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Star Party Status

The Fall 2026 Staunton River Star Party is now behind us and what a great star Party it was. We had beautifully clear skies early in the week. There were plenty of sleep deprived attendees wandering around the park during the day. It was great to see. Monday through Wednesday the Milky Way was prominent … Read more

Welcome to the CHAOS Website

We hope you’ll look around. Is there something we’re missing that you’d like to see? Please post your feedback, questions, etc. to our new email server, chaosastro.groups.io. If you were part of the Mobilize group, you shouild have received an invitiation by email.This is a new platform for me and I suspect for many of … Read more

Star Party Experience

Read about one person’s stellar experience at Staunton River Park, and how she ended up connecting with CHAOS and the star party.

Seasons

This is a dummy page, serving as parent for the seasonal subpages below. The subpages are boilerplates for each season. Copy the text from the appropriate season page to update the page “What’s in the Sky Tonight,” and add current info on whether any planets are visible, etc. None of these pages should be in … Read more