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

• NASA Simulation Shows How Europa’s “Fossil Ocean” Rises to the Surface Over Time
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-07-15By Matt Williams
• Cassini’s “Grande Finale” Earns an Emmy Nomination!
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-07-13By Matt Williams
• New Research Raises Hopes for Finding Life on Mars, Pluto and Icy Moons
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-07-13By Matt Williams
• What Can Lunar Eclipses Do For Science?
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-07-13By Graham Jones
• Planet-Protection Policies: Due For Revision?
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-07-13By David Dickinson
• How might dark matter interact with ordinary matter?
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-07-13
• VERITAS supplies critical piece to neutrino discovery puzzle
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-07-12
• Breakthrough in the search for cosmic particle accelerators
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-07-12
• Hubble and Gaia team up to fuel cosmic conundrum
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-07-12
• Could gravitational waves reveal how fast our universe is expanding?
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-07-12