For October the highlights are the planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Mercury) and the Orionid meteor shower. Now we're past the autumnal equinox, the nights are drawing in which makes for longer nights and more time for astronomy! Jupiter and Saturn visible at the start of the month from just after sunset in the east [...]
Recently several NOVAC members have been reading and discussing this great post on lens design from https://www.pencilofrays.com/ https://www.pencilofrays.com/lens-design-forms/
We are pleased to announce that NOVAC now offers a digital library that allows members to borrow and read astronomy-related books using a browser, tablet or smartphone. Please see instructions below, if you have any problems, feel free to contact Chris Spain at librarian@novac.com. Short Instructions Go to: https://libbyapp.com/library/novac Login to the site with your [...]
