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Calendar of 2026 MERAL events
NEAF - (Not in MERAL, but close!) - April 11-12
Staunton River Star Party - March 16-22 , October 5-11
South Jersey Astro Club Star Party - April 9-12
Mega Meet, Pulpit Rock, PA - TBD
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club Astronomy Day - May 2
Cherry Springs Star Party - June 11-14
Green Bank Star Quest - July 15-18
Almost Heaven Star Party - Circleville, WV - August 10-16
Astronomical League Convention - August 12-15
Stellafane in Vermont - (Not in MERAL) - August 13-15
WV Astrophotography Conference - Blackwater Falls Park - TBD
KVAS Astronomy Weekend at Blackwater Falls Park - TBD
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club Star Gaze - October 3
York County Star Party - October 7-11
Black Forest Star Party - TBD
James River State Park Star Party, Gladstone, VA - TBD
Click on the event name below for more information
Northeast
Astronomy
Forum
Rockland Community
College, NY
Staunton River Star Party
Staunton River State Park, VA
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club Astronomy Day
Crockett Park
Midland, VA
Mega Meet, Pulpit Rock, PA
(not a MERAL club, but in our region)
Cherry Springs
Star Party
Cherry Springs State Park, PA
York County
Star Party
Susquehannock State Park, PA
Photo credit NOVAC https://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/astronomyday/
Stellafane
(in Vermont, not in MERAL
Almost Heaven Star Party
Spruce Knob Mountain Center Circleville, WV
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club Star Gaze
Crockett Park
Midland, VA
Black Forest
Star Party
Cherry Springs State Park, PA
James River State Park Star Party
James River State Park, Gladstone, VA
Photo credit NOVAC https://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/astronomyday/
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