NOVAC Event Calendar

If you live anywhere in North America, don’t you dare schedule anything else for this day (excepting weddings, reunions, and vacations.)

THIS IS IT. A total eclipse of the sun that runs smack through the middle of the USA. Plan a car trip, bus ride, or plane trip to the narrow strip of Earth stretching from Salem, OR through to Nashville, TN in which the sun will *completely disappear* for two minutes. (Not many large cities are in the path of the totality, so make your reservations early if you want to observe it from the comfort of civilization.)

If you’ve already got plans, the next total eclipse passing through the USA is on April 8, 2024…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_21,_2017

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

For more information on the event and the flyer – http://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/stargaze/

The public night scheduled for 18 November is canceled.  Although the Clear Sky Chart[1] currently says only 50% of the sky will be covered by clouds, all of the other forecasts predict “cloudy”[2] or “mostly cloudy”[3][4] with a chance of precipitation.  DC television weather-guessers all agree it will be mostly cloudy tomorrow evening with differing opinions on the timing and amount of precipitation.

Hoping for clear skies for future public nights,

R. J. ‘Tree’ Greenwood
Crockett Park Site Coordinator

[1] http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/CrckttPrkVAkey.html
[2] https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/midland-va/22728/hourly-weather-forecast/2111280?hour=40
[3] https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/22728:4:US
[4] https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/va/midland/date/2017-11-18?cm_ven=localwx_hour

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

This eclipse should be visible for most of western North America, eastern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Ocean

A link to the post with all the information on the session.

A nasty wintery mix of rain, sleet, freezing rain and/or snow tomorrow afternoon and evening isn’t suitable for telescopes, astronomers or the general public.

Hoping for Clear skies for future dates,

Tree Greenwood
Crockett Park Site Coordinator

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details.

Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details. Details will be updated for the Messier Marathon too!