The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, respectively, in the sense that the length of time elapsed between sunrise and sunset on this day is a minimum for the year. Of course, daylight saving time means that the first Sunday in April has 23 hours and the last Sunday in October has 25 hours, but these human meddlings with the calendar and do not correspond to the actual number of daylight hours.
If you life in the southern hemisphere, this is your Summer Solstice, celebrating the longest day of the year.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/WinterSolstice.html
Head over to the Astronomy Day page for more information.
For more information on the event and the flyer – http://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/stargaze/
NOVAC is cancelling in-person events through May 10 in accordance with CDC recommendations.
Head over to the Astronomy Day page for more information.
This event has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID.
The Astronomy Festival on the National Mall is the largest annual astronomy outreach event in the United States and will take place on the National Mall between 3rd and 4th streets on Sat. Â June 20, 2020.
The 2020 NOVAC Star Gaze event is cancelled. See you at Astronomy Day!
For more information on the event, visit the Star Gaze page.