Category: Meetings

  • Byron Bergert Imaging Group Pre-Thanksgiving Processing Party

    NOVAC’s Byron Bergert Imaging Group continues to defy expectations by, well, continuing! Our Pre-Thanksgiving Processing Party will be held Saturday November 22 from 10am to 2pm at the Patrick Henry Library in Vienna. We’ll be talking about imaging and processing images, so bring your laptop, your data, or just your questions. And in a radical departure from precedent (meaning the first two meetings), we’ll have an actual presentation: our very own Robert Whisler will give a presentation on guiding Read more […]

  • Monthly Meeting, Sunday Nov. 9 @ 7pm

    We hope that you’ll be able to attend this month’s general meeting in Research Hall Room 163 on the GMU campus. NOVAC meetings are open to the public; guests and interested members of the public are warmly welcomed. Our guest speaker this month will be Bob Murphy, who will be speaking on “The Moon in the Landscape”. Specifically Dr. Murphy will discuss some of the technical challenges that face the astrophotographer who decides to work after the Sun has set, but before twilight is done. All Read more […]

  • Chip Sufitchi’s Radio Astronomy Talk Presentation

    Did you miss the September general meeting and presentation or just want to see the slides again? Well here it is! Thanks Chip!   [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=”” Read more […]

  • NOVAC Monthly Meeting, 14 Sept. 7pm @ GMU

    Check out the General Meetings page for more information about the location, speaker (Chip Sufitchi on Radio Astronomy) and the group dinner (Brion’s Grill) we have beforehand.  We look forward to seeing you all there!

  • Image Processing Party Sept. 6th @ TJ Library, Falls Church

    Image Processing Party Sept. 6th @ TJ Library, Falls Church

    NOVAC’s Byron Bergert Image Processing Group will hold its (Almost) Autumnal Equinox Processing Party on Saturday September 6 from 1-5pm at the Thomas Jefferson Library in Falls Church, on Route 50 just inside the beltway. Same agenda as last time: none. Just bring yourself, your data, a laptop for processing, and/or your questions about imaging. Come when you like, leave when you like. We’ll hang out as long as we have patience for, process images, and talk about imaging. A suggestion from Read more […]

  • Image Processing Party @ TJ Library in Falls Church

    Image Processing Party Saturday July 12 from 1-5 pm at the Thomas Jefferson Library in Falls Church.  No agenda, just hanging out and processing data.  So come when you like and leave when you like. Okay, on to the pretty pictures.  I seem to be specializing in “planetary” stuff.  This time the planetary nebula is M76, the Little Dumbbell Nebula.  I shot this last fall, but only got around to being satisfied with my processing now.  I still find capturing images easier than processing them.  Read more […]

  • NOVAC “Show and Tell” meeting on June 8

    NOVAC’s general meeting, to be held in GMU’s Research Hall Room 163 at 7:00 p.m., will feature an equipment “show and tell” instead of our usual guest speaker. If you have equipment that you would like to display and explain please bring your it and knowledge to share. No formal presentations, just informal conversation by the displayed equipment during the evening amongst those attending. Members can set up equipment beginning around 6:30. We’ll begin the business portion of the meeting at 7:00 Read more […]

  • Monthly Meeting, Sunday May 4 @ GMU

    We hope that you’ll be able to attend this month’s general meeting, to be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 4 in Research Hall Room 163 on the GMU campus. NOVAC meetings are open to the public; guests and interested members of the public are warmly welcomed.   PLEASE NOTE that this is a departure from our usual second-Sunday-of-the-month meeting schedule. We’ve learned over the years that Mother’s Day is a lousy time to hold a meeting.   Our guest speaker this month is Gary Read more […]

  • March 9 NOVAC meeting + pre-meeting dinner

    I hope that you’ll be able to attend this month’s general meeting, to be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 9 in Research Hall Room 163 on the GMU campus. NOVAC meetings are open to the public; guests and interested members of the public are warmly welcomed. Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Timothy Livengood, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland. He’s presenting a talk entitled “Mars: A World Where Air Goes to Sleep at Night.” All are welcome to attend our informal Read more […]

  • NOVAC 25th Anniversary Speakers

    With the recent passing of amateur astronomy legend John Dobson, we’ve located a video of his humorous remarks to our membership at NOVAC’s 2005 Star Gaze. While doing so, we’ve also found videos of other major speakers that same year including Al Nagler, Phil Harrington and Rod Mollise. You can watch all their talks at this newly-created page.  Special Kudos to Mike Lewis and Alex Lim for their work in 2005 and still today for the club and Phil Wherry for taking the time to convert them up Read more […]