The Clear Sky Chart for September 22 doesn’t look too promising, so I’m cancelling the public night.
Ray Young
Great Meadow site coordinator
Category: Public Night
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Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night
Forecast of heavy rains force cancellation of the public night at Great Meadow. We’ll try again in August.
Ray Young
Great Meadow site coordinator
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Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night
Weather forecasts force cancellation of our Public Night again. The Clear Sky chart[1] predicts transparency and seeing mostly as “Too cloudy to forecast”. As of 11:00 local time, all the other forecasts [2][3][4] predict mostly cloudy to overcast skies with a 15 to 50 percent chance of a thunderstorm or rain. Conditions won’t be suitable for astronomical observations. Hoping for clear skies for the eclipse and our next public night, R. J. ‘Tree’ Greenwood Site Coordinator Read more […] -
NOVAC Astronomy Day: Saturday, April 29
Join the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club for Astronomy Day at C.M. Crockett Park on April 29, 2017. Astronomy Day is a national event usually held in or around April to promote and share amateur astronomy. Come out at 3PM to observe the Sun! Stay until nightfall to see some planets and deep sky objects! You don’t need any astronomy experience or equipment at all to enjoy Astronomy Day. Enjoy the wonderful views of the landscape and night sky from one of our area dark sky sites. The program Read more […] -
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night
Due to the cloudy weather today, the Great Meadow public night is cancelled. Ray
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Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Public Night
Strong, gusty winds will make conditions unsuitable for astronomy with portable equipment this evening according to the weather forecasts. We don’t want to disappoint the public with shaky views where they will see little if anything of interest. Weather forecasts agree that thunderstorms will be gone and the skies clear by or shortly after sundown. Transparency is likely to be excellent according to the clear sky chart forecast. Seeing is forecast to be bad, improving to poor Read more […] -
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night
The event is cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Sorry! Ray Young, Site Coordinator
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Astronomy Day 2016 Presentations
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Astronomy Day: Saturday May 7, 2016
NOVAC’s annual Astronomy Day event is coming: this Saturday 3pm – 11pm at Sky Meadows State Park! We’ve got a host of astronomy-related activities on the schedule, from radio and solar observing to games and educations activities for kids. We’ve also got four great speakers lined up to speak about dark skies, the scale of the universe, amateur astrophotography, and exploring for meteorites in Antarctica! The event will take place in rain or shine. Join us at Sky Meadows this Saturday for an Read more […] -
Cancelled – NOVAC Public Events Saturday Night
The public events for Crockett and Great Meadow are cancelled due to bad weather projected for this evening! Sorry and see you all next month.