The Northern Prairie Star Party (NPSP) will run from Tuesday, September 3 to Sunday, September 8, 2024, with most of our group activities planned for Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7. It is being held at the Black Nugget Lake Park located about an hour’s drive from Edmonton. The campground is also the location of our Black Nugget Lake Observatory.

This year we will have ONLINE REGISTRATION for all aspects of the event, including reserving campsites, ordering T-shirts, paying attendee fees, and signing up to volunteer.

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RASC Edmonton Centre has booked the northern part of the campground for use by star party event attendees – for use during the entire event. Campsites will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. With a limited number of sites with power, we encourage NPSP attendees wishing to camp overnight to book as soon as possible. Here is a link to the revised and correct campground site map that is posted on the reservation site of Black Nugget Lake Park.

This year we are asking that ALL those planning to attend NPSP to PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE – this will assist with our planning. The final deadline for registering (attendees, campsite and T-shirt) and payment is Thursday, August 15, with payment via e-transfer.

We are pleased to let you know that Dr. Christa van Laerhoven has accepted our invitation to be the keynote speaker on the afternoon of Saturday, September 7. Christa is a planetary scientist and educator. She gained her Ph.D. from the Department of Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona, with her research concentrating on long-term changes in the orbits of planets. Her ongoing areas of interest include orbital dynamics – particularly the dynamics of the Kuiper Belt and of multi-planet extra-solar systems, planetary atmospheres and Canada’s role in the return to the Moon. Christa is currently the Vice President of the RASC Yukon Centre.

Martin Connors also spoke.

Here is a link to the 2024 Schedule and Ground Rules.

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For further information please contact the Northern Prairie Planning Team.