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
- Protests Block Thirty Meter Telescope Construction; Maunakea Observatories Shuttered
- Asteroid 2006 QV89 Now Has a 0% Chance of Hitting Earth in September
- Infographic: (Back) To the Moon
- Blankets of Silica Aerogel Could Make Parts of Mars Habitable
- Red wine's resveratrol could help Mars explorers stay strong
- Gaia Mission is Mapping Out the Bar at the Center of the Milky Way
- Screaming Sounds Sent to the Edge of Space, Confirming That… “In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream”
- Crew Dragon Exploded Back in April Because of a Nitrogen Tetroxide Leak
- The Science of Apollo
- Celebrate Apollo 11 with a Visit to Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins Craters