364
Star Party e-mail: gerryflaherty@rogers.com
Dates TBA (see website for details)
CAFTA (CONCOURS ANNUEL DES FABRICANTS DE TÉLESCOPES AMATEURS)
Telescope makers' convention in Dorval, Quebec
Organizers: Dorval Astronomy Club & Société d'astronomie de Montréal
Contact: Marjolaine Savoie, 81 Dieppe, Pointe Claire, QC H9R 1X2
Tel: 514-953-9038
E-mail: marjos@ca.inter.net
Website: www.astrosurf.com/cdadfs/cafta.html
WESTERN CANADA
June 8
ROCK CREEK STAR PARTY
Rock Creek Campground & Day Use Site (in Grasslands National Park), Saskatchewan
Organizer: Grasslands National Park
Contact: Brenda Peterson or Carrie Clausen, PO Box 150, Val Marie, SK S0N 2T0
Tel: 306-298-2362
Fax: 306-298-2042
E-mail: grasslands.info@pc.gc.ca
Website: http://parkscanada.gc.ca/grasslands
August 2-4
18TH ANNUAL ISLAND STAR PARTY
Bright Angel Park, Cowichan Station, British Columbia
Organizer: Cowichan Valley Starfinders Astronomy Society
Contact: Paul Randall or Ed Nicholas, 663 Coleos Pl., Victoria, BC V8Z 6G8
Tel: 250-743-7745 (Paul)
E-mail: president@starfinders.ca
Website: www.starfinders.ca
August 2-5
CALGARY RASC STARBQ
Eccles Ranch Observatory (north of Caroline), Alberta
Organizer: Calgary Centre/RASC
Contact: Greg Bridger, 1111 High Glen Pl. NW, High River, AB T1V 1P5
Tel: 403-649-7044
E-mail: abstarbq@shaw.ca
Website: http://calgary.rasc.ca
August 3-11
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
Website: www.mksp.ca
August 7-11
SASKATCHEWAN SUMMER STAR PARTY
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park & Dark Sky Preserve (30 km south of Maple Creek), Saskatchewan
Organizers: Saskatoon & Regina Centres/RASC
Contact: Barb Wright, c/o 127 Maple St., Saskatoon, SK S7J 0A2
Tel: 306-249-1990
E-mail: sssp.sk@sasktel.net
Website: www.usask.ca/rasc/starparty.html
August 17
ASTRONOMY IN THE PARK
Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, Sechelt, British Columbia
Organizer: Sunshine Coast Centre/RASC
Contact: Bill Clark, 5711 Nickerson Rd., Sechelt, BC V0N 3A7
Tel: 604-740-5860
E-mail: billclark1@dccnet.com
Website: http://coastastronomy.ca
August 23-25
2ND ANNUAL THEBACHA & WOOD BUFFALO DARK SKY FESTIVAL
Fort Smith/Wood Buffalo National Park, Northwest Territories
Organizer: Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Astronomical Society
Contact: Mike Couvrette, PO Box 1354, Fort Smith, NT X0E 0P0
Tel: 867-872-0243
E-mail: tawbasfs@gmail.com
Website: www.tawbas.ca
August 31-September 7
MERRITT STAR QUEST
Loon Lake Gravel Pit (near Merritt), British Columbia
Organizer: Merritt Astronomical Society
Contact: Clive Williams, #35 – 12449 – 191 St., Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2R4
Tel: 604-465-5510
E-mail: merritt.mas@gmail.com
Website: www.merrittastronomical.com
September 3-8
NORTHERN PRAIRIE STAR PARTY
Black Nugget Lake Campground (southeast of Tofield), Alberta
Organizer: Edmonton Centre/RASC
Contact: Rick Bramm, c/o TELUS World of Science Edmonton
11211 – 142 St., Edmonton, AB T5M 4A1
Website: http://edmontonrasc.com/public/nps.html
September 6-8
ALBERTA STAR PARTY
Starland Recreational Area (north of Drumheller), Alberta
Organizer: Calgary Centre/RASC
Contact: Nic David, 21 Benchlands Pl., Cochrane, AB T4C 1C3
Tel: 403-932-6569 or 403-689-1037
E-mail: albertastarparty@gmail.com
Website: http://calgary.rasc.ca/asp.htm
October 25-27
JASPER DARK SKY FESTIVAL
Jasper, Alberta
Organizer: Tourism Jasper.
Contact: Amanda Stevens, PO Box 568, Jasper, AB T0E 1E0
Tel: 780-852-3858
E-mail: amanda@jaspercanadianrockies.com
Website: http://jasperdarkskyfest.com
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