Unfortunately tonight's public night is canceled, the third cancelled Crockett Public Night in a row. The astronomy forecast predicts 70 percent or more cloud cover and the local forecast is cloudy with a 20% chance of showers or drizzle. Not acceptable conditions; nobody wants precipitation on lenses, mirrors or electronics. Hoping for clear skies next [...]
Snow and clouds are in the forecast so the Great Meadow Public Observing Night scheduled for tonight (3-5-2016) is cancelled due to bad weather. Sincerely, Lyle Mars Great Meadow Site Coordinator
Here is a link to the resource page that NOVAC has been recording info on over the years. This years event is scheduled for March 12 2016 at Crockett Park. Check the calendar and the front page for any updates to the event. http://www.novac.com/wp/observing/messier-marathon/
The weather forecasts indicate mostly cloudy sky conditions until after 23:00 local. To not disappoint the public or annoy volunteers, tonight's public night is cancelled. Hope for clear skies in the coming months. ~ Tree Greenwood
There is a Great Meadow public observing session scheduled for this Saturday night. (1-16-2016, 5:00 - 10:00 pm). I will be traveling this weekend so I am unable to attend and I will not be able to send out an email to cancel if the weather is bad so please check the weather forecast before [...]
We have two great Public Nights schedules tomorrow, one at CM Crockett Park and another at Sky Meadows State Park. Check the calendar on the left and the website for any updates that may occur. The weather is predicted to be nice so see you on the field!
Observing at Great Meadows tonight (11-07) has been cancelled due to cloudy weather and a muddy observing field. Lyle Mars
With the cancellation of Star Gaze this past weekend we have added an additional Public Night for this coming Sunday evening 6:30pm to 11:00pm at Crockett Park. Special thanks goes out to the club members that are making this happen!
The forecast for this weekend's Star Gaze event poses serious risks to the safety of our volunteers as well as members of the general public who might wish to attend the event. Consequently, we have decided to cancel Star Gaze for 2015. NOVAC has several other observing-only public nights scheduled during the rest of 2015, [...]
Make sure you check out the calendar and events that we have planned for Great Meadow, CM Crockett and Sky Meadows this weekend. The weather has been amazing lately and looks to continue this weekend as well. I hope to see Members and Public alike out at our events! Calendar of Events Best, [...]
