This issue is full of helpful product and book reviews on a wide range of equipment and subject matter, including the Hyper Star lens and two reasonably priced mounts. Continuing features include astronomy math, event reports, a new article on an interesting Moon feature, and descriptions of meeting presentations for the last quarter. Click the “newspaper” icon to the right.
Monthly Archives: April 2017
NOVAC Astronomy Day 2017
Join the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club (NOVAC) for Astronomy Day at C.M. Crockett Park on April 29, 2017. Astronomy Day is a national event held 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! The program features solar observing through safe filters, telescopes to look at and look through when the stars come out, and presentations about astronomy, space exploration, and the night sky.The presentation portion is rain or shine. Presentations are generally appropriate for all ages. Evening observing is weather-permitting, but we can observe under even partly cloudy skies! Entrance to the park ends at 9 pm, no exceptions! Crockett Park charges $7 per vehicle if you’re not a Fauquier County or NOVAC member, but the event itself is completely free..