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Monthly Meeting
7:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
@ George Mason University
May 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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⚪ Full Moon
9:42 pm
⚪ Full Moon
May 3 @ 9:42 pm – 9:42 pm
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Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
May 5 – May 6 all-day
This shower is composed of dusty remnants of the famed Halley’s Comet. The long-running shower is visible from April 19th until May 28, but peaks overnight on May 5th with up to 60 sightings per hour. The waning gibbous Moon (the Moon’s phase after a full Moon) will make it hard for observers to see[...]
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☾ Last Quarter Moon
4:36 am
☾ Last Quarter Moon
May 11 @ 4:36 am – 4:36 am
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Great Meadow Public Night
6:00 pm
Great Meadow Public Night
@ Great Meadow
May 15 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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.Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens[...]
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Astronomy Day
Astronomy Day
@ Sky Meadows State Park
May 16 all-day
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Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night
6:00 pm
Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night
@ C.M. Crockett Park
May 16 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The event is cancelled due to bad weather – Please read the C.M. Crockett Page for park details and check NOVAC front page for day of event for updates in case of cancellations. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on[...]
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âš« New Moon
10:13 pm
âš« New Moon
May 17 @ 10:13 pm – 10:13 pm
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Mercury Retrograde Begins
Mercury Retrograde Begins
May 18 all-day
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Saturn at Opposition
Saturn at Opposition
May 22 all-day
Saturn will make its closest approach of the year and will be reflecting plenty of the sun’s light, making this the best opportunity to spot it. A medium telescope (about 5-8 inches) is needed to see the rings and some of the largest moons which will also be lit up from the sun.Share this:Click to[...]
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Byron Bergert Imaging Group
10:00 am
Byron Bergert Imaging Group
@ Loudoun Public County Library
May 23 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
After some hunting, we’ve found a time, date, and location for the next meeting of NOVAC’s astro-imaging group, named in honor of late NOVACian Byron Bergert. Tentatively, we’re hoping to hold this on 23 May from 10:00-1:00, in a meeting room at the Loudoun County Public Library on Hay Road in Ashburn, VA. This is[...]
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☽ First Quarter Moon
11:19 am
☽ First Quarter Moon
May 25 @ 11:19 am – 11:19 am
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