Key information for official sites with agreements:
- Camp High Road is open unless specified on Camp High Road specific page
- C.M. Crockett is open only during periods specified on the Crockett specific page
- Meadowkirk observing requires explicit permission. See Meadowkirk page for details
- Sky Meadows State Park is open for vetted volunteers only unless posted on the Sky Meadows specific page
- Spruce Knob Mountain Center: See site specific page or contact site coordinator for availability
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
Tonight’s observing night at Crockett is cancelled due to the cloudy forecasts.
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.
Our meetings on the second Sunday of the month, online.
Our meetings web page, has additional details.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday evenings!
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
This is of particular interest to astrologically minded folks. See URL for more info…
For those of you in the mid-northern latitudes of North America, you’ll be able to watch Mars disappear behind the dark disc of the crescent moon as the moon slides into place between Earth and the red planet.
Look to the southeast, one hour before sunrise on the morning of Tuesday the 18th.
From around the world, these three planets line up across the early morning sky, with Mars at top, and Saturn at bottom. The brightest of the threesome – the king planet Jupiter – resides in between Mars and Saturn.