Rose City Astronomers

Month & Day	Day of Week	*OMSI-RCA Public Star Parties* For most events - Weather permitting - Subject to change Starts at sundown and go until 11:30pm or so, except as noted	Locations	*Notes*
Mar 17	Sat	OMSI Public Star Party - Vernal Equinox Celebration	Rooster Rock & Stub Stewart	2
Apr 28	Sat	OMSI Public Star Party - Astronomy Day Celebration	Rooster Rock & Stub Stewart	2
May 12	Sat	OMSI Public Star Party - Planet Parade	Rooster Rock & Stub Stewart	2
May 20	Sun - 5pm-7pm	OMSI Public Star Party - Partial Solar Eclipse	OMSI Parking Lot	1
Jun 5	Tue - 3pm-9pm	OMSI Public Star Party - Transit of Venus	OMSI Parking Lot	1
Jun 30	Sat	OMSI Public Star Party - Summer Solstice Celebration	Rooster Rock & Stub Stewart	2
Jul 28	Sat	OMSI Public Star Party - Lunar Viewing	Rooster Rock & Stub Stewart	2
Aug 12	Sunday	OMSI Public Star Party - Perseid Meteor Shower Watch	Rooster Rock & Stub Stewart	2
Sep 22	Sat	OMSI Public Star Party - Autumnal Equinox Celebration	Rooster Rock & Stub Stewart	2
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*Month & Day*	*Day of Week*	Rose City Astronomers club Star Parties For most events - Weather permitting - Subject to change exceptions are Kah-Nee-Ta, and Hancock which take place no matter what the weather. Impromptu Star Parties may happen at any time - RCA Members can check here!	*Locations*	*Notes*
Mar 23 - 25	Fri - Sun	Dark Sky Star Party Weekend & Messier Marathon	Kah-Nee-Ta	1
Apr 14	Sat	Dark Sky Star Party	Rooster Rock State Park	1
Apr 20 - 22	Fri - Sun	Dark Sky Star Party Weekend	Maupin	1
Apr 21	Sat	Dark Sky Star Party	Stub Stewart State Park	1
May 18 - 20	Fri - Sun	Dark Sky Camp Hancock Weekend - Pre-registration required	Camp Hancock, Clarno, OR	5
May 19	Sat	Dark Sky Star Party	Stub Stewart State Park	1
Jun 15 - 17	Fri - Sun	Dark Sky Star Party Weekend	Maupin	1
Jun 16	Sat	Dark Sky Star Party	Rooster Rock State Park	1
Jun 22 -23	Fri - Sun	Dark Sky Star Party Weekend	SkyView Acres	1
Jul 14	Sat	Dark Sky Star Party	White River	1
Jul 20 - 22	Fri - Sun	Trout Lake Star Party Weekend	Trout Lake, Washington	1
Aug 11	Sat	Dark Sky Star Party	Stub Stewart State Park	1
Sep 14 - 16	Fri - Sun	Dark Sky Camp Hancock Weekend - Pre-registration required	Camp Hancock, Clarno, OR	5
Sep 15	Sat	Dark Sky Star Party	Rooster Rock State Park	1
Sep 21	Fri	Dark Sky Star Party	White River	1
Oct 12 - 14	Fri - Sun	Dark Sky Star Party Weekend	Maupin	1
Oct 13	Sat	Dark Sky Star Party	Stub Stewart State Park	1
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Month & Day	Day of Week	Regional Star Parties within 1 days drive *These are Star Parties put on by other groups and are not RCA sponsored events	Locations	*Notes*
May 19	Sat	*Prineville Reservoir Star Party	Prineville, Oregon	6
Jun 21 - 25	Thu - Sun	*Sunriver Star Party at Brothers	Brothers, Oregon	6
Jul 19 - 22	Thu - Sun	*Table Mountain Star Party	Ellensburg, Washington	4 & 6
Jul 18 - 22	Sat - Wed	*Golden State Star Party	Adin, California	4 & 6
Aug 15 - 19	Wed - Sun	*Oregon Star Party	Indian Trail Spring, Oregon	4 & 6
Sep 13 - 16	Thu - Sun	*Mt Bachelor Star Party at Sunriver	Sunriver, Oregon	4 & 6
No Fees, No Registration -				1
Note that there is a $5 day use charge at this Oregon State Park -				2
Advance Reservations are Highly Recommended & No Camping at the Viewing Area -				3
Pre-Registration and Pre-Payment Recommended, but you might be able to register and pay on site -				4
Pre-Registration and Pre-Payment required, no on-site registration -				5
** These are Star Parties put on by other groups in our area and are not RCA sponsored events -				6
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