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

• 60-Second Astro News: Tech Advances for Exoplanet Hunters
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-04-20By Monica Young
• The Challenges of an Alien Spaceflight Program: Escaping Super Earths and Red Dwarf Stars
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-04-19By Matt Williams
• This Meteorite is One of the Few Remnants from a Lost Planet that was Destroyed Long Ago
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-04-19By Evan Gough
• Amateurs Take Huge Panoramic View of the Milky Way — Without a Telescope
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-04-19By Javier Barbuzano
• Vast stellar nursery of Lagoon Nebula
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-04-19
• NASA planet hunter on its way to orbit
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-04-19
• Successful Launch for NASA’s TESS Exoplanet Mission
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-04-19By Elizabeth Howell
• Optimizing space travel efficiency
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-04-18
• Farewell Kepler. Welcome TESS
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-04-18By Fraser Cain
• Musk Says that SpaceX will use a Giant Party Balloon to Bring an Upper Stage Back. Wait, what?
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-04-18By Evan Gough