Recent News
The 36th Annual NOVAC Star Gaze: Saturday, October 6th
Join the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club for Star Gaze at C.M. Crockett Park on October 6, 2018 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 […]
Binocular Messier and the AL Observing Program
March is the time of the year when the Messier Marathon is possible. This is also a great time to get started on your Binocular Messier observing program.
A very useful resource (I would say essential) for observational astronomy is Sky and Telescope’s Pocket Sky […]
NOVAC 2018 Election Results
On Sunday, December 10, at the General Meeting, the club elected officers for 2018. I am honored to be serving as President for the coming year. Please join me in congratulating the others elected last night:
Vice President: Alan Goldberg
Secretary: John McDonnell
Treasurer: Paul Derby
Trustees (2 yr term): Zack Panitzke, John Higbee
There are three other […]
NOVAC giving this Holiday Season
Members and Friends of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club,
Consider NOVAC in your Holiday Giving this year. NOVAC dues cover a portion of the club’s operational costs. Dues provide a solid base for our operations with patron and supporting memberships providing additional funding for our outreach and educational activities. Your contributions […]
NOVAC at the Great American Eclipse 2017 Map
As members we travelled far a wide as well stayed at home to take in the Great American Eclipse 2017.
We have added a map with pins that show the location and description of members and their experiences from across the country to the front page of our website. We […]
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 […]