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Crockett Public Night (March 9) – Messier Marathon – is ON!

OK folks - The weather forecast looks great for tonight, so the public night Messier Marathon is ON. One complication - unfavorable soggy grass field conditions. Craig Johnson (Crockett Park Manager) indicated a potential for cars getting stuck on the field.   Members of the public: Due to anticipated poor grass field conditions, that we request that public [...]

By |2021-10-16T22:04:17-04:00March 9th, 2013|News, Public Night|2 Comments

GMU Observatory Spring Program

Check out the session below that is going on over at GMU! There are bunch of opportunities through the early Spring, so check out the full event calendar for the list. Manuela Dal Forno and The World of Lichens - Research Hall Science Showcase (especially recommended for kids). 1st talk at 6PM (weather permitting), same [...]

By |2021-10-25T22:40:23-04:00February 11th, 2013|News, Public Night|0 Comments

Crockett Public Night for January 12 – Cancelled

Weather forecast is grim for tonight, so I'm canceling. That said, thanks for all your public night support in 2012 & see you later this month and in 2013! Here is the event link to the next Public night @ C.M. Crockett - Also here the link to information on the Crockett Park and the viewing site.

By |2021-10-16T22:06:19-04:00December 4th, 2012|News, Public Night|2 Comments

Public Night scheduled for Sky Meadows

Posted on behalf of Site Coordinator Terry Cabell Event Sat September 15th 7pm-11pm If you haven't been to Sky Meadows before, it has the best skies of any of our Northern Virginia sites, especially to the south--so our spring/summer favorites are clearly in view. Add in indoor plumbing, and you have the makings of a [...]

By |2021-10-16T22:06:23-04:00September 9th, 2012|News, Public Night|0 Comments
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