NOVAC Event Calendar

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[...]

http://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/stargaze/ This event has been cancelled due to the extreme weather conditions that faces out area this coming end of the week.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 in new window)Click[...]

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The radiant point for the Draconid meteor shower almost coincides with the head of the constellation Draco the Dragon in the northern sky. That’s why the Draconids are best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. The Draconid shower is a real oddity, in that the radiant point stands highest in the sky as darkness falls. That[...]

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This is an added public night since Star Gaze was cancelled. 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[...]

Our meetings on the second Sunday of the Month except in May when it would fall on Mother’s Day. The events are normally held evening at 7:00 pm in Research Hall Room 163 on the campus of George Mason University. Our web page, http://www.novac.com/meetings/, has directions and additional details. For February 8th 2015 we will be in Observatory[...]

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This date was changed from the 10th due to a conflict with Sky Meadows State Park. Public Night @ Sky Meadows in conjunction with SI – Check http://www.novac.com/wp/observing/sky-meadows/ for site details and directions. NOTE: There is no admittance to Sky Meadows State Park after 8:30pm! Even if the event goes later.Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on[...]

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This shower is made up of remnants from the famed Halley’s Comet and spans from October 2 through November 7. It will peak overnight on the 22nd with up to 20 sightings per hour. 2015 presents a fine year for watching the Orionid meteor shower. The best viewing for the Orionids in 2015 will probably[...]

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