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

• Two Spacecraft Will Get Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-05-25By Matt Williams
• Mars rocks may harbor signs of life from 4 billion years ago
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-05-25
• Disentangling the History of the Magellanic Clouds
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-05-25By AAS Nova
• Scientists introduce cosmochemical model for Pluto formation
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-05-25
• A Magnifying Glass for a Pulsar
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-05-24By Monica Young
• Uh oh, the EMDrive and Mach Drive Could be Getting Their “Thrust” From Cables and Earth’s Magnetic Field
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-05-24By Matt Williams
• Why we won’t get to Mars without teamwork
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-05-24
• Oumuamua was Just the Beginning. Astronomers Find an Interstellar Asteroid Orbiting Retrograde near Jupiter.
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-05-23By Matt Williams
• The Ant Nebula Actually has Intense Laser Emissions Coming From its Core
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-05-23By Matt Williams
• Unprecedented detail in pulsar 6,500 light-years from Earth
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-05-23