Telescopes set up at Black Nugget Lake Park, September 2025 by Ray Wiens
UPDATE: August 16, 2026
Registration for NPSP 2026 is now CLOSED. We have reached our maximum capacity for attendees at our event and as of August 16th have closed the registration process to new submissions. Thank you to all who have registered for this year’s event! We have a great line-up of speakers for Friday workshops and the Saturday afternoon presentations (see below for complete descriptions and times).
NPSP 2026 will run from Tuesday, September 8 to Sunday, September 13, 2026, with most group activities planned for Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12. It is being held at the Black Nugget Lake Park campground located about an hour’s drive southeast of Edmonton. The campground is also the location of our Black Nugget Lake Observatory. Bring your sense of wonder for stargazing under seriously dark skies (Bortle Scale 3).
New details have been added regarding the Friday astrophotograhy workshop and eight ScopeMedic sessions that will be available for attendees needing help with their telescopes.
FINAL DEADLINE for registration and payment is August 25, 2026 (event fees, camping and T-shirts).
For the detailed report on last year’s 2025 NPSP, see https://edmontonrasc.com/stardust/stardust202510.pdf
For more information, please talk with one of the members of the NPSP Planning Team or email npstarfest@shaw.ca.
