Tag: Astronomical League

  • Binocular Messier and the AL Observing Program

    Binocular Messier and the AL Observing Program

    March is the time of the year when the Messier Marathon is possible.  This is also a great time to get started on your Binocular Messier observing program. A very useful resource (I would say essential) for observational astronomy is Sky and Telescope’s Pocket Sky Atlas.  It is available from many sources for less than $20. You may already have a set of binoculars that will allow you to complete the observing program.  If you don’t, a simple 10×50 set will cost around $30. Here Read more […]

  • General Meeting @ GMU 7pm 11 January 2015

    NOVAC’s general meeting will be held on the campus of George Mason University on Sunday, January 11. We will meet in Research Hall Room 163 at 7:00 p.m. If you’ve recently done some public outreach work, or if you’ve had a particularly good observing session lately, please consider taking a few minutes during the meeting to tell other members about it. Or perhaps you’ve gotten a gadget you’d like to talk about briefly? This sort of participatory discussion is a lot more engaging than a Read more […]