BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//198.71.54.89//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.novac.com/wp X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20270314T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-183616@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260416T013527Z 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-185828@www.novac.com/wp DTSTAMP:20260416T013527Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Public Night CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Earth and Sky Adventures at Sweet Run State Park generally begi ns with a short evening hike along with family friendly activities in the Education Building (Red barn). This is followed by astronomical viewing l ed by members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. See link below for scheduled times\, and contact Jim Crowley at uuplink@aol.com for any ques tions.\n\nSweet Run State Park DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240413T230000 LOCATION:Sweet Run State Park @ 11661 Harpers Ferry Road\, Hillsboro\, VA 2 0132 SEQUENCE:185834 SUMMARY:Earth and Sky Adventures URL:https://www.novac.com/wp/blog/event/earth-and-sky-adventures-at-sweet-r un-state-park/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n

Earth and S ky Adventures at Sweet Run State Park generally begins with a short evenin g hike along with family friendly activities in the Education Building (Re d barn). This is followed by astronomical viewing led by members of the N orthern Virginia Astronomy Club. See link below for scheduled times\, and contact Jim Crowley at uuplink@aol.com for any questions.