Welcome to the
Cowichan Valley Starfinders

The Cowichan Valley Starfinders are a non-profit society who’s mandate is to promote and enjoy amateur astronomy in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Monthly Club Socials

Socials are held the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm with the exception of July, August and December (dinner) and are hosted in Mill Bay. Come and enjoy a fun and informative social and maybe a little observing afterward.

Astronomy & Space News

• What Will the James Webb Space Telescope See? A Whole Bunch of Dust, That’s What
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2019-04-19By Paul M. Sutter
• The First Molecule that was Possible in the Universe has been Seen in Space
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2019-04-19By Evan Gough
• April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2019-04-19By The Editors of Sky & Telescope
• The World’s Biggest Aircraft – the Rocket-Launching Stratolaunch – Completes its First Test Flight
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2019-04-18By Matt Williams
• Methane-Filled Lakes on Titan are “Surprisingly Deep”
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2019-04-18By Evan Gough
• TESS Just Found its First Earth-Sized World
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2019-04-18By Evan Gough
• Hubble celebrates its 29th birthday with unrivaled view of the Southern Crab Nebula
  Science DailyPublished on 2019-04-18
• Peer Deep Within the Large Magellanic Cloud
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2019-04-18By Sean Walker
• Astronomers Find a Chunk of a Comet Inside a Meteorite
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2019-04-17By Evan Gough
• Astronomers Find Universe’s First Molecule
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2019-04-17By Monica Young