Telescope Reviews: 2012 Star Parties

This post is intended to be an ongoing list of 2012 star parties by date, with links to each party's websites for more information. Our hope is that you'll find this post helpful and will be able to attend a star party near you, meet new friends and old friends, and most of all -- have fun!

If you'd like to have a star party added, or see something that needs changing, please PM me with the relevant information (website preferred). Thanks!

2012

February

19-25 Deepest South Texas Star Safari (Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia)
20-26 Winter Star Party (Florida Keys, FL)
22-26 Orange Bloosom Special Star Party (Dade City, FL)

March

21-24 - Hodges Gardens Star Party (near Florien, LA)
21-25 - Kielder Spring Star Camp (Northumberland, UK)
22-25 - Georgia Sky View (Jackson, GA)
24-25 - All Arizona Messier Marathon (Hovatter Airstrip)

April

15-22 - Texas Star Party (Fort Davis, TX)
18-21 - Mid-South Star Gaze (French Camp, MS)
19-22 - Spring Camp Delany Star Party (Bremerton, WA)
19-22 - SJAC Spring Star Party (Belleplain, NJ)
19-22 - Deep South Regional Star Gaze "Spring Scrimmage" (near Norwood, LA)
19-23 - Spring Star Party (Norfolk, UK)
20-22 - Tennessee Spring Star Party (Spencer, TN)

May

17-20 - Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival (Bryce Canyon National Park, UT)
17-20 - Two Rivers Spring Star Party (Barry, IL)
18-20 - Bootleg Astronomy Star Party (Harmon, IL)
23-28 - RTMC (Camp Oakes, CA)

June

8-9 - Apollo Rendezvous (Dayton, OH)
13-17 - Rocky Mountain Star Stare (near Colorado Springs, CO)
14-17 - Cherry Springs Star Party (near Coudersport, PA)
14-26 - Great Basin Astronomy Festival (Great Basin National Park, NV)
16-23 - Grand Canyon Star Party (near Flagstaff, AZ)
19-21 - Colorado West Star Party (near Grand Junction, CO)
20-23 - Green Bank Star Quest (Green Bank, WVa)
21-23 - Mt. Bachelor Star Party (near Bend, OR)

July

15-20 - Nebraska Star Party (near Valentine, NE)
18-22 - Golden State Star Party (Adin, CA)
19-21 - Table Mountain Star Party (on Table Mountain near Ellensburg, WA)
19-22 - Wisconsin Observers Weekend(Hartman Creek State Park, near Waupaca, WI)
20-21 - Connecticut River Valley Astronomers Conjunction (Northfield, MA)

August

10-19 - Rockland Summer Star Party (Savoy, MA)
11-19 - Mt. Kobau Star Party (near Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada)
15-19 - Oregon Star Party (near Prineville, OR)
16-18 - Weekend Under the Stars (near Laramie, WY)
16-19 - Starfest 2012 (Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada)
16-19 - Stellafane 2012 (Springfield, VT)
16-19 - Classic Star Party at Mount Pinos (Mount Pinos, CA)
17-19 - Northwoods Starfest (Fall Creeks, WI)
17-19 - Fox Park Star Party (Potterville, MI)
17-21 - Almost Heaven Star Party (Spruce Knob, WVa)
31-Sept.3 - Arunah Hill Days (near Cummington, MA)

September

7-8 - Deception Pass Star Party (near Deception Pass State Park, WA)
8-16 - Okie-Tex Star Party (near Kenton, OK)
13-16 - Prairie Skies Star Party (near Bourbonnais IL)
13-16 - Great Lakes Star Gaze (Gladwin, MI)
14-16 - Autumn Equinox Sky Camp (Norfolk, UK)
14-16 - Black Forest Star Party (near Coudersport, PA)
14-16 - Idaho Star Party (at Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho)
21-22 - Craters of the Moon Star Party (at Craters of the Moon National Monument, Arco, Idaho)

October

6-14 - Twin Lakes Star Party (near Dawson Springs, KY)
7-14 - Peach State Star Gaze (Deerlick Astronomy Village near Sharon, GA)
8-14 - Eldorado Star Party (near Eldorado, TX)
10-13 - Enchanted Skies Star Party (Socorro, NM)
10-14 - Heart of America Star Party (near Kansas City, KS/MO)
10-15 - Kielder Forest Autumn Star Camp (Northumberland, UK)
11-14 - Illinois Dark Skies Star Party (near Springfield, IL)
11-14 - SJAC Fall Star Party (Belleplain, NJ)
11-16 - Staunton River Star Party (near Scottsburg, VA)
12-14 - BMAC Annual Fall Star Party/ (Kingsport, TN)
12-22 - Mid-Atlantic Star Party (near Robbins, NC)

November

7-11 - Deep South Regional Star Gaze (near Norwood, LA)
12-18 - Chiefland Star Party (Chiefland, FL)