About the Comox Valley Astronomy Club

The Comox Valley Astronomy Club is a non-profit society with the aim of promoting and enjoying amateur astronomy and related activities in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. We meet at the Courtenay Public library on the first Monday of every month (or 2nd Monday if the first is a holiday) from September through June.  When the weather is favourable and there is something to see, we will gather at 8pm onward for observation sessions. For a complete schedule of meetings and observation times please see below.

Members of the Comox Valley Astronomy Club

Image credit: Comox Valley Record

Meeting times

Monthly Meetings

Observing Sessions

Observing with telescope

We meet at the Courtenay Public library  on the first Monday of every month. Meetings start at 6:00 pm and run for approximately two hours. There’s occasionally an informal get-together after the meetings.

Do you have an idea for a presentation at an upcoming meeting? Everyone is welcome to present on an astronomy subject during our monthly meeting. If you would like to present at our meeting, please contact us.

Location: Courtenay Public Library, ( View Map )

May 21: Take a guided tour of the spring sky

Due to the unpredictable weather on Vancouver Island, announcements of observing sessions are often somewhat “last minute”. You can keep up-to-date by checking this website, subscribing to our mailing list, or joining our Facebook group.

Location: Highland Park Baseball Field ( View Map )

Calendar of Astronomical Events

Clear Sky Chart

This chart is for Courtenay, but there are also charts for Comox and Cumberland , Campbell River , Campbell Valley Regional Park , and Fanny Bay, Union Bay, Denman Island and Bowser .

Contact

You can email our club president directly at mail4don@shaw.ca or via our Facebook Group.

News

March 7, 2023 in Astronomy, Meetings

Take a guided tour of the spring sky

Weather permitting, join us for a guided tour of the spring sky. Date: Sunday, May 21, 2013 Time: 9:30pm - 11:00pm Location: Cumberland Village Park Join us in the park!…
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May 4, 2022 in Meetings

We’re back!

After three months of Zooming, we are planning to meet again in person - Monday June 6th from 6-8pm at the Courtenay Public Library.  Ryan will have a presentation (perhaps…
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April 28, 2022 in Meetings

Monthly Meeting: May ’22

Les will talk about an anomaly in a series of images he took, I will present on astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker, and maybe on some comet images I’ve captured.  I happened…
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