January Meeting Cancelled!
Good morning, NOVAC. As of this morning, GMU has closed the campus all day and cancelled activities because of the weather. Consequently, we are cancelling our meeting this evening as well. ~Chris Kagy NOVAC President
NOVAC 2019 Election Results
On Sunday those present at the general meeting elected 2019's club officers: 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) The term office will begin on January 1, 2019. The next general [...]
NOVAC General Meeting – Sunday April 8, at 7:00 PM at GMU
Come join NOVAC members to hear Dr. Tom Fowler from the George Mason University speak. Guests are welcome at our meetings. Topic: Electronically Assisted Astronomy For amateur astronomers today it is “the best of times and the worst of times,” to paraphrase Dickens. We have at our disposal a veritable banquet of sophisticated equipment, much of it [...]
NOVAC General Meeting – Sunday March 11, at 7:00 PM at GMU
Come join NOVAC members to hear Dr. Miki Nakajima from the University of Rochester speak about the origin of the Earth and Moon. Dr. Nakijima earned her PhD in Planetary Science with a minor in Computational Science and Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Guests are welcome at our meetings. Topic: Origin of the [...]
NOVAC General Meeting February 11
Hello NOVAC! Thank you for turning out in force in January for our first meeting of the year. Our speaker for February, Dr. Michelle Thaller will be speaking and her topic is A Solar System of Surprises. I've not heard Dr. Thaller speak in person, but have occasionally listened to her podcast, Orbital Path, and found [...]
NOVAC General Meeting – Sunday January 14, at 7:00 PM at GMU
NOVAC will hold its next monthly general membership meeting Sunday January 14, at 7:00 PM in Room #163 in Research Hall on the campus of George Mason University. Our speaker will be Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, whom many of you know as coauthor of Turn Left at Orion. NOVAC’s general meeting is open to the [...]
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 [...]