Mar
6
Fri
2015
Mar 6 @ 8:00 pm
Hubble:
The Missions that Enabled the Hubble Space Telescope to Unravel Mysteries of the Universe”
A free public lecture by
John M. Grunsfeld, Astronaut and Associate Administrator Science Mission Directorate of NASA
Hosted by the Philosophical Soc. of Washington,
on Friday, March 6, 2015, 8:00 PM,
at the Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, WDC
(car & metro directions & parking)
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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