May
26
Fri
2017
Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
May
27
Sat
2017
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
May 27 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Most forecasts predict cloudy skies with a 10 to 20 percent likelihood of light rain or drizzle. Conditions won’t be suitable for astronomy.

Even though the Clear Sky Chart currently predicts only 10% cloud cover <http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/CrckttPrkVAkey.html>, most of the other

weather-guessers say that the evening will be cloudy with a significant chance of precipitation

<https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/22728:4:US>

<http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/midland-va/22728/hourly-weather-forecast/2111280?hour=19>.

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Jun
17
Sat
2017
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Jun 17 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Cloudy skies and a 10-20% chance of precipitation this evening means that the Crockett Park Public Night is again canceled.

Although the Clear Sky Chart[1] predicts only 10% cloud cover at 21:00 local time, most forecasts [2][3][4] show mostly cloudy skies with a significant chance of precipitation through this evening. Transparency prediction ranges from POOR to TOO CLOUDY TO FORECAST. Not a good night for star gazing.

Hoping for clear skies soon,

Tree Greenwood
Crockett Park Coordinator

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Jun
23
Fri
2017
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Jun 23 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The public night at Great Meadow scheduled for Friday June 23 is cancelled due to the cloudy forecast.

Ray Young

Great Meadow site coordinator

 

See front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event.

More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.

Jul
22
Sat
2017
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Jul 22 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Weather forecasts force cancellation of our Public Night again.  The Clear Sky chart[1] predicts transparency and seeing mostly as “Too cloudy to forecast”.  As of 11:00 local time, all the other forecasts [2][3][4] predict mostly cloudy to overcast skies with a 15 to 50 percent chance of a thunderstorm or rain.  Conditions won’t be suitable for astronomical observations.

Hoping for clear skies for the eclipse and our next public night,

R. J. ‘Tree’ Greenwood
Site Coordinator

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Jul
28
Fri
2017
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Jul 28 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Forecast of heavy rains force cancellation of the public night at Great Meadow. We’ll try again in August.

Ray Young

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Great Meadow site coordinatorSee front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event.

More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.

Aug
25
Fri
2017
Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Aug 25 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Sep
22
Fri
2017
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Sep 22 @ 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm

The Clear Sky Chart for tomorrow doesn’t look too promising, so I’m cancelling the public night.

 Ray Young
 Great Meadow site coordinator

 

See front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event.

More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.