Mar
9
Sat
2013
Mar 9 @ 11:00 pm – Mar 10 @ 4:00 am
Mar
29
Sat
2014
Mar 29 @ 10:00 pm – Mar 30 @ 3:00 am
Mar
21
Sat
2015
Mar 21 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details. Details will be updated for the Messier Marathon too!
Mar
12
Sat
2016
Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Unfortunately tonight’s public night is canceled, the third cancelled Crockett Public Night in a row. Â The astronomy forecast predicts 70 percent or more cloud cover and the local forecast is cloudy with a 20% chance of showers or drizzle. Â Not acceptable conditions; nobody wants precipitation on lenses, mirrors or electronics.
Hoping for clear skies next month and many days before and after.
Tree Greenwood
Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details. Details will be updated for the Messier Marathon too!
Sep
2
Fri
2016
Dates for AHSP Event see http://www.ahsp.org for event registration and details.
Mar
25
Sat
2017
Mar 25 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details. Details will be updated for the Messier Marathon too!
Mar
17
Sat
2018
Mar 17 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details. Details will be updated for the Messier Marathon too!
Mar
9
Sat
2019
Mar 9 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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. Details will be updated for the Messier Marathon too!
Mar
28
Sat
2020
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
NOVAC is cancelling in-person events through May 10 in accordance with CDC recommendations.
Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details. Details will be updated for the Messier Marathon too!
May
8
Sat
2021
May 8 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Join NOVAC and the Rappahannock County Park for a public observing session.
Audience: Members of the public, astronomy club members. Feel free to bring along any friends and family.
Volunteer Role: Bring binoculars or a telescope to share views of the planet Mars, galaxies and other deep sky objects.
Presentations:
- Â NOVAC member will p a 15-minute presentation by NOVAC member on how to find Mars, the M-44 beehive cluster and the M-104 Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo.
- short educational presentation put on by the Park stressing the value of maintaining a light pollution free environment.
Masks:Â
- not mandatory before dark unless social distancing cannot be maintained.
- required after dark.
Contact: RSVP to Torney Van Acker, Dark Sky Coordinator, at 703-250-7943 or torney630@gmail.com.
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