News and Updates
Chip Sufitchi’s Radio Astronomy Talk Presentation
Did you miss the September general meeting and presentation or just want to see the slides again? Well here it is! Thanks Chip!
NOVAC Monthly Meeting, 14 Sept. 7pm @ GMU
Check out the General Meetings page for more information about the location, speaker (Chip Sufitchi on Radio Astronomy) and the group dinner (Brion's Grill) we have beforehand. We look forward to seeing you all there!
The 32nd Annual NOVAC Star Gaze Saturday, September 27, 2014
Come one, come all to the annual fall event at C.M. Crockett Park from 3-11pm. Fun will be had! Checkout the Star Gaze page on our site for more information as it get closer. Star Gaze webpage
Image Processing Party Sept. 6th @ TJ Library, Falls Church
NOVAC’s Byron Bergert Image Processing Group will hold its (Almost) Autumnal Equinox Processing Party on Saturday September 6 from 1-5pm at the Thomas Jefferson Library in Falls Church, on Route 50 just inside the beltway. Same agenda as last time: none. Just bring yourself, your data, a laptop for processing, and/or your questions about imaging. [...]
NOVAC “Show and Tell” meeting on June 8
NOVAC's general meeting, to be held in GMU's Research Hall Room 163 at 7:00 p.m., will feature an equipment "show and tell" instead of our usual guest speaker. If you have equipment that you would like to display and explain please bring your it and knowledge to share. No formal presentations, just informal conversation by [...]
Astronomy Day – May 31st, 3-11pm @ Sky Meadows State Park
Join NOVAC for Astronomy Day at Sky Meadows State Park on May 31, 2014. Come out at 3PM to observe the Sun! Stay until nightfall to see some planets and deep sky objects! Entrance to the park ends at 9pm no exceptions! Enjoy the wonderful views of the landscape and night sky from the flanks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. [...]
AHSP 2014 registration is now LIVE!
Registration is now live for our 10th anniversary event at TMI, Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Registration usually goes quick and has sold out the last 5 years. NOVAC hosts the Almost Heaven Star Party (AHSP) at the Spruce Knob Mountain Center each year. The event attracts nearly 200 amateur astronomers from all over the region and showcases [...]
Monthly Meeting, Sunday May 4 @ GMU
We hope that you'll be able to attend this month's general meeting, to be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 4 in Research Hall Room 163 on the GMU campus. NOVAC meetings are open to the public; guests and interested members of the public are warmly welcomed. PLEASE NOTE that this is a departure [...]
Turner Mountain Site Improved
Site owner Charlie Turner has recently completed two major improvements to the Turner Mountain observing site. NOVAC members can go to the webpage to see the details of the new improvements. Charlie invites all NOVAC members to come up and see the improvements for themselves! Please join me in thanking Charlie Turner for his hard [...]
March 9 NOVAC meeting + pre-meeting dinner
I hope that you'll be able to attend this month's general meeting, to be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 9 in Research Hall Room 163 on the GMU campus. NOVAC meetings are open to the public; guests and interested members of the public are warmly welcomed. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Timothy [...]