Starfest 2024

Saturday, August 10th, 2024.

Please join us for the 26th Starfest in 2024! ChesMont Astronomical Society hosts their annual event to educate the community about the wonders of the night sky. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site has been a wonderful partner in hosting ChesMont's Starfest for many years now.

What happens at ChesMont Starfest? We will have our telescopes pointed at different objects and attendees going between different telescopes to see the wonders of the night sky with their own eyes. See sun spots & solar flares before sunset, then planets, nebulae, galaxies, globular clusters, and more at night. Additionally, we have speakers giving presentations on various astronomy topics.

Our activities have not been finalized yet for 2024.

For First-time participants, please see this link on Star Party Etiquette.

See our Schedule of Events for the evening's program.

Please see our photos of previous ChesMont Starfest events here and here - it is a great time for all with impressive telescopes.

Location: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site at 2 Mark Bird Lane Elverson, PA

Cost:

Free, however donations to ChesMont are greatly appreciated. We are a 501c7 non-profit organization.

Please contribute generously so that this annual event for the community can continue to be held.