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Come out and celebrate National Park Week with NOVAC at the Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center in Vienna, Virginia!
Special Notes: Volunteers may setup as early as 3:00 pm!  Solar viewing is an option. If you’d like to bring a solar scope, let Kandi Mitchell, NOVAC Outreach Coordinator know ASAP so we can get Wolf Trap to broadcast a start time before sunset.  They’ve agreed to do this if we can make the commitment to start early. The event will be held at 1551 Trap Road and be in the Meadow or in case of rain one of the pavilions.Â
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Join NOVAC members who will be on hand to share views of the night sky.
Activities during Astronomy Day will include a telescope meet and greet, solar observing, a guided sky tour, night sky observing, and other demonstrations.
Feel free to walk around and enjoy the views of objects through a variety of telescopes on the field. Please ask the owner before using a telescope. If you have young children, please watch them around expensive astronomical equipment. Remember, telescope mirrors are sensitive to cigarette smoke and bug spray. Pets should also not be brought onto the observing field.
No astronomy experience or equipment is necessary to attend. If you have your own equipment, feel free to bring them along, even if it’s just a pair of binoculars.
For lighting, cover a flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated and plan on staying the entire evening or as long as the weather allows. Please dim your vehicles headlights when arriving and departing.
Crockett Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier County resident. However the event itself is completely free. NOVAC members are admitted free upon presentation of a membership card (available from the members-only section of the website). If you’re not a member but would like to become one, you can join the club online and print your membership card in only a few minutes.
Note: This event is weather-dependent and may be cancelled because of significant cloud cover or precipitation.
Head over to the Astronomy Day page for more information.
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