Special Interest Groups allow members to concentrate on specific areas of amateur astronomy and are open to everyone in the club. Anyone can start a SIG. Just figure out what you want to do and notify the members of your intentions. It's that easy.

ATM - Amateur Telescope Making
ATMers build their own telescopes. Members meet monthly at someone's home to show off what they've made and get help with problems.

VOID - Video Occultation Imaging Digitally
VOID helps you understand the world of occultation's, or when the moon passes between you and a star. You can watch the star disappear and reappear between the mountains along the limb of the moon. Members meet at Novac observing events.

The Novac RoboScope - The club's latest CCD endeavor. An LX-200 robotic 
telescope is being installed in West Virginia for automated imaging. Find out how 
you can take advantage of this awesome recourse.

MOS - Monthly Observing Sessions
While no longer a SIG, the MOS group plans and executes our Monthly Observing Sessions. MOS events can always use volunteers and you can contribute as much or as little as you like.

Spruce Knob Observing
Spruce Knob, WV offers the best deep sky observing on the East Coast. Observing at Spruce is included in your membership and is about a 5 hour drive from the Capital Beltway.

COLT - Citizens Outdoor Lighting Taskforce
Created by two Novac Members, COLT offers information on preserving out nighttime skies. To find out more about light pollution, check out the COLT website.