Once you can accept the Universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.

— Albert Einstein

Astronomy

ASTRONOMY DAY

Event Date: 
Sat, 05/04/2024 - 12:00pm - 10:30pm
Astronomy Day
 
 
 
 
 

AAR 2023

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Repeats every day until Sun Jul 23 2023 .
Sun, 07/16/2023 (All day)
Mon, 07/17/2023 (All day)
Tue, 07/18/2023 (All day)
Wed, 07/19/2023 (All day)
Thu, 07/20/2023 (All day)
Fri, 07/21/2023 (All day)
Sat, 07/22/2023 (All day)
Sun, 07/23/2023 (All day)

Adirondack Astronomy RetreatAdirondack Astronomy Retreat 2023

Observatory Dos and Don'ts

Event Date: 
Wed, 11/17/2021 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Note new date for this event!

 

Monthly meeting of the North Jersey Astronomical Group. Details below. Our meetings are being held virtually on Zoom until further notice. Free; registration required.

 

The Life of a Star: The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Event Date: 
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Crab NebulaMonthly meeting of the North Jersey Astronomical Group. Details below. Our meetings are being held virtually on Zoom until further notice. Free; registration required.

 

Virtual Astronomy Night

Event Date: 
Thu, 10/22/2020 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Virtual Astro NightPassaic County Parks & Recreation and NJAG are presenting a free Virtual Astronomy Night on Thursday, October 22 at 8 p.m.

Stargazing at Jenny Jump

Event Date: 
Sat, 04/14/2018 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm

NJAG-MMAS Observatory

Public Telescope Night

Event Date: 
Repeats every week until Thu Apr 26 2018 except Thu Feb 01 2018, Thu Mar 08 2018.
Thu, 01/18/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 01/25/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 02/08/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 02/15/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 03/15/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 03/22/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 03/29/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 04/05/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 04/12/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 04/19/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu, 04/26/2018 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Join us on Thursday nights for free stargazing with our telescopes (weather permitting). All are welcome!

WHEN: 8 - 9 PM, Clear Thursdays every week. Note: there will be no Telescope Night on March 8 (Spring Break)

NJAG

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Repeats every month on the second Wednesday until Fri Jul 31 2015 .
Wed, 06/10/2015 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Monthly meetings of the NJAG are free and open to the public - all are welcomed. Meetings usually feature a presentation about astronomy or space science by an amateur or professional astronomer. Click "Read More" below for details!

Giant Rockets from NASA in our future

 


 

From the days of our previous moon landings, we felt nothing could be larger than the Saturn V rocket, hurling the Lunar Lander and appendages towards the moon.

We then create a fabulous space telescope, "Hubble" and over the following years it has given us stupendous views of the cosmos.