Recent News
AHSP 2019 Aug 30 – Sept 3 2019
Although AHSP 2019 Registration has been going well, I wanted to post this to the NOVAC website to make sure if you are new to the area or the club that you are aware of our premier event that we hold every year in WV with this year the event […]
NOVAC Astronomy Day: Saturday, May 11
Join NOVAC for Astronomy Day at C. M. Crockett Park on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Astronomy Day is a world-wide event to promote and share amateur astronomy.
Come out at 3 pm to observe the Sun! Stay after nightfall to see double stars and deep sky objects! Enjoy wonderful views […]
M87 black hole
Tom Finkenbinder provided this information to go along the feature image and the Skynet and multi-messenger Astronomy slide presentation:
Shortly before the presentation I made at AHSP 2018 at Spruce Knob last Fall, I asked for ideas from the Skynet team at UNC about the radio astronomy features […]
Lunar Eclipse Photography
Here’s a great presentation that our member Dan Ward has updated for the upcoming lunar eclipse.
NOVAC 2019 Election Results
- President: Chris Kagy
- Vice President: Alan Goldberg
- Treasurer: Paul Derby
- Secretary: John McDonnell
- Trustee: George Doschek (2 yr term)
- Trustee: Paul Severance (2 yr term)
- Trustee: Arlen Raasch (2 yr term)
Regional Star Parties Updated!
Getting a jump on this coming years Star Party planning? Well I have updated the regional star parties list as best I can based on updated links and what information certain clubs had available at the time. The page still needs to have some formatting updated but […]