May
7
Sun
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University
May 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University | Fairfax | Virginia | United States
This meeting is moved to a week earlier to avoid Mothers Day.  Our meetings on the second Sunday of the Month. 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.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday evenings!

 

 

 

 

May
10
Wed
⚪ Full Moon
May 10 @ 3:43 pm – 3:43 pm
May
18
Thu
☾ Last Quarter Moon
May 18 @ 6:33 pm – 6:33 pm
May
25
Thu
⚫ New Moon
May 25 @ 1:44 pm – 1:44 pm
May
26
Fri
Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

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.

May
27
Sat
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night @ C.M. Crockett Park
May 27 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Most forecasts predict cloudy skies with a 10 to 20 percent likelihood of light rain or drizzle. Conditions won’t be suitable for astronomy.

Even though the Clear Sky Chart currently predicts only 10% cloud cover <http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/CrckttPrkVAkey.html>, most of the other

weather-guessers say that the evening will be cloudy with a significant chance of precipitation

<https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/22728:4:US>

<http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/midland-va/22728/hourly-weather-forecast/2111280?hour=19>.

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

 

Jun
1
Thu
☽ First Quarter Moon
Jun 1 @ 6:42 am – 6:42 am
Jun
3
Sat
Venus at its Highest (Again)
Jun 3 all-day

Venus will be at its “greatest western elongation”. This is a great time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the enormously bright thing in the western sky before sunrise.

Jun
9
Fri
⚪ Full Moon
Jun 9 @ 7:10 am – 7:10 am
Jun
11
Sun
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University
Jun 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University | Fairfax | Virginia | United States

Our meetings on the second Sunday of the Month, The events are normally held evening at 7:00 pm in Research Hall Room 163 on the campus of George Mason University.

Our meetings web page, has directions and additional details.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday evenings!