REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS YEAR
2025 wINTER sTAR pARTY
January 27th - February 2nd.
Hello everyone and welcome to our wrap up page. The 2025 Winter Star Party is over sadly but what an amazing week it was! How about that weather!!
We hope you all had safe travels back home? Don't forget to mark your calendars with the WSP 2026 dates, February 16th to February 22nd.
We had the best weather that any of us can remember in the 20 years that I have been attending. Clear, blue skies in the daytime and we had 5, pretty much, crystal clear nights in the Florida Keys, under Bortle 3 skies.
For the first time in many years, the wind took a vacation, which made it very wet (dew) a couple of nights and sure, a cloud or 2 drifted by late in the evening once or twice, but there wasn't a drop of rain in any of them. Other than that, it was perfect! Warm days and cool nights.
We all have had a lot of great times together over the years and this year was no exception! It was great to see all of our WSP family again. We had more than our share of first time attendees and several first time vendors and manufacturers. Now you know and understand that the Winter Star Party is something you just can't live without!
We welcomed back Kitchen Thirteen 33 as our food vendor. We are very grateful to them for providing us with outstanding service and they have agreed to return next year with a new and improved menu. This could be the start of the next WSP tradition.
Thank You to Our Team
We want to thank the WSP committee leaders and their respective staff. Winter Star Party would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of the following people:
- Tim Khan, WSP Director
- Charlie Perillo, Host Coordinator
- Russ Brick, Vendor Coordinator
- Neal Kleinman, Speaker Coordinator
- Sergio Fiquero, Video Coordinator
- Jose Cordozo, Sales Coordinator
- David Liles, Registrar
Thank You to Our sponsers and Vendors
The Winter Star Party and Southern Cross Astronomical Society wish to thank all of our vendors that supported us with door prizes this year. Your support makes our amazing door prize drawing possible!
- Agena Astro
- Airy Disk
- Amateur Astronomy Magazine / Charlie Warren
- American Astronomical Society
- APM Telescopes
- Astronomy Shoppe
- Atlanta Astronomy Club
- Barry Christ
- Celestron
- Daystar Filters
- DC-3 Dreams
- Disc Mounts
- Dorothy O'Neil
- Explore Scientific
- Infinitees Scientific Apparel
- Jen Shivak
- Oberwerk
- Oklahoma City Astronomy Club
- Optec, Inc
- Pam Shivak
- Pegasus Astro
- Rouz Astro
- Simulation Curriculum
- Sky & Telescope Magazine
- Starfield Optics
- StarFront Remote Observatories
- Svbony
- Tele Vue Optics
2025 Winter Star Party Door Prizes & Winners
| PRIZE | WINNER | TICKET # |
|---|---|---|
| 1.25 Omin Barlow | Evan Miller | 147 |
| Power Tank Lithium Pro | Ana Garcia | 235 |
| Planisphere / Red Light Flashlight | Sergio Figuera | 276 |
| 8 x 42 Waterproof Binos | Jordanne Brisby | 261 |
| Sun Catcher Solar Filter / 2024 WSP Mug | Gorden Schafer | 199 |
| Peach State Star Gaze 2025 Tickets / 2024 WSP Mug | James Burgess | 272 |
| Sky Safari Pro IOS / 2024 WSP Mug | Lily Bethencourt | 136 |
| 1.25 Powermate | Elieisbeth Soto | 133 |
| Head Lamp / 2024 WSP Mug | Ella Smith | 270 |
| Finder Scope | Garrison Smith | 224 |
| Encylopidia of Space Book | Joe Barrentes | 135 |
| Planisphere / Red Light Flashlight | Sheila Budd | 283 |
| Sun Catcher Solar Filter / 2024 WSP Mug | Scott Randall | 264 |
| Sky Saferi Pro Android / 2024 WSP Mug | Rae Murphy | 117 |
| Okie Tex 2025 Tickets / 2024 WSP Mug | Bruce Hamburger | 248 |
| 15 x 70 Binoculars | Kevin Criado | 206 |
| 60 MM white Light Telescope Backpack | Greg Dowers | 255 |
| 60 mm Doublet | Ken Diller | 166 |
| Starry Night Pro / 2024 WSP Mug | Valierie Papadopoulos | 105 |
| Sun Catcher Solar Filter and / 2024 WSP Mug | Konstintin Popov | 282 |
| $200 Gift Certificate APM Telescopes / 2024 WSP Mug | Gary Perters | 229 |
| Okie Tex 2025 Tickets | Miqaela Weller | 78 |
| Sky Safari Pro IOS / 2024 WSP Mug | Ruth Smith | 223 |
| Planisphere and Red Light Flashlight | Jim Johnson | 137 |
| Other Worlds Book | Bob Dorcus | 165 |
| Losmandy D Multi Purpose Plate | Barbra Stanton | 69 |
| Peach State Star Gaze 2025 Tickets / 2024 WSP Mug | Doug Corry | 131 |
| Sun Catcher Solar Filter / 2024 WSP Mug | Kevin Rasso | 67 |
| FCD 100 80 mm Triplet | Bill Bahlenburg | 64 |
| 13mm Nagler Type 6 | Tina Cecce | 123 |
| Winter Star Party 2026 Tickets / 2024 WSP Mug | Paul Romero | 169 |
| Planisphere / Red Light Flashlight | Gay Haldeman | 97 |
| 2.7 Coma Correcting Barlow | Olga Samoylova | 200 |
| Byond Earth Book | Kevin Hanley | 258 |
| Pinpoint Lisence / 2024 WSP Mug | Dave Hearn | 100 |
| Winter Star Party 2026 tickets / 2024 WSP Mug | Thomas Duff | 63 |
| Sky Safari Pro Android / 2024 WSP Mug | Derek Eubanks | 247 |
| Sun Catcher Solar Filter / 2024 WSP Mug | Jim Mullen | 249 |
| Losmandy D Multi Purpose Plate | Mick Groszko | 259 |
| Headlamp & Atlas of the Universe Book | John Stanton | 70 |
| 90 mm Muskatov | Susan E Smith | 185 |
| Pocket Power Box | James Bossert | 129 |
| Winter Star Party 2026 Tickets / 2024 WSP Mug | Mikr Partain | 29 |
| Infinities Merchandise Bundle | Kim Wilson | 303 |
| Hand Made WSP Tee Shirt Quilt | Sam Ficher | 74 |
| Stack of Books | Neal Kleinman | 44 |
| 80 mm Achromat | Alexander Mallon | 285 |
| Planisphere / Red Light Flashlight | Lee Wollet | 304 |
| Starry Night Pro / 2024 WSP Mug | Bruce Kaczmarek | 128 |
| 6" Alvin Clark Refractor Miniture | John O'Neal | 148 |
| Dovetail Mounting Clamp (2) / Finder Shoe Multi Plate | Kathryn Scott | 127 |
| Metal Saddle Handle Bar | Jonn Viscas | 170 |
| Pyxix LE Camera Rotator | Carlos Garcia | 234 |
| 24mm 82 degree Eyepeice | Joe Haldeman | 96 |
| 60 MM white Light Telescope Backpack | Brian Stankiss | 156 |
| Sun Catcher Solar Filter / 2024 WSP Mug | Mikie Usher | 140 |
| 1.25 Dialectric Diagonal | Rodney Rossell | 201 |
| Stars & Atoms Book | Pat Saunders | 73 |
| Star Wheel and Binocular Highlights Book | Raul Vergara | 233 |
| Planisphere / Red Light Flashlight | John Panek | 83 |
| 60" Telescope Miniture | Nataly Villa | 292 |
| Hand Made Suns And Moons Quilt | Bob Connell | 77 |
| 60 MM white Light Telescope Backpack | Tony Cecce | 124 |
| Light from the Void | John Meggers | 154 |
| 9mm 100 Degree Eyepeice | Charles Bradshaw | 150 |
| Magnificent Aorora Book | Barbra Hauser | 53 |
| 6" Alvin Clark Refractor Miniture | Beth Yood | 290 |
| Planisphere / Red Light Flashlight | Kyle Kennard | 186 |
| Sky Safari Pro Android 2024 Mug | James Fischer | 227 |
| Winter Star Party 2026 Tickets / 2024 WSP Mug | Steven Smith | 184 |
| 2" Dual Band Filter | Carli Vansant | 32 |
| Astronomy Encyclopedia / Red Light Flash Light | Barbara Williamson | 109 |
| 60" Telescope Miniture | Jean Patterson | 238 |
| 60 MM white Light Telescope Backpack | Eileen Fisher | 226 |
| Planisphere / Red Light Flashlight | Jeff Thomas | 263 |
| Starry Night Pro / 2024 WSP Mug | Libby Elliot | 179 |
| First Light 100mm Muscatov Cassagrain w/ EQ Mount | Penelope | |
| Planisphere / Red Light Flashlight | Demetry Popadopoulos | 106 |
| Sky Safari Pro IOS / 2024 WSP Mug | Stephanie Comer | 155 |
| 90 mm Triplet ED w/ Hardcase | Norma Penaloza | 220 |
| 10 X 42 Binoculars | Patricia Kimpan | 116 |
| Vintage Meade 6000 Newtonian Reflector | Mattew Peter | 250 |
| Hand made American Flag Quilt | Larry Ciummo | 244 |
| StarFront Reservation Coupon | Chris Belenger | 208 |
| StarFront Reservation Coupon | Roxanne Kamin | 48 |
| StarFront Reservation Coupon | Dorothy Oneal | 149 |
Astro Photography Contest Winners
| CATEGORY | WINNER | TICKET # |
|---|---|---|
| Wide Field | Matt Peters | 250 |
| Deep Sky | Kevin Rasso | 67 |
| Solar System | Harold Soto | 133 |
| Smart Scope | Matt Peters | 250 |
Finally, we would like to thank you, our patrons for coming down and spending a week with us at our favorite place on the planet. The Star Party would be nothing without you.
Sincerely,
Tim Khan, Director
Winter Star Party
Russ Brick, President
Southern Cross Astronomical Society
Additional Resources
Have a look at this blog post from AstroBackYard. Trevor Jones and Ashley Northcotte made the trip to WSP for the 2nd year. Watch Trevor's WSP adventure with the Boogeyman Nebula.
Don't forget next year's dates, February 16th to February 22nd 2026.
Registration will open on or about September 1st, 2025.
See you next year!