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1st talk at 7PM, same talk at 7:45PM, observing starts at 7:30PM until 9PM. Observatory Website Campus Map – The George Mason University Observatory at the Fairfax Campus building Research Hall formerly known as Research I. Tuesday 9 April 2013: This date IF AND ONLY IF 2 April 2013 canceled due to weather. 1st talk at 7PM,[...]

Due to bad weather predictions this event has been cancelled. Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

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.

 

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

Guest Speaker: Dr. Gianluca Masi Next 14 April, starting at 23:15 UT, the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club (NOVAC) will offer you a unique chance to explore cosmic landscapes from the comfort of your chair. Thanks to a joint collaboration between NOVAC and the Virtual Telescope Project (VT)in Italy (www.virtualtelescope.eu), a powerful telescope in Italy will[...]

The Lyrid meteor shower will reach its maximum rate of activity. Some meteors will be visible each night from 19 Apr to 25 Apr, but the best show will be on this evening. The maximum number of meteors expected to be visible from a dark location is around 10 per hour (ZHR). The Moon will[...]

This event was postponed from the previous week.  1st talk at 7PM, same talk at 7:45PM, observing starts at 7:30PM until 9PM. Observatory Website Campus Map – The George Mason University Observatory at the Fairfax Campus building Research Hall formerly known as Research I. Tuesday 23 April 2013: This date IF AND ONLY IF 23 April 2013[...]

April’s Full Moon is the “Egg Moon”, “Pink Moon”, “Sprouting Grass Moon”, “Fish Moon”, “Seed Moon”, “Waking Moon”, or “Hanuman Jayanti”.

Cancelled due to rain! 1st talk at 7PM, same talk at 7:45PM, observing starts at 7:30PM until 9PM. Observatory Website Campus Map – The George Mason University Observatory at the Fairfax Campus building Research Hall formerly known as Research I. Tuesday 7 May 2013: This date IF AND ONLY IF 30 April 2013 canceled due to weather.[...]