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

Spaceflight consistently affects the gut
Science Daily Published on 2019-08-21
AI Could Help the Europa Clipper Mission Make All Kinds of Discoveries!
Astronomy and Space News from Universe Today Published on 2019-08-20 By Matt Williams
Exploring The Icy Moons of Jupiter. NASA’s Europa Clipper and ESA’s JUICE
Astronomy and Space News from Universe Today Published on 2019-08-20 By Fraser Cain
Enabling longer space missions
Science Daily Published on 2019-08-20
Image Sleuth Spots Tiny “Churyumoon” Around Rosetta’s Comet
Sky & Telescope Published on 2019-08-20 By David Dickinson
Stardust in the Antarctic snow
Science Daily Published on 2019-08-20
Black hole holograms
Science Daily Published on 2019-08-20
Where is the Tropic of Capricorn?
Sky & Telescope Published on 2019-08-20 By Robert Kieckhefer
ExoMars Parachute Test Fails, for the Second Time
Astronomy and Space News from Universe Today Published on 2019-08-19 By Matt Williams
Carnival of Space #625
Astronomy and Space News from Universe Today Published on 2019-08-19 By Susie Murph