Saturn rules the summer sky, but on this night, the ringed planet truly takes center stage. When it reaches opposition, Saturn will be bright and fully illuminated by the Sun. You may even notice that its rings look brighter than usual thanks to a phenomenon known as the Seeliger Effect. Take it all in! Saturn’s rings will be visible in even small aperture telescopes.
Venus begins to change from the morning star to the evening star, lasting until March 2017.
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.
Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.
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!
In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year when the Sun is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, this would be your winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year. The summer solstice marks the first day of the season of summer. The declination of the Sun on the (northern) summer solstice is known as the tropic of cancer (23° 27′).
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/SummerSolstice.html