Before coming at an event, contact CVA and check the weather forecast, if it is cloudy and you cannot see the night sky, then it is likely that the event is cancelled. You may contact the club to have the confirmation that a star party occurs as scheduled on this page. If it is the first time you come, contact the club to verify someone will be at the location (e.g., Eastman Lake).
Please read and follow the Star Party Etiquette before coming to an event
The public is welcome to all the sidewalk astronomy events happening at River Park (Friday evening) and Millerton Lake (Saturday evening). For Millerton Lake, there is a day use fee.
CVA will be at the Dark Sky Festival on September 7, at the Big Stump Parking lot at the entrance of Kings Canyon National Park. The Dark Sky Festival takes place at various locations across Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on September 6-8, 2024. More information can be found here
| Regular Star Parties (Public Welcome) | ||
| Where | When | Status |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Jan 13, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Feb 10, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Mar 9, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Apr 6, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake (Star-BQ) | Sat., May 4, 2024 | Canceled - bad weather |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Jun 1, 2024 | Moved to Big Stump |
| Courtright Reservoir | Jun 7 - Jun 9, 2024 | To check road status |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Jun 8, 2024 | Canceled - bad weather |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Jul 6, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Aug 3, 2024 | Moved to Big Stump |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Aug 31, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake (Star-BQ) | Sat., Sep 28, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Oct 26, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Nov 2, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Nov 23, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Nov 30, 2024 | |
| Eastman Lake | Sat., Dec 28, 2024 | |
| Sidewalk astronomy - Outreach | |
| Where | When |
| River Park | Fri., Mar 15, 2024 |
| River Park | Fri., Apr 12, 2024 |
| River Park | Fri., May 17, 2024 |
| River Park | Fri., Jun 14, 2024 |
| Millerton Lake | Sat., Jun 29, 2024 |
| River Park | Fri., Jul 12, 2024 |
| Millerton Lake | Sat., Jul 27, 2024 |
| River Park | Fri., Aug 9, 2024 |
| Millerton Lake | Sat., Aug 24, 2024 |
| River Park | Fri., Sep 13, 2024 |
| River Park | Fri., Oct 11, 2024 |
| River Park | Fri., Nov 8, 2024 |
| Club Meetings | ||
| Where | When | Topic |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Jan 12, 2024 | Gadget night |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Feb 9, 2024 | Halton Arp and the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies by Hubert Cecotti |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Mar 1, 2024 | Time-resolved photometry of X-ray binary stars in the visible and near infrared regions using NASA'S TESS spacecraft by Priyansh Joshi |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Apr 5, 2024 | by Fred Lusk |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., May 3, 2024 | Singlet Refractors from the XVIII century by Garrett Wimer |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Jun 7, 2024 | Exoplanets by Marcos Ramirez-Lopez: |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Sep 6, 2024 | Neptune by Larry Parmeter |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Oct 4, 2024 | Exoplanets and life by Fred Ringwald |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Nov 1, 2024 | Binoculars for astronomy by Garrett Wimer |
| Round Table Pizza | Fri., Dec 6, 2024 | TBA |
Calendar of the Moon for 2024 in Fresno, CA, USA
Extracted from the Virtual Moon Atlas 8.2