January Meeting Cancelled!
Good morning, NOVAC.
As of this morning, GMU has closed the campus all day and cancelled activities because of the weather. Consequently, we are cancelling our meeting this evening as well.
~Chris Kagy
NOVAC President
Sunday December 9, 2012 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Guest Speaker: Astronaut Tom Jones Dr. Thomas D. Jones is a scientist, author, pilot, and former NASA astronaut. He holds a doctorate in planetary sciences from the University of Arizona, and in more than eleven years with NASA, flew on four space shuttle missions to Earth…
Gideon Bass will speak on Kepler Studies of Low-Mass Eclipsing Binaries. Here is a link to the calendar event for saving the date.
Our next speaker is Eric Douglass and he will be speaking on Types of Observable Lunar Craters NOTE: This meeting will be held in the “Showcase Room” which is the meeting room at the base of the Research Hall Observatory instead of the normal location.
Check out the session below that is going on over at GMU! There are bunch of opportunities through the early Spring, so check out the full event calendar for the list. Manuela Dal Forno and The World of Lichens – Research Hall Science Showcase (especially recommended for kids). 1st talk at 6PM (weather permitting), same…
Our meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. EDT (don’t forget the Daylight Saving Time shift this weekend!) Our guest speaker is Andrea Jones and she will speak on Mars Exploration Missions and Future. Come join us! Details on the meeting location and the dinner beforehand can be found here – http://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/meetings/
On 14 April, starting at 23:15 UT, the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club (NOVAC) will offer you a unique chance to explore cosmic landscapes from the comfort of your chair or from Research Hall Rm 163 at George Mason University. General Meeting Info and Directions – (http://www.novac.com/wp/outreach/meetings/)