Sep
24
Wed
âš« New Moon
Sep 24 @ 12:14 am – 1:14 am
Sep
27
Sat
Star Gaze @ C.M. Crockett Park
Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – Sep 28 @ 3:00 am
Sky Meadows Public Night @ Sky Meadows State Park
Sep 27 @ 10:30 pm – Sep 28 @ 1:30 am

Public Night @ Sky Meadows in conjunction with SI – Check http://www.novac.com/wp/observing/sky-meadows/ for site details and directions.

NOTE: There is no admittance to Sky Meadows State Park after 8:30pm! Even if the event goes later.

Oct
4
Sat
Mercury Retrograde Begins
Oct 4 all-day

see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…

Oct
8
Wed
Total Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8 @ 2:17 am – 7:32 am

Maximum eclipse is at 10:55am UTC.

Decent viewing from Western USA, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos, Mongolia, Vietnam, China.

*** TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL! ***

This night is also the peak for Draconids Meteor Shower, which would normally be fairly washed out by the full moon… but during the eclipse, you’ll have a better chance of spotting these 10 or so meteors per hour. Good luck!

⚪ Full Moon
Oct 8 @ 4:51 am – 5:51 am

October’s Full Moon is the “Harvest Moon” (English), “Hunter’s Moon” (Native American), “Travel Moon”, “Dying Grass Moon”, “Blood Moon”, or “Sharad Poornima”.

Oct
12
Sun
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University
Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Details about NOVAC meetings can be found at http://www.novac.com/meetings/ – including information about the club’s informal pre-meeting dinners.

 

 

 

 

Oct
18
Sat
C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
Oct 18 @ 10:00 pm – Oct 19 @ 3:00 am

 

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

 

Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Oct 18 @ 10:00 pm – Oct 19 @ 3:00 am

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.

Sky Meadows Public Night @ Sky Meadows State Park
Oct 18 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Public Night @ Sky Meadows – Check http://www.novac.com/wp/observing/sky-meadows/ for site details and directions.

NOTE: There is no admittance to Sky Meadows State Park after 8pm! Even if the event goes later.