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 every month at 7:00pm to 9:00pm with the exception of July, August and December (dinner) and are usually hosted in Mill Bay. Come and enjoy a fun and informative social and maybe a little observing afterward.
The day and location of the meetings do change from month to month, check our events calendar for each month. https://starfinders.ca/events-calendar
Astronomy & Space News
- NASA and HeroX are Looking to Light Up the Moon!
- Scientists propose plan to determine if Planet Nine is a primordial black hole
- NASA has a Pretty Big Checklist for Boeing to Fix on Starliner
- Even If We Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Tomorrow, it Would Take Decades for the Earth to Start Cooling Again
- That’s So Metal. NASA’s Psyche Mission is Now Under Construction
- Now You Can Build Your Own Curiosity Rover
- If Planet 9 is a Primordial Black Hole, We Might Be Able to See Flares When it Consumes Comets
- Earth’s Magnetic Field is Changing Surprisingly Quickly
- Why Lava Tubes Should be Our Top Exploration Priority on Other Worlds
- New Zealand just got its first International Dark Sky Park