Recent News
October NOVAC Meeting – The American Astronomical Society: History, Purpose and Future
Sunday, October 11; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: Online https://meet.google.com/uqm-ppvw-gzd
Speaker: Kevin B. Marvel, Executive Officer, American Astronomical Society
Title: The American Astronomical Society: History, Purpose and Future
Kevin will present a brief history of the American Astronomical Society, how it began, how it has grown and what it is doing today. He’ll […]
2020 Public Observing Nights at Great Meadow are Cancelled
Public nights at Great Meadow are on hold due to the pandemic. We look forward to holding these events again when everyone’s safety can be assured!
September Meeting – Studying Wind on Mars (from Earth)
Join NOVAC on September 13 at 7:30pm for our September meeting
Location: Online https://meet.google.com/gzt-iwnx-cpx
Speaker: Dr. Marian Baker
Title: Studying wind on Mars (from Earth): a story of exploration, adaptation, and
unexpected discoveries
Images returned by Mariner 9, the first spacecraft to orbit Mars in the 1970s, revealed a dry and dusty planet that had been […]
August NOVAC Meeting – Radio Astronomy: The “Longest” View
Join NOVAC at 7:30pm on Sunday, August 9 for our monthly meeting which will be held online.
Location: Online https://meet.google.com/qhc-acci-ceu
Speaker: Dr. Joe Pesce
Title: Radio Astronomy: The “Longest” View
In this talk we will explore the field of Radio Astronomy, with a discussion of what it is, how radio observations are made, and […]
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 […]