Author: Chris Lee

  • NOVAC General Meeting, Sunday 7pm @ GMU

    NOVAC General Meeting, Sunday 7pm @ GMU

    Please join us Sunday evening for our general meeting and talk.  If you are interesting in joining some of the group for dinner, check out the link below as well.

    Sunday, October 9, 2016; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
    Speaker: Tom Jones
    Topic: When Rocks Attack
    Location: Research Hall, Room 163

    Details for dinner, directions and meeting location.

  • AHSP 2016 Videos and Photos

    AHSP 2016 Videos and Photos

    The videos from the presentations have been posted as well attendees have been sending images and photos of the events in over the past several weeks now.  Check out the front page of www.ahsp.org for some amazing work all the way around from a great time this year.  We hope to see you all up at the mountain next year! July 21-25 2017

    ~ Chris Lee for the AHSP Staff

  • NOVAC General Meeting Sunday 7pm @ GMU

    NOVAC General Meeting Sunday 7pm @ GMU

    Sunday, September 11, 2016; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Speaker: Marshall Eubanks, Asteroid Initiatives LLC Topic: The Upcoming Exploration of Europa Location: Research Hall, Room 163 Observations from spacecraft flybys and the Galileo and Cassini orbiters have shown that many of the large ice covered moons in the outer Solar System likely have interior oceans of liquid water. As, at least on Earth, locations with liquid water are almost always associated with life, these bodies are now regarded as Read more […]
  • NOVAC General Meeting 7pm Sunday at GMU

    NOVAC General Meeting 7pm Sunday at GMU

    Please join us for the monthly general meeting and talk.

    Sunday, August 14, 2016; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
    Speaker: Pete Gentile
    Topic: The Study of Pulsars to Detect Gravitational Waves
    Location: Research Hall, Room 163

    Details for dinner, directions and meeting location.

  • Perseid Meteor Shower

    Perseid Meteor Shower

    While NOVAC isn’t hosting a public night for this meteor shower there are a number of resources out there on the shower and ways to observe and if you are truly interested in doing things like staying out overnight past normal park hours or want a place to watch that only an astronomy club has access to then maybe becoming a member of NOVAC would interest you. One of the benefits of our membership is access to a number of places that would be dark enough to see meteors as long as the weather cooperates. Read more […]
  • NOVAC Polos – Deadline 24 July!

    NOVAC Polos – Deadline 24 July!

    Deadline for ordering is Sunday 24 July! In preparation for the events that NOVAC is running we have setup a group buy for NOVAC members to purchase Callaway Performance Polo shirts from Custom Ink with the NOVAC logo on them. They aren’t cheap but they are really nice and should last you a long time. Callaway Performance Polo After you purchase a shirt they will be sent to me and then distributed among other POC’s and at the next Monthly meeting if we have them in time. If you Read more […]
  • ALCon Speakers and Talks are all set!

    ALCon Speakers and Talks are all set!

    Take a look at the amazing line-up of speakers and talks we have set for ALCon this year! We also have a Schedule page with each days events and a full overview sheet on the page and linked for download.  There is also a electronic calendar so you can import the events into your computers or mobile devices and keep up with any changes that happen during the event. Any questions about registering for the event please email us at alcon@novac.com. We look forward to see you all at the event! ~ALCon Read more […]
  • General Meeting Sunday, July 10

    General Meeting Sunday, July 10

    Sunday, July 10, 2016; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
    Speaker: John Higbee
    Topic: Classic Telescopes of the 1960s
    Location: Research Hall, Room 163

    Visit the General Meeting Page for full information.

  • ALCon 2016 Registration is Now Live!

    ALCon 2016 Registration is Now Live!

    Please use this link for ALCon 2016 registration! We look forward to seeing you all in August. If you have any questions or comments please email them to alcon@novac.com Read more […]
  • Astronomy Day 2016 Presentations

    Astronomy Day 2016 Presentations

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]The video below Read more […]