The Twenty-Third Global Star Party Gets underway Tonight at 7:00 p.m. Central with the Historic Astronomers from "Rocket City" November 20th!
Watched by a worldwide audience, the live Global Star Party pulls together legendary astronomers and astrophotographers live, from around the world, to give inspiring talks, to share space art, poetry, and music, to share amazing live through-the-telescope astrophotography, their image processing techniques, and to share their love of the universe with you.
Attendance is Free!
You are encouraged to watch and participate by chat in the free live broadcast of the "Global Star Party XXIII - The Von Braun Astronomical Society Edition" The Explore Alliance will be simulcasting the event Friday November 20th at 7:00 p.m. Central. Watch and learn more about this amazing and historic astronomy club started by high school students in 1954 with the help of Wernher Von Braun and rocket scientists in Huntsville, Alabama, home of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.The President of VBAS, Don Martin will be joined by keynote speaker Comet Discoverer, David H. Levy, and co-hosted by Explore Scientific's Scott W. Roberts. Also joining will be the Astronomical League as the official door prize sponsor, and iconic astronomers from around the world. |
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 | | An award-winning and internationally-recognized astronomer with a passion for comets and Shakespeare, David H. Levy joins us live from the Jarnac Observatory in Arizona.
His love for exploring the stars will make you look more deeply to take you another step closer towards connecting you to your universe.
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 | | Von Braun Astronomical Society |
| VBAS was originally founded in 1954 as the Rocket City Astronomical Association, thanks to the efforts of a group of high school students interested in Astronomy lead by Sam Pruitt, along with the help and influence of Wernher von Braun. Famous for their astronomy outreach programs, the members of VBAS are the official co-hosts of the Twenty-Third Global Star Party and they are an official Astronomical League Club. |
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 | | Explore Alliance Membership |
| The Explore Alliance takes people beyond the gear to be immersed in the community of people who commit to membership to make personal exploration and discovery of the universe part of their daily lives. Membership offers many benefits including valuable gifts for paid members. You can get a chance to win a free paid level membership at the Global Star Party! |
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 | | Sponsors of the Explore Alliance door prizes, the Astronomical League was formed in 1939 when members of eleven amateur astronomical societies met at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Today their membership consists of over 280 organizations across the United States, along with a number of Members-at-Large, Patrons, Supporting members, and International members. |
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| Used by serious visual astronomers and expert astrophotographers alike, the ED127 FCD100 provided true apochromatic, diffraction-limited performance in a lightweight, ultra-low expansion carbon fiber tube. | | |
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