Category: Public Night

  • Three Public observing events this weekend!

    Make sure you check out the calendar and events that we have planned for Great Meadow, CM Crockett and Sky Meadows this weekend.  The weather has been amazing lately and looks to continue this weekend as well.  I hope to see Members and Public alike out at our events!

    Calendar of Events

     

    Best,

     

    Chris Lee

    VP of NOVAC

  • NOVAC’s Astronomy Day – May 16th 3 – 11 pm

    Join NOVAC for Astronomy Day at Sky Meadows State Park on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Astronomy Day is a national event usually held in or around April to promote and share amateur astronomy. Come out at 3 pm to observe the Sun! Stay until nightfall to see some planets and deep sky objects! Click the links below for more information on the event.  We hope you see you all there!   Astronomy Day web page Calendar event Read more […]
  • Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night 14 March 2015

    Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night 14 March 2015

    Public observing at Great Meadow is cancelled due to rainy weather and wet field conditions. ~ Lyle Mars

  • Cancelled C.M. Crockett Public Night

    Due to the anticipated snow, sleet and such for tomorrow night, as well as icy conditions that will be prevailing during the evening hours, we’re cancelling the Public Night for Crockett tomorrow evening. It’s hard to believe that Spring is just a few weeks away.  But, we’ll try again at Crockett on March 21st. Read more […]

  • Great Meadow Public Night Cancelled

    Observers – The weather reports indicate wind-chill temperatures for Saturday night in the 10 to 20 degrees BELOW ZERO (that’s -10 to -20 degrees temperature) from winds that may gust as high as 50 mph! I am afraid that in these temperatures frostbite become a real threat, so I am cancelling the public observing night. Try again next month.

    Sincerely,
    Lyle Mars

    Great Meadow Site Coordinator

  • Cancelled – C.M. Crockett Park Public Night – Jan 24th 2015

    Although the weather looks promising for tomorrow night cloudwise, weather earlier in the day includes sleet, icy rain and snow.  Moreover, freezing temperatures at Crockett will ensue throughout the evening hours. So, regretfully, we’ve decided out of an abundance of caution to cancel the public event at Crockett for tomorrow night. Read more […]

  • The 32nd Annual NOVAC Star Gaze Saturday, September 27, 2014

    Come one, come all to the annual fall event at C.M. Crockett Park from 3-11pm.  Fun will be had! Checkout the Star Gaze page on our site for more information as it get closer.   Star Gaze webpage Read more […]

  • Astronomy Day – May 31st, 3-11pm @ Sky Meadows State Park

    Join NOVAC for Astronomy Day at Sky Meadows State Park on May 31, 2014. Come out at 3PM to observe the Sun! Stay until nightfall to see some planets and deep sky objects! Entrance to the park ends at 9pm no exceptions! Enjoy the wonderful views of the landscape and night sky from the flanks of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  The program features solar observing through safe filters, telescopes to look at and look through when the stars come out, and presentations about astronomy and the night sky. The Read more […]

  • Crockett Public Night is a GO!

    … For tonight. If the field conditions are too soggy, we can set up in/near the gravel parking lot or on the asphalt parking lot straight ahead from the entrance.

  • Great Meadow Public Night is a go! Location Change!

    The Great Meadow public observing session is a go.  Because the field is too wet to drive on, THE LOCATION FOR TONIGHT’S OBSERVING WILL BE IN THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE STADIUM.  When you enter at the main gate, immediately turn right and go 1/10th of a mile and turn left into the parking lot.  I will have signs up on how to get there.  The session is from 6 to 11 pm.   Directions Via I-66 West from DC – The exit from I-66 is exit 31 (The Plains exit; 9 miles past Read more […]