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
- A Star Exploded as a Supernova and Then Collapsed Into a Neutron Star. But Only a Fraction of its Matter was Released
- Superflares from young red dwarf stars imperil planets
- Review: The Most Unknown
- Australian astronomers have been able to double the number of mysterious fast radio bursts discovered so far
- Surprising Discovery. Four Giant Planets Found Around a Very Young Star
- Weekly Space Hangout: Oct 17, 2018 – Paul Geithner, Deputy Project Manager, JWST
- Double dust ring test could spot migrating planets
- Supermassive black holes and supercomputers
- Here’s What the First Images from the Event Horizon Might Look Like
- You’ve Got to Watch this Stunning NASA Video of Arctic Sea Ice. Now at its Lowest Levels