"The large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as some complicated molecular structure on a minor planet orbiting a very average star in the outer suburbs of a fairly typical galaxy."

— Steven Hawking

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Public Telescope Night

By Kevin at Tue, 04/11/2023 - 8:58pm
Event Date: 
Thu, 04/27/2023 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

telescopePUBLIC TELESCOPE NIGHT    
At Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair NJ        

NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Rarely Seen Prelude to Supernova

By Kevin at Fri, 03/17/2023 - 11:53pm

WR124The rare sight of a Wolf-Rayet star – among the most luminous, most massive, and most briefly detectable stars known – was one of the first observations made by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in June 2022. Webb shows the star, WR 124, in unprecedented detail with its powerful infrared instruments.

Public Telescope Night

By Kevin at Thu, 02/23/2023 - 7:03pm
Event Date: 
Thu, 03/30/2023 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Antenna GalaxiesPUBLIC TELESCOPE NIGHT    
At Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair NJ        

WHEN: 8:00 - 9:00 PM

WHERE: Telescopes will be set up on campus in front of the Center for Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS) building.

Telescope Night - Cancelled

By Kevin at Thu, 02/23/2023 - 6:35pm
Event Date: 
Thu, 02/23/2023 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Please note this event has been postponed due to the weather to March 9 at 7:30.

Telescope Night - Cancelled

By Kevin at Thu, 01/26/2023 - 2:13pm
Event Date: 
Thu, 02/02/2023 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm

stargazing

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO CLOUDS & HIGH WINDS. PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT EVENT ON FEB 23

Telescope Night@MSU

By Kevin at Sun, 11/06/2022 - 8:37pm
Event Date: 
Thu, 12/01/2022 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm

telescopePUBLIC TELESCOPE NIGHT    
At Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair NJ        

Telescope Night@MSU

By Kevin at Wed, 10/26/2022 - 9:06am
Event Date: 
Thu, 11/03/2022 (All day)

telescopePUBLIC TELESCOPE NIGHT    
At Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair NJ        

Telescope Night @MSU

By Kevin at Thu, 09/22/2022 - 1:38pm
Event Date: 
Thu, 09/22/2022 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

StargazingPUBLIC TELESCOPE NIGHT    
At Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ        

WHEN: 8 - 9 PM

NJAG Observatory at Jenny Jump

By Kevin at Fri, 07/08/2022 - 2:47pm
Event Date: 
Repeats every week until Sat Sep 03 2022 .
Sat, 08/27/2022 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Sat, 09/03/2022 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm

ObservatoryThe NJAG's observatory will be open at Jenny Jump State Forest on August 20, 27 & Sept. 3. This is part of the UACNJ's free public programs which are supported by NJAG members. These start at 8 p.m. with an astronomy presentation. After the presentation, weather permitting, the telescopes, including NJAG's 14-inch telescope, will be open to the public.