Northern Virginia Astronomy Club – "To Observe…And to help others Observe "

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NOVAC Monthly Meeting - Nov 14

Come fly away to the Sun with the Parker Solar Probe

Sky Meadows Milky Way

NOVAC member Koutilya PNVR captured this image of the Milky Way rising over Sky Meadows State Park

George Mason University Family Night

NOVAC members provide great support to GMU's "Mason by Moonlight" family event

Night Owl!

Peter Trahan captured this stunner at the recent Night Owl Star Party at Spruce Knob, WVa on 4 Sep

NOVAC Member Sketches

NOVAC members share their astronomical sketches.

Two Vintage Optics Brought to Life in a New Century

NOVAC member John Raymond tells the story of vintage lens and mirror finds he had made into telescopes.

Two Vintage Optics Brought to Life in a New Century

In late 2017 I found an 8″ f/4 Enterprise Optics primary for sale on Astromart. I had been wanting a small portable dob for a while. The size and focal ratio were “just right” But was it a good mirror?

Mason by Moonlight

George Mason University (GMU) played host to over 200 visitors during their Mason by Moonlight event on 16 October 2021.

November 14 – Public Monthly Meeting – Come Fly Away to the Sun

Come Fly Away to the Sun

NOVAC Member Sketches

Sketching the view seen through a telescope eyepiece has a long history going back to the earliest use of telescopes to observe the heavens, most famously with the sketches and notes taken by Galileo beginning around 1609.