For more information on the event and the flyer –Â http://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/stargaze/
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/
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.
Event is confirmed! See you tonight!
RSVP here.
Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the night sky including Mars, star clusters, the Milky Way, and many other deep sky objects.
Activities during Astronomy Day will include a telescope meet and greet, solar observing, a guided sky tour, night sky observing, and other demonstrations.
Feel free to walk around and enjoy the views of objects through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner before using a telescope. If you have young children, please watch them around expensive astronomical equipment. Remember, telescope mirrors are sensitive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets should also not be brought onto the observing field.
No astronomy experience or equipment is necessary to attend. If you have your own equipment, feel free to bring them along, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.
For lighting, cover a flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening or as long as the weather allows. Please dim your vehicles headlights when arriving and departing.
Crockett Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier County resident. However the event itself is completely free. NOVAC members are admitted free upon presentation of a membership card (available from the members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would like to become one, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few minutes.
Note: Masks are required throughout the event. This event is also weather-dependent and may be cancelled because of significant cloud cover or precipitation.
Head over to the Astronomy Day page for more information.
Due to predicted overcast and possible precipitation, Star Gaze is cancelled for this year.