SARA at NOVAC Star Gaze 2013

The Northern Virginia Astronomy Club (NOVAC) hosted the Fall 2013 Star Gaze on October 5, 2013 at C.M. Crockett Park in Midland, VA. One of the speakers was Ciprian Sufitchi, who introduced our radio astronomy club to NOVAC members and had a presentation with the title "A Radio-Astronomy Project: Detect Solar Flares From Your Backyard", offering practical solutions to monitor SID events using SuperSID. He also provided live demonstrations on the field. Weather was great and the star gaze party turned out to be a success.

NOVAC Star Gaze 2013
The main tent hosted 3 presentations
SARA banner on the main tent
NOVAC members showing their equipment
Dobsonian telescope
Chip Sufitchi during his presentation
Chip Sufitchi during his presentation
Chip Sufitchi during his presentation
General view of the field
SID monitor system on the field
SID monitor system on the field
NOVAC members
NOVAC members
Dobsonian telescope
Big dobsonian telescope
Another big dobsonian telescope
Telescope on an altazimuth mount
NOVAC telescopes
Preparing for the night to come
Ritchy Chretien telescope pointing at Sun
The main tent hosting a presentation about US Naval Observatory
stars