Month: September 2019

James River State Park Star Party

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James River State Park will be hosting an astronomer’s observing weekend November 1-3, 2019. Many thanks to RAS member John Raymond for arranging this with the park and to Laura Rann with the park staff for coordinating the event.  This location is one of the darkest sites in Virginia east of the mountains. The fee … Read more

Staunton River Star Party is Coming Up – Oct. 21-27

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If you have not been to this star party before, it’s a real treat and very much worth the trip. The dark skies, hospitality, convenience, facilities, and good food that you find there are really, really hard to beat. It’s difficult to say enough good things about this star party and the effort that the … Read more