Star Party Calendar (2006)

NOTE: Star parties are sometimes cancelled due to poor weather. Cancellation notices are posted to the AAC-L at 3pm the day of the star party. If you are unable to check your email, call the star party coordinator after 3pm.
Public Events AAC Semi-Private	Star Party Details & Web Sites	Date (2006)	Location Click Links for Directions/Maps	Start/End Time Sunset Times & Hours of Darkness	Moon Phase Moon Phase Calendars
Florida Park Service	Friends of Paynes Prairie	Jan. 7	Hickory Ranch	7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST	FQ Jan. 6
	AAC January Star Party	Jan. 21	Bob Jacobs	Sunset 5:58 pm EST	LQ Jan. 22
National Public Observatory	Cedar Key Star Party	Jan. 21–28	Cedar Key State Museum		NM Jan. 29
Registration Required	SCAS Winter Star Party	Mon., Feb. 20 - Sun., Feb. 26	Camp Wesumkey, Florida Keys		LQ Feb. 21
	AAC February Star Party	Feb. 25	Kitty Hawke Aviation	Sunset 6:27 pm EST	NM Feb. 28
Florida Park Service	Paynes Prairie Volunteer Weekend	Fri, Mar. 24 (rescheduled from 3/25)	Hickory Ranch Make camping reservation ASAP Details here	Sunset 6:43 pm EST	LQ Mar. 22
	Rosemary Hill Observ. Tour & Moondance Hill Star Party A Special, Private Tour For Paid-Up AAC members (+ Potluck Dinner & Star Party)	Apr. 1	Rosemary Hill Observatory & Moondance Hill « Read This For More Info »	5:00 p.m. EST	FQ Apr. 5
Free	Starry Night	Thu., Apr. 13	Florida Museum of Natural History	5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. EDT	FM Apr. 13
	AAC April Star Party	Apr. 22	Kitty Hawke Aviation	Sunset 8:01 pm EDT	NM Apr. 27
The Villages Astronomy Club	Starry Night at The Villages	Apr. 29	The Villages	8:00 p.m. EDT Sunset at 8:04 p.m. EDT	NM Apr. 27
	AAC May Star Party	May 20	Gary Cook's Residence	Sunset 8:17 pm EDT	LQ May 20
AAC & GOAC	AAC June Star Party 8th Annual Star-B-Q	June 24	Back in Time	7:00 pm EDT	NM Jun. 25
Public Events AAC Semi-Private	Star Party Details & Web Sites	Date (2006)	Location Click Links for Directions/Maps	Start/End Time Sunset Times & Hours of Darkness	Moon Phase Moon Phase Calendars
	AAC July Star Party	July 29 (rescheduled (from 7/22)	Bob Jacobs	Sunset 8:24 pm EDT	NM Jul. 25
	AAC August Star Party	Aug. 26	Kitty Hawke Aviation	Sunset 7:59 pm EDT	NM Aug. 23
	AAC September Star Party	Sep. 23 (rain date 9/30)	Fred and Lucille Heinrich's Stargate Observatory	Sunset 7:24 pm EDT	NM Sep. 22
	AAC October Star Party	Oct. 21	Gold Head Branch State Park w/ NE Florida Astronomical Society	Sunset 6:53 pm EDT	NM Oct. 21
Free	Transit of Mercury	Wednesday, Nov. 8	Florida Museum of Natural History (exact location TBA)	2:12 pm – 6:37 pm EST (sunset)
	AAC November Star Party Leonids Tonight!	Nov. 18	Loftus Family Farm Leonid Meteor Shower Max Tonight Estimated peak 11:45pm–1:30 am Possible ZHR = 100 though faint. No Moon to interfere. May be best shower of year (though radiant rises near 12 am) More info here	Sunset 5:33 pm EST	NM Nov. 20
	AAC Holiday Party	Dec. 9	Celebrating AAC's 19th Birthday! Mark and Cindy Barnett Residence	6:00 pm EST	LQ Dec. 12