Recent News
July 12 2020 at 7:30 – Remote Sensing and Spaceborn Planetary Observations
Join NOVAC at 7:30pm on Sunday, July 12 for our monthly meeting which will be held online.
Location: Online https://meet.google.com/qns-wmyk-tbo
Speaker: Dr. Dennis Reuter
Using spaceborne systems to carry out observations of atmospheric and surface properties of the objects in our solar system (including the Earth) provides a wealth of information about the […]
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover; A mission overview and an insider’s perspective
Join us at 8:00pm online at https://meet.google.com/sio-kjec-kzi
An overview of the Perseverance Rover’s mission objectives and lifecycle from inception to operation will be presented followed by a discussion of a summer engineering intern’s firsthand experience working with the Perseverance Rover’s team. The presentation will be hosted by Evan Kramer, a spring 2020 […]
June 14, 2020 at 7:30 – The Hubble Space Telescope: 30 Years of Cosmic Discovery
Join NOVAC at 7:30 on June 14 for our monthly meeting, which will be held online:
Location: Online https://meet.google.com/bpz-ugtk-yqu
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Wiseman
This year, we are celebrating Hubble’s 30th anniversary! Five astronaut servicing missions and phenomenal teams of experts on the ground have kept this facility at the frontier of cosmic discoveries. In […]
In-Person Events Cancelled Through May 10, 2020
Today the CDC updated their guidance to recommend that for the next 8 weeks, organizers (whether groups or individuals) cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States.
To comply with this recommendation, NOVAC will take the following actions to modify our plans through […]
Cancelled – Astronomy Day! April 25, 2020
In accordance with CDC recommendations, NOVAC is cancelling in-person events through May 10, 2020. We will make every attempt to reschedule Astronomy Day later in the year so we can enjoy the wisdom of our speakers and the beautiful observing the the field at C.M. Crockett Park affords us.
The 37th Annual NOVAC Star Gaze: Saturday, October 5th
Join the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club for Star Gaze at C.M. Crockett Park on October 5th, 2019 from 3 pm to 11 pm!
You don’t need any astronomy experience or equipment at all to enjoy Star Gaze. Enjoy the wonderful views of the landscape and night sky from one of our […]