Dates for AHS P Event see http://www.ahsp.org for event r egistration and details.

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RSVP here.

Join NOVAC membe rs who will be on hand to share views of the night sky.

Activitie s during Astronomy Day will include a telescope meet and greet\, solar obs erving\, a guided sky tour\, night sky observing\, and other demonstration s.

Feel free to walk around and enjoy the views of objects through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner before using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them around expensiv e astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sensitive to ci garette smoke and bug spray. Pets should also not be brought onto the obse rving field.

No astronomy experience or equipment is necessary to attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring them along\, e ven if it’s just a pair of binoculars.

For lighting\, cover a flas hlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to kee p hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening or as long as the weathe r allows. Please dim your vehicles headlights when arriving and departing.

Crockett Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier Cou nty resident. However the event itself is completely free. NOVAC members a re admitted free upon presentation of a membership card (available from th e members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would l ike to become one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few minutes.

Note: This event is weather-dependent and may be cancelled because of significant cloud cover or precipitation.

Head over to the Astronomy Day page for more information.

\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Astronomy Day\,Crockett END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-183616@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260310T185447Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Annual Event\,Public Night\,Special Event CONTACT:Stargaze Coordinator\; stargaze@novac.com\; http://www.novac.com/wp /outreach/stargaze/ DESCRIPTION:RSVP here.\nJoin NOVAC members who will be on hand to share vie ws of the night sky.\nActivities during Star Gaze will include a telescope meet and greet\, solar observing\, a guided sky tour\, night sky observin g\, and other demonstrations.\nFeel free to walk around and enjoy the view s of objects through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner before using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them around expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sensitive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets should also not be b rought onto the observing field.\nNo astronomy experience or equipment is necessary to attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring t hem along\, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.\nFor lighting\, cover a flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening or as long as the weather allows. Please dim your vehicles headlights when arriving and depa rting.\nCrockett Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier Coun ty resident. However the event itself is completely free. NOVAC members ar e admitted free upon presentation of a membership card (available from the members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would li ke to become one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few minutes.\nNote: This event is weather dependent and may be cancelled due to overcast or precipitation.\nFor more information\, se e our Star Gaze page. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T230000 GEO:+38.622843;-77.720484 LOCATION:C.M. Crockett Park @ 10066 Rogues Road\, Midland\, VA 22728\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Star Gaze URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/star-gaze-9/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012 /12/pointkids_dob-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.novac.com/ wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pointkids_dob-300x223.png\;300\;223\;1\,larg e\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pointkids_dob.png\; 850\;632\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

RSVP here.

Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the night sky.

Activities during Star Gaze will include a telescope meet and greet\ , solar observing\, a guided sky tour\, night sky observing\, and other de monstrations.

Feel free to walk around and enjoy the views of obje cts through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner bef ore using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them arou nd expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sens itive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets should also not be brought on to the observing field.

No astronomy experience or equipment is ne cessary to attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring the m along\, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.

For lighting\, c over a flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along w ater to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening or as long as the weather allows. Please dim your vehicles headlights when arriving and departing.

Crockett Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a F auquier County resident. However the event itself is completely free. NOVA C members are admitted free upon presentation of a membership card (availa ble from the members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would like to become one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few minutes.

Note: This event is weathe r dependent and may be cancelled due to overcast or precipitation.

For more information\, see our Star Gaze page.

\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Crockett\,Star Gaze END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-185520@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260310T185447Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Annual Event\,Public Night\,Special Event CONTACT:Astronomy Day Coordinator\; astronomy-day@novac.com\; http://www.no vac.com/wp/outreach/astronomyday/ DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled due to heavy cloud forecast for J une 1st.\nJoin NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the nig ht sky.\nActivities during Astronomy Day will include a telescope meet and greet\, solar observing\, a guided sky tour\, night sky observing\, and o ther demonstrations.\nFeel free to walk around and enjoy the views of obje cts through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner bef ore using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them arou nd expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sens itive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets should also not be brought on to the observing field.\nNo astronomy experience or equipment is necessary to attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring them along \, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.\nFor lighting\, cover a flashli ght in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep h ydrated and plan on staying the entire evening or as long as the weather a llows. Please dim your vehicles headlights when arriving and departing.\nC rockett Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier County reside nt. However the event itself is completely free. NOVAC members are admitte d free upon presentation of a membership card (available from the members- only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would like to bec ome one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in o nly a few minutes.\nNote: This event is weather-dependent and may be cance lled because of significant cloud cover or precipitation.\n \nHead over to the Astronomy Day page for more information. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T230000 SEQUENCE:185890 SUMMARY:Cancelled: Astronomy Day URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/astronomy-day-10/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012 /12/gregandkids-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.novac.com/wp /wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gregandkids-300x213.png\;300\;213\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gregandkids.png\;938\;6 68\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

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This event has been cancelled due to heavy cloud forecast for Jun e 1st.

Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the night sky.

Activities during Astronomy Day will include a tel escope meet and greet\, solar observing\, a guided sky tour\, night sky ob serving\, and other demonstrations.

Feel free to walk around and e njoy the views of objects through a variety of telescopes on the field. Pl ease ask the owner before using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them around expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, tele scope mirrors are sensitive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets should also not be brought onto the observing field.

No astronomy experie nce or equipment is necessary to attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring them along\, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.

For lighting\, cover a flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening or as long as the weather allows. Please dim your vehicles headli ghts when arriving and departing.

Crockett Park charges $7 per veh icle if you’re not a Fauquier County resident. However the event itself is completely free. NOVAC members are admitted free upon presentation of a m embership card (available from the members-only section of the website). I f you’re not a member but would like to become one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few minutes.

Note : This event is weather-dependent and may be cancelled because of signific ant cloud cover or precipitation.

Head over to the Astronomy Day page for more information.

\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Astronomy Day\,Crockett END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-185597@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260310T185447Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Annual Event\,Public Night\,Special Event CONTACT:Alvin Manalo- NOVAC Outreach Coordinator\; outreach@novac.com DESCRIPTION:Members of the public are invited attend the largest annual ast ronomy outreach event in the U.S.\nNOVAC will join 30 other astronomy/scie nce organizations on the National Mall between 3rd and 4th Street to share astronomy concepts during the day and share views of the D.C. sky at nigh t.\nThe festival is hosted by Hofstra University’s Department of Physics a nd Astronomy and their Astronomy Outreach Program.\nThe event will be on t he National Mall between 7th and 9th Streets NW\, in front of the Hirshhor n Museum.\nNote: This outdoor event is weather-dependent and may be cancel led or moved indoors because of precipitation. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T230000 LOCATION:National Mall\, Washington\, DC @ 7th to 9th Streets\, SW\, In fro nt of the Hirshhorn Museum SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Astronomy Festival on the National Mall URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/astronomy-festival-on-the-national- mall-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013 /01/20190622_201048-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.novac.co m/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20190622_201048-300x225.jpg\;300\;225\;1\, large\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/20190622_201048 -1024x768.jpg\;1024\;768\;1\,full\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/upl oads/2013/01/20190622_201048-scaled.jpg\;2560\;1920\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Members of the public are invi ted attend the largest annual astronomy outreach event in the U.S.

NOVAC will join 30 other astronomy/scienc e organizations on the National Mall between 3rd and 4th Street to share a stronomy concepts during the day and share views of the D.C. sky at night.

The festival is hosted by Hofstra University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and their Astronomy Outr each Program.

The event wi ll be on the National Mall between 7th and 9th Streets NW\, in front of th e Hirshhorn Museum.

Note: This outdoor event is weather-dependent and may be cancelled or moved ind oors because of precipitation.

\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Non-NOVAC Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-185525@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260310T185447Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Annual Event\,Public Night\,Special Event CONTACT:Stargaze Coordinator\; stargaze@novac.com\; http://www.novac.com/wp /outreach/stargaze/ DESCRIPTION:Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the ni ght sky.\nActivities during Star Gaze will include meeting with astronomer s who will share their knowledge and show you their astro equipment\, sola r observing\, a guided sky tour\, night sky observing\, and other demonstr ations.\nFeel free to walk around and enjoy the views of objects through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner before using a t elescope. If you have young children\, please watch them around expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sensitive to ciga rette smoke and bug spray. Pets are not permitted onto the observing field .\nNo astronomy experience or equipment is necessary to attend. If you hav e your own equipment\, feel free to bring your observing gear\, even if it ’s just a pair of binoculars.\nFor preserving everyone’s dark sky eye adap tation\, cover your flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening. Please dim your vehicle’s headlights when arriving and departing.\nCrocke tt Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier County resident. T he event itself is completely free. NOVAC members are admitted free upon p resentation of a membership card (available from the members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would like to become one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few min utes.\nNote: This event is rain or shine. In the event of rain or overcas t skies the speaker sessions will start at 4 pm.\nFor more information\, s ee our Star Gaze page. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T230000 GEO:+38.622843;-77.720484 LOCATION:C.M. Crockett Park @ 10066 Rogues Road\, Midland\, VA 22728\, USA SEQUENCE:186238 SUMMARY:Star Gaze URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/star-gaze-10/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012 /12/pointkids_dob-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.novac.com/ wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pointkids_dob-300x223.png\;300\;223\;1\,larg e\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pointkids_dob.png\; 850\;632\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the nig ht sky.

Activities during Star Gaze will include meeting with astr onomers who will share their knowledge and show you their astro equipment\ , solar observing\, a guided sky tour\, night sky observing\, and other de monstrations.

Feel free to walk around and enjoy the views of obje cts through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner bef ore using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them arou nd expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sens itive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets are not permitted onto the ob serving field.

No astronomy experience or equipment is necessary t o attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring your observi ng gear\, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.

For preserving e veryone’s dark sky eye adaptation\, cover your flashlight in red cellophan e (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening. Please dim your vehicle’s headlights when arri ving and departing.

Crockett Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier County resident. The event itself is completely free. NOVA C members are admitted free upon presentation of a membership card (availa ble from the members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would like to become one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few minutes.

Note: This event is rain o r shine. In the event of rain or overcast skies the speaker sessions will start at 4 pm.

For more information\, see our Star Gaze page.

\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Crockett\,Star Gaze END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-186693@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260310T185447Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Annual Event\,Public Night\,Special Event CONTACT:Stargaze Coordinator\; stargaze@novac.com\; http://www.novac.com/wp /outreach/stargaze/ DESCRIPTION:Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the ni ght sky.\nActivities during Star Gaze will include meeting with astronomer s who will share their knowledge and show you their astro equipment\, sola r observing\, a guided sky tour\, night sky observing\, and other demonstr ations.\nFeel free to walk around and enjoy the views of objects through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner before using a t elescope. If you have young children\, please watch them around expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sensitive to ciga rette smoke and bug spray. Pets are not permitted onto the observing field .\nNo astronomy experience or equipment is necessary to attend. If you hav e your own equipment\, feel free to bring your observing gear\, even if it ’s just a pair of binoculars.\nFor preserving everyone’s dark sky eye adap tation\, cover your flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening. Please dim your vehicle’s headlights when arriving and departing.\nCrocke tt Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier County resident. T he event itself is completely free. NOVAC members are admitted free upon p resentation of a membership card (available from the members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would like to become one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few min utes.\nNote: This event is rain or shine. In the event of rain or overcas t skies the speaker sessions will start at 4 pm.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T230000 GEO:+38.622843;-77.720484 LOCATION:C.M. Crockett Park @ 10066 Rogues Road\, Midland\, VA 22728\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Star Gaze URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/star-gaze-11/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012 /12/pointkids_dob-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.novac.com/ wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pointkids_dob-300x223.png\;300\;223\;1\,larg e\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pointkids_dob.png\; 850\;632\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the nig ht sky.

Feel free to walk around and enjoy the views of obje cts through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner bef ore using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them arou nd expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sens itive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets are not permitted onto the ob serving field.

No astronomy experience or equipment is necessary t o attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring your observi ng gear\, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.

Note: This event is rain o r shine. In the event of rain or overcast skies the speaker sessions will start at 4 pm.

\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Crockett\,Star Gaze END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-186692@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260310T185447Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Annual Event\,Public Night\,Special Event CONTACT:Astronomy Day Coordinator\; astronomy-day@novac.com\; http://www.no vac.com/wp/outreach/astronomyday/ DESCRIPTION:Join NOVAC for Astronomy Day!\nYou’re invited to an exciting ev ening under the stars with NOVAC members at Astronomy Day! Explore the won ders of the night sky through a variety of telescopes and enjoy engaging a ctivities including:\n• Solar observing\n• Guided sky tour\n• Night sky ob serving\n• Astronomy Presentations\nWhether you’re a beginner or a seasone d observer\, all are welcome—no experience or equipment needed. If you hav e binoculars or your own telescope\, feel free to bring them along.\nPleas e Note:\n• Always ask before using someone else’s equipment.\n• Keep a clo se eye on children around telescopes.\n• Avoid bug spray and smoking near the observing area.\n• Pets are not allowed on the observing field.\nTo pr eserve night vision\, bring a red flashlight and dim your vehicle’s headli ghts when arriving or leaving. Stay hydrated and plan to enjoy the evening as long as weather permits.\nLocation: Crockett Park\nParking Fee: $10 pe r vehicle (non-Fauquier County residents)\nEvent Admission: Free!\nNOVAC M embers: Free parking with valid membership card (printable from the member s-only section)\nInterested in joining NOVAC? Sign up online and get your membership card in minutes!\nWe look forward to seeing you there!\n \n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250503T230000 LOCATION:10066 Rogues Road\, Midland VA 22728-2145 SEQUENCE:186972 SUMMARY:Astronomy Day – Cancelled due to forecasted 42 mph wind gusts URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/astronomy-day-11/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012 /12/gregandkids-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.novac.com/wp /wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gregandkids-300x213.png\;300\;213\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gregandkids.png\;938\;6 68\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

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Join NOVAC for Astronomy Day!

You’re invited to an exciting evening under the stars with NOVAC m embers at Astronomy Day! Explore the wonders of the night sky through a va riety of telescopes and enjoy engaging activities including:

• Solar observing

• Guided sky tour

• Night sky observing

• Astronomy Presentations\n

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned observer\, all a re welcome—no experience or equipment needed. If you have binoculars or yo ur own telescope\, feel free to bring them along.

Pl ease Note:

• Always ask before using someone else’s equipment.

• Keep a close eye on children aroun d telescopes.

• Avoid bug spray and smoking near the ob serving area.

• Pets are not allowed on the observing f ield.

To preserve night vision\, bring a red flashlight and dim your vehicle’s headlights when arriving or leaving. Stay hydrated and plan to enjoy the evening as long as weather permits.

Location: Crockett Park

Parking Fee: $10 per vehicle (non-Fauqu ier County residents)

Event Admission: Free!

NOVAC Members: Free parking with valid membership card (printable from the me mbers-only section)

Interested in joining NOVAC? Sign u p online and get your membership card in minutes!

We lo ok forward to seeing you there!

\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Astronomy Day\,Crockett END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-187177@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260310T185447Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Annual Event\,Public Night\,Special Event CONTACT:Stargaze Coordinator\; stargaze@novac.com\; http://www.novac.com/wp /outreach/stargaze/ DESCRIPTION:Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the ni ght sky.\nActivities during Star Gaze will include meeting with astronomer s who will share their knowledge and show you their astro equipment\, sola r observing\, a guided sky tour\, night sky observing\, and other demonstr ations.\nFeel free to walk around and enjoy the views of objects through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner before using a t elescope. If you have young children\, please watch them around expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sensitive to ciga rette smoke and bug spray. Pets are not permitted onto the observing field .\nNo astronomy experience or equipment is necessary to attend. If you hav e your own equipment\, feel free to bring your observing gear\, even if it ’s just a pair of binoculars.\nFor preserving everyone’s dark sky eye adap tation\, cover your flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening. Please dim your vehicle’s headlights when arriving and departing.\nCrocke tt Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier County resident. T he event itself is completely free. NOVAC members are admitted free upon p resentation of a membership card (available from the members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would like to become one\, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few min utes.\nNote: This event is rain or shine. In the event of rain or overcas t skies the speaker sessions will start at 6 pm.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T230000 LOCATION:C.M. Crockett Park @ 10066 Rogues Road\, Midland\, VA 22728\, USA SEQUENCE:187729 SUMMARY:Star Gaze URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/star-gaze-12/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012 /12/pointkids_dob-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.novac.com/ wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pointkids_dob-300x223.png\;300\;223\;1\,larg e\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pointkids_dob.png\; 850\;632\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the nig ht sky.

Feel free to walk around and enjoy the views of obje cts through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner bef ore using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them arou nd expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sens itive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets are not permitted onto the ob serving field.

No astronomy experience or equipment is necessary t o attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring your observi ng gear\, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.

Note: This event is rain o r shine. In the event of rain or overcast skies the speaker sessions will start at 6 pm.

\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Crockett\,Star Gaze END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-188081@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260310T185447Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Annual Event\,Public Night\,Special Event CONTACT:Astronomy Day Coordinator\; astronomy-day@novac.com\; http://www.no vac.com/wp/outreach/astronomyday/ DESCRIPTION:Join NOVAC for Astronomy Day!\nYou’re invited to an exciting ev ening under the stars with NOVAC members at Astronomy Day! Explore the won ders of the night sky through a variety of telescopes and enjoy engaging a ctivities including:\n• Solar observing\n• Guided sky tour\n• Night sky ob serving\n• Astronomy Presentations\nWhether you’re a beginner or a seasone d observer\, all are welcome—no experience or equipment needed. If you hav e binoculars or your own telescope\, feel free to bring them along.\nPleas e Note:\n• Always ask before using someone else’s equipment.\n• Keep a clo se eye on children around telescopes.\n• Avoid bug spray and smoking near the observing area.\n• Pets are not allowed on the observing field.\nTo pr eserve night vision\, bring a red flashlight and dim your vehicle’s headli ghts when arriving or leaving. Stay hydrated and plan to enjoy the evening as long as weather permits.\nLocation: Crockett Park\nParking Fee: $10 pe r vehicle (non-Fauquier County residents)\nEvent Admission: Free!\nNOVAC M embers: Free parking with valid membership card (printable from the member s-only section)\nInterested in joining NOVAC? Sign up online and get your membership card in minutes!\nWe look forward to seeing you there!\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T230000 LOCATION:10066 Rogues Road\, Midland VA 22728-2145 SEQUENCE:188082 SUMMARY:Astronomy Day URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/astronomy-day-12/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012 /12/gregandkids-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://www.novac.com/wp /wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gregandkids-300x213.png\;300\;213\;1\,large\;h ttps://www.novac.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gregandkids.png\;938\;6 68\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

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Join NOVAC for Astronomy Day!

• Solar observing

• Guided sky tour

• Night sky observing

• Astronomy Presentations\n

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned observer\, all a re welcome—no experience or equipment needed. If you have binoculars or yo ur own telescope\, feel free to bring them along.

Pl ease Note:

• Always ask before using someone else’s equipment.

• Keep a close eye on children aroun d telescopes.

• Avoid bug spray and smoking near the ob serving area.

• Pets are not allowed on the observing f ield.

To preserve night vision\, bring a red flashlight and dim your vehicle’s headlights when arriving or leaving. Stay hydrated and plan to enjoy the evening as long as weather permits.

Location: Crockett Park

Parking Fee: $10 per vehicle (non-Fauqu ier County residents)

Event Admission: Free!

NOVAC Members: Free parking with valid membership card (printable from the me mbers-only section)

Interested in joining NOVAC? Sign u p online and get your membership card in minutes!

We lo ok forward to seeing you there!

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Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the nig ht sky.

Feel free to walk around and enjoy the views of obje cts through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner bef ore using a telescope. If you have young children\, please watch them arou nd expensive astronomical equipment. Remember\, telescope mirrors are sens itive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets are not permitted onto the ob serving field.

No astronomy experience or equipment is necessary t o attend. If you have your own equipment\, feel free to bring your observi ng gear\, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.

Note: This event is rain o r shine. In the event of rain or overcast skies the speaker sessions will start at 6 pm.

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