Feb
2
Sat
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Feb 2 @ 11:00 pm – Feb 3 @ 4:00 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.

Feb
10
Sun
âš« New Moon
Feb 10 @ 12:21 am – 1:21 am
Feb
11
Mon
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University
Feb 11 @ 12:00 am – 2:00 am
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University

Our next speaker is Eric Douglass and he will be speaking on Types of Observable Lunar Craters NOTE: This meeting will be held in the “Showcase Room” which is the meeting room at the base of the Research Hall Observatory instead of the normal location.

 

 

Feb
19
Tue
GMU Astronomy Observing Session @ Research Hall Science Showcase
Feb 19 @ 11:00 pm – Feb 20 @ 1:00 am
GMU Astronomy Observing Session @ Research Hall Science Showcase

Manuela Dal Forno and The World of Lichens – Research Hall Science Showcase (especially recommended for kids). 1st talk at 6PM (weather permitting), same talk at 6:45PM (weather permitting), observing starts at 6:30PM until 8PM (weather permitting).

Observatory Website

Campus Map – The George Mason University Observatory at the Fairfax Campus building Research Hall formerly known as Research I.

Tuesday 26 February 2013: This date IF AND ONLY IF 19 February 2013 canceled due to weather. 1st talk at 6PM, same talk at 6:45PM, observing starts at 6:30PM until 8PM.

Feb
25
Mon
⚪ Full Moon
Feb 25 @ 1:27 pm – 2:27 pm

February’s Full Moon is the “Snow Moon”, “Hunger Moon”, “Storm Moon”, “Candles Moon” or “Magh Poornima”

Mar
9
Sat
C.M. Crockett Public Night and Messier Marathon @ C.M. Crockett Park
Mar 9 @ 11:00 pm – Mar 10 @ 4:00 am
Mar
10
Sun
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University
Mar 10 @ 11:00 pm – Mar 11 @ 1:00 am

Our next speaker is Andrea Jones and she will be speaking on Mars Exploration Missions and Future

 

 

Mar
11
Mon
âš« New Moon
Mar 11 @ 1:52 pm – 2:52 pm
Mar
16
Sat
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Mar 16 @ 10:00 pm – Mar 17 @ 3:00 am

This event has been cancelled due to weather.

 

 

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.

Mar
27
Wed
⚪ Full Moon
Mar 27 @ 3:28 am – 4:28 am

March’s Full Moon is the “Lenten Moon”, “Worm Moon”, “Crow Moon”, “Crust Moon”, “Sugar Moon”, “Sap Moon”, “Chaste Moon”, or “Holi”.