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
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Open Crockett Member Observing
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Feb 22 – Mar 14 all-day
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
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Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night 6:00 pm
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Mar 3 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
Rain in forecast, and wet grounds. See you next month.  Ray Young  Great Meadow site coordinator 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.
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Mercury Retrograde Begins
Mercury Retrograde Begins
Mar 6 all-day
see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…
⚫ New Moon 11:04 am
⚫ New Moon
Mar 6 @ 11:04 am – 11:04 am
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Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night and Messier Marathon 6:00 pm
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night and Messier Marathon @ C.M. Crockett Park
Mar 9 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night and Messier Marathon @ C.M. Crockett Park
All of the weather forecasts agree that Saturday evening will be cloudy.  They disagree only on how early rain will begin.  Not suitable conditions for observing the night sky so tomorrow’s public night is canceled. Clear skies for the future, R J ‘Tree’ Greenwood Site Coordinator Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.[...]
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Monthly Meeting 7:30 pm
Monthly Meeting @ Online
Mar 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting @ Online
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!
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Vernal Equinox (Spring) 5:58 pm
Vernal Equinox (Spring)
Mar 20 @ 5:58 pm – 6:58 pm
The date (near March 21 in the northern hemisphere) when night and day are nearly the same length and Sun crosses the celestial equator (i.e., declination 0) moving northward. In the southern hemisphere, the vernal equinox corresponds to the center of the Sun crossing the celestial equator moving southward and occurs on the date of[...]
🌕 Full Moon 9:43 pm
🌕 Full Moon
Mar 20 @ 9:43 pm – 9:43 pm
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Mercury Retrograde Ends
Mercury Retrograde Ends
Mar 28 all-day
see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…
Open Crockett Member Observing
Open Crockett Member Observing @ C.M. Crockett Park
Mar 28 – Apr 14 all-day
Open Observing Window for C.M. Crockett Park
🌗 Last Quarter Moon 12:10 am
🌗 Last Quarter Moon
Mar 28 @ 12:10 am – 12:10 am
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