Organization:Winter Star Party

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Short description: Annual convention of amateur astronomers
Winter Star Party
Winter Star Party 2017.jpg
Winter Star Party in 2017
OrganizationSouthern Cross Astronomical Society
LocationScout Key
Florida Keys
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 24°39′00″N 81°18′37″W / 24.64994°N 81.310297°W / 24.64994; -81.310297 (Site of Winter Star Party observational astronomy event)
Altitude6'
WeatherSubtropical - clear dark night skies
EstablishedFebruary 1, 1984 (1984-02-01)
Websitewww.scas.org/Home/WinterStarParty

The Winter Star Party, aka WSP, is an annual convention of amateur astronomers where the primary activity is nighttime astronomical observation. This February event is run at Camp Wesumkee located on Scout Key in the Lower Florida Keys. It is hosted by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society of Miami, Florida.[1]

Most attendees camp on site. BBC Sky at Night magazine rated WSP as one of the top 10 star parties in the world. WSP was first established in 1984 by Tippy D'Auria.

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