Meetings & Events
Club Meetings
This month's meeting will be on Friday, January 16th. See you there!
West Valley Volunteer Fire Department
2412 Farm-To-Market Road
Kalispell, MT 59901
Location: Our meetings are held at the West Valley Volunteer Fire Department located at 2412 Farm-To-Market Road, 6 miles northwest of Kalispell. The facilities offer a very nice meeting room and relatively dark skies. On clear nights following our meetings, club members will set up their scopes in the large parking area at the fire hall and, as a group, do some observing following the meeting. Visitors to our meetings are welcome to stay following the meeting an join our club members for some casual stargazing.
Star Parties
Upcoming:
- No Public Star Parties Scheduled - Please check back later this spring for a full schedule of our public star parties.
We typically sponsor several public star parties each year. Undeniably, these events are the highlight of our summer observing season.
Lone Pine State Park & Flathead Lake State Park: In conjunction with the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, we host an annual public star party at Lone Pine State Park in Kalispell and another at the West Shore Park between Lakeside and Rollins. In response to the many wonderful comments he received about our events, former Governor Schweitzer sent our club members a personal thank-you for our participation. Check back next spring for an update on the 2026 season events.
Glacier National Park: The Big Sky Astronomy Club has partnered with Glacier National Park to promote and support their ongoing daily Summer Astronomy Program for the park's visitors. Club members assist the Park's Visiting Astronomers by providing additional telescopes and personnel for both daytime and nighttime viewing. The daily programs are held at the Apgar and St. Mary Visitors' Centers. Our club also assists the park personell with their summertime Logan Pass Star Parties. These events are extremely popular and well attended. The events for 2025 are completed. Please check back here next spring or at the park's website for dates and times for all of the upcoming events for the 2026 season.
Whitefish Legacy Partners: The Big Sky Astronomy Club has also joined forces with the Whitefish Legacy Partners to host public star party events. The events for 2025 are completed. Please check back next spring on this website for dates and times for all of the upcoming events for the 2026 season.
The Glacier Institue: The Big Sky Astronomy Club has partnerd with the Glacier Institue to host public star parties and other speacial events. The events for 2025 are completed. Please check back next spring on this website for dates and times for all of the upcoming events for the 2026 season.
Special Events