Star Party
2024 Star Party Schedule:
Our summer State Park Star Parties are about to begin. Don't miss the opportunity to view the night sky through one of the ICAS telescopes at the following Star Parties!
Friday, August 9th - Deception Pass State Park
Astronomy Talk 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Ampitheater
Start Party 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm - West Beach
Saturday, August 24th - Camano State Park
Astronomy Talk 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Ampitheater
Start Party 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm - Beach
Saturday, September 7th, 8:30 pm - Ft Casey State Park
Saturday, September 14th - International Observe the Moon Night in conjunction with the Anacortes Library 7pm to 8:30pm - Location to be determined. See the promo video below!
October 2024, Ft. Nugent Park, Oak Harbor - TBD
We are pleased to announce our 2024 Star Party Schedule. Some dates and details still need to be finalized so please visit this page often for updates. As always, Star Parties and dependent on clear skies. Even partly cloudy skies may cause us to cancel these events. We will always update this webpage as early in the day as we are able to determine when an event is cancelled. We also encourage you to use the weather chart below as a gauge to the likelihood an event will be cancelled or not.
The Clear Sky Chart below predicts the weather in Oak Harbor for the next 96 hours. Check back to this page often for updates. In the Clear Sky Chart, the darker the blue in the Cloud Cover row just after sunset, the better the chances of having fair conditions for a Star Party. Just remember, the chart is in military or 24 hour clock (18 is 6pm). For more information about this chart or to look up the forecast for other sites, check out the Clear Sky Chart website or the link on our Link tab. We will add the forecast for the upcoming state park parties as they get closer to the date.