ASRAS

Northeast Astronomy Forum
April 17 & 18, 2010
A huge, annual gathering in Suffern, NY near the New York/New Jersey border. There's two days of talks by prominent speakers, a large astronomy trade show with many well known vendors, daytime solar observing via incredible solar equipment, lot's of door prizes and more astro talk than you can consume! Go to their website at this NEAF link for details as they become available.

Cherry Springs Star Party
June 10-13, 2010
Held at our favorite away-from-home observing site, Cherry Springs State Park in northern PA. It's about 3 hours from Rochester by car and the park offers some of the darkest skies in the Northeast. Advance reservations are required and limited in number. So be sure to register well before the deadline. Follow this link to the Cherry Springs Star Party site for the registration form and lot's of details.

RocheStar Fest 2010
July 9, 10, 2010
Our own local weekend event with speakers, plenty of kids activities, a dinner on Saturday night, silent auction and hands on demos. See full info off link on main page.

Stellafane Convention
Aug 5-8, 2010
The grand daddy of U.S. astronomy gatherings held at Breezy Hill near Springfield, Vermont. Officially, it's all about telescope making. But it serves as the oldest meeting of amateur astronomers in the nation. Join more than a thousand other avid amateurs and hear talks on every aspect of making astronomical instruments, about observing, etc. There's observing through a huge variety of scopes at night if clear (and not raining!). There's a swap meet, Saturday night main speaker, door prizes, etc. Camping is crude. Visit the Stellafane web site for full details. While you're there, read about the rich history of the convention and about the birth of amateur telescope making in this country.

Black Forest Star Party
Sept 10-11, 2010
Google BFSP for their site to check for new info and registration details.