THE MARS HOAX IS BACK! MARS WILL NOT BE LARGE OR CLOSE IN AUGUST 2009!
Mars will return to the evening sky in January 2010. It will appear as a very tiny dot and little detail will be seen with a telescope
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Mars will NEVER appear as big as the Moon!
Friday, July 03, 2009 - Public Observing at Lucile Miller Observatory
FREE Public Observing at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 04, 2009 - Not Available for Groups or Vists Today
Happy Independence Day
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - Sky Event
Full Moon
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - Offiste Astronomy Presentation
CVAC Travels To Camp Sertoma in Dallas NC for solar gaze and programs, 1 p.m.
Thursday, July 09, 2009 - Catawba Valley Astronomy Club Meeting
The Catawba Valley Astronomy Clubs Meets Tonight at 7:30 p.m. NEW LOCATION at the Catawba Science Center, Hickory
Join us for dinner at 6 p.m. at El Tapitio on NC 127, on the left several blocks north of the Science Center. Featured Program: Heart of the Sun in the Planetarium
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - Sky Event
Last Quarter Moon
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - Offiste Astronomy Presentation
CVAC Travels To Camp Sertoma in Dallas NC for solar gaze and programs, 1 p.m.
The Catawba Valley Astronomy Club meets on the Second Thursday of Each Month at 7:30 p.m. Meeting locations and driving directions are:
President - Debbie Michael Vice-President - Stormy Borman Secretary - Mark Armstrong Treasurer - Jeff Whisenant Communications Chair - Jeff Whisenant Program Chairman - Joe Heafner Director, Term Through 2009 - Curt Spivey Director, Term Through 2010 - Keith Proctor