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

• Musk Gives an Update on When a Mars Colony Could be Built
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-09-25By Matt Williams
• Matter is Going Into this Black Hole at 30% the Speed of Light
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-09-25By Evan Gough
• Surprise Discovery of a 14-Year-Old Supernova
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-09-25By AAS Nova
• Astronomers are Tracking the Interstellar Asteroid ‘Oumuamua to its Home System
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-09-24By Matt Williams
• The Milky Way is Still Rippling from a Galactic Collision Millions of Years Ago
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-09-24By Evan Gough
• Astronomers use Earth’s natural history as guide to spot vegetation on new worlds
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-09-24
• Astronauts Could Use the ScanMars Device to Search for Water on Mars
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-09-24By Evan Gough
• Martian moon may have come from impact on home planet
  Science DailyPublished on 2018-09-24
• Here are the First Pictures From the Parker Solar Probe. Wait… That’s Not the Sun
  Astronomy and Space News from Universe TodayPublished on 2018-09-24By Matt Williams
• Touchdown: Hayabusa 2 Deploys Rovers to Explore Ryugu
  Sky & TelescopePublished on 2018-09-24By David Dickinson