Join Us in October 2026!
Come visit the 2026 Eldorado Star Party for our 24th Year October 5-10, 2026! Just for amateur astronomers who want dark skies and a protected environment on the 5,300 acre X-Bar Ranch near Eldorado, Texas.
Online Registration is available in late August 2026! Visit Register Me.
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Talk on the ESP Forums!
Come check out our watering holes! A great opportunity to discuss ESP & astronomy with your ESP friends!
Check out the ESP Discussion Forums !
Check out Astrophoto Heaven ! Submit your best astrophoto taken at ESP!
Volunteer Needed!
Volunteer needed!
Pre-Event Door Prize coordinator. Help solicit and track door prizes using our existing list of vendors.
Fringe benefits include reserving an RV site or camping!
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At ESP 2026 we’ll have over 100 attendees, enjoying many nights of clear, dark skies !
The observing areas include power for telescopes and equipment, and is organized so that you may drive on-off from the nearby light-shielded parking area at night without impacting the observers on the fields. Please read the Darkout rules!
Our afternoon presentations include Robert Reeves, talking about lunar photography.
Doorprizes will be awarded on Saturday afternoon (must be present to win). Please thank these generous ESP 2025 vendors.
If you are a vendor, find out about donating doorprizes to ESP!
Vendors are welcome to set up adjacent to the observing field and are allowed one sign/banner for advertising.
Enjoy this year’s telescope and binocular observing programs in the ESP Observing Programs and Archive!
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Registration
ESP October 5 – 10, 2026 Rates
- Regular Registration (nightly observing):
- $65 if you preregister ONLINE on or before September 18, 2026. ($45 for each add’l family member living in the same household who is fifteen years or older)
- $130 if you register on or after September 19, 2026 (Each add’l family member who is fifteen years or older, is just $90 more).