Feb
14
Sat
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Feb 14 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Cancelled due to weather conditions for this evening – See front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event. More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.

Feb
18
Wed
⚫ New Moon (Black Moon)
Feb 18 @ 4:47 pm – 4:47 pm

This is a “Black Moon” because it is the 3rd New Moon in a season of 4. In some aspects of Paganism, particularly amongst Wiccans, the black moon is considered to be a special time when any rituals, spells, or other workings are considered to be more powerful and effective.[

Feb
21
Sat
Mars + Venus Conjunction
Feb 21 all-day

Watch for the closest conjunction of Venus and Mars since 2008. Look just beneath the crescent moon for bright Venus, and use binoculars to resolve Mars within the same field of view!

Or, better yet, plan a trip to Mars where in the morning light you can view a beautiful Earth + Venus conjunction.

Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Feb 21 @ 5:30 pm – 11:00 pm

Due to the anticipated snow, sleet and such for tomorrow night, as well as icy conditions that will be prevailing during the evening hours, we’re canceling the Public Night for Crockett tomorrow evening.

It’s hard to believe that Spring is just a few weeks away.  But, we’ll try again at Crockett on March 21st.

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

 

Feb
25
Wed
☽ First Quarter Moon
Feb 25 @ 10:14 am – 10:14 am
Mar
5
Thu
⚪ Full Moon
Mar 5 @ 11:06 am – 11:06 am
Mar
6
Fri
Hubble: The Missions that Enabled the Hubble Space Telescope to Unravel Mysteries of the Universe @ Cosmos Club
Mar 6 @ 8:00 pm

Hubble:
The Missions that Enabled the Hubble Space Telescope to Unravel Mysteries of the Universe”

A free public lecture by
John M. Grunsfeld, Astronaut and Associate Administrator Science Mission Directorate of NASA

Hosted by the Philosophical Soc. of Washington,
on Friday, March 6, 2015, 8:00 PM,
at the Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, WDC
(car & metro directions & parking)

Mar
8
Sun
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University
Mar 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Our meetings on the second Sunday of the Month except in May when it would fall on Mother’s Day. The events are normally held evening at 7:00 pm in Research Hall Room 163 on the campus of George Mason University. Our web page, http://www.novac.com/meetings/, has directions and additional details.
For February 8th 2015 we will be in Observatory Tower Showcase instead of the usual Rm. 163 

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday evenings!

 

 

 

 

Mar
13
Fri
☾ Last Quarter Moon
Mar 13 @ 11:48 am – 11:48 am
Mar
14
Sat
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Mar 14 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Public observing at Great Meadow is cancelled due to rainy weather and wet field conditions. ~ Lyle

See front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event. More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.