There is a Great Meadow public observing session scheduled for this Saturday night. (1-16-2016, 5:00 – 10:00 pm). I will be traveling this weekend so I am unable to attend and I will not be able to send out an email to cancel if the weather is bad so please check the weather forecast before going! I hope you all have a great observing session.
Category: News
News and Updates
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NOVAC 2016 Election Results
Elected Officials 2016 The elected officials of NOVAC are the Officers, each of whom serves a one-year term. Nominations for candidates are made at the November general meeting, and elections are held at the December meeting. See the contact page for email addresses. President: Terry Cabell Vice President: Chris Lee Secretary: John McDonnell Treasurer: Barbara Whitehead NOVAC Trustees Trustees serve a 2-year term. Nominations for candidates are made at the November general meeting, and elections Read more […] -
Star Gaze 2015 – Oct 3rd – CANCELLED
The forecast for this weekend’s Star Gaze event poses serious risks to the safety of our volunteers as well as members of the general public who might wish to attend the event. Consequently, we have decided to cancel Star Gaze for 2015. NOVAC has several other observing-only public nights scheduled during the rest of 2015, and Star Gaze will return next year in October, 2016. Thank you for your interest in NOVAC and amateur astronomy. We look forward to seeing you at one of our future public Read more […] -
Byron Bergert Imaging Group – Sept 5 10am to 1pm at Patrick Henry Library
NOVAC’s Byron Berget Imaging Group will hold its next processing party on Saturday September 5 from 10am to 1pm at the Patrick Henry Library in Vienna. The room is just inside the main door to the right. Bring your images from AHSP or your backyard, your laptops, or just your questions, and we’ll process our data and discuss imaging techniques. Like usual, our group is low stress. No agenda, no presentations, just hanging out and learning from other people who take pictures of the stars. Read more […] -
AHSP 2015 Photos and Videos
The photos are coming in fast and furious from attendees and I’m processing videos up to YouTube as I post this message. Go to www.ahsp.org to look at all the photos and videos from this years event as I post them this week.
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Special Note to Members regarding Sky Meadows Observing
While temporary restrictions on parking have been lifted at Sky Meadows, please see the members-only Sky Meadows page for details.
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July General Meeting – GMU 7pm
Sunday, July 12, 2015; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Speaker: Philip Graff Topic: The production and effects of gravitational waves Location: Research Hall, Room 163 Meeting Logistics: Paid parking is available in the Shenandoah Parking Deck (formerly Sandy Creek Parking Deck), which is behind the building. Please enter at the back side of the building which is in front of the round-about in front of the parking garage. The parking lot is on Sandy Creek Way off of Patriot Circle. Meetings are on the second Read more […] -
AHSP 2015 is now SOLD OUT!
This is the fastest the event has ever sold out! Thanks to all that registered for our event this year! We will be sending more communications to attendees in the weeks to come as August 14th comes closer. Look in the coming days and weeks for emails with more information and conference calls dates and times where we will take questions and talk about the upcoming event. AHSP Staff Read more […] -
NOVAC General Meeting, June 14 @ 7pm
NOVAC’s general meeting will be held on the campus of George Mason University on Sunday, June 14th. We will meet in Research Hall Room 163 at 7:00 p.m. In addition to our regular business topics, I am pleased to announce that our recent Science Fair Award recipients, Medha Uppal and Lara Kornblut, will be joining us at our meeting. They will give a short presentation on their award winning project: The Effect of Geomagnetic Storms in the Ionosphere on Location Accuracy of GPS. Beforehand Ms. Uppal Read more […] -
Meeting of Byron Bergert Imaging Group
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 at 43316 Hay Road in Ashburn, VA. This is of course the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, but given availability of meeting space, it was the first option we’ve been able to find for a while that doesn’t conflict with Read more […]
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