News and Updates
December 2022 Night Sky
Again this month, the main feature of the night sky are the planets with Mars appearing large in opposition on the 8th and visible all night throughout the month. In fact all five planets visible to the naked eye can be seen. Jupiter remains bright and Saturn is still visible, though is setting ever earlier. [...]
NOVAC Public Meeting, 12/11/22 – 1:30 pm EST
November 2022 Night Sky
For November, Jupiter and Saturn continue to impress in our skies, but the big news for this month is Mars getting ever closer and ever brighter as it approaches opposition at the beginning of December. Don't forget the clocks go back an hour on Sunday, November 6 at 2 am which is great for us [...]
NOVAC Public Meeting, 11/13/22
October 2022 Night Sky
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 [...]
Star Gaze 2022 – Success!
NOVAC Public Meeting, 10/9/22
Jeff Ball – Almost Heaven Star Party, 2022
Mysteries of Lyra
Lyra is a prominent and fascinating constellation that passes overhead for us in the mid-northern latitudes. Its visible most of the year. It has one of the brightest stars, Vega. The other bright stars are famous multiples: Epsilon, Zeta, Delta, Beta, Theta, and Eta. Image 3: Theta Eta String [...]