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

— Albert Einstein

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NJAG Meeting: Owens Valley Radio Observatory

Event Date: 
Tue, 03/10/2026 - 8:30pm - 10:00pm

SunOur speaker for the March Meeting of NJAG will be Dr. Dale Gary, Distinguished Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He will give a presentation about the Owens Valley Radio Observatory, Instruments and Solar Science.

NJAG Meeting: Lunar Exploration during the Apollo program

Event Date: 
Tue, 02/10/2026 - 8:30pm - 10:00pm

Apollo AstronautOur speaker for the February Meeting of NJAG will be Jim Bosek from the Vermont Astronomical Society. He will give a presentation about Lunar Exploration during the Apollo program.

NJAG Meeting: Nightscape Techniques

Event Date: 
Tue, 01/13/2026 - 8:30pm - 10:00pm

Rocky Mountain Natl ParkOur speakers for the January Meeting of NJAG will be Mary Ducca (Amateur Astronomers Inc) and Donna Harris (NJAG). They will share with us Nightscape Techniques they learned from photographer Stan Honda's workshop at the Rocky Mountain National Park.

Galactic Transformations at the June NJAG Meeting

Event Date: 
Wed, 06/10/2020 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Galaxy

NJAG Online: The Search and Recovery of Meteorites in Antarctica

Event Date: 
Wed, 05/13/2020 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Juliane Gross
NJAG Online!

NJAG Monthly Meetings

Event Date: 
Repeats every month on the second Wednesday until Wed Jul 31 2019 except Wed Jan 09 2019.
Wed, 09/12/2018 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 10/10/2018 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 11/14/2018 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 12/12/2018 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 02/13/2019 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 03/13/2019 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 04/10/2019 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 05/08/2019 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 06/12/2019 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 07/10/2019 - 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!

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 8 p.m. (except August); light refreshments will be served. Meeting will be held at Montclair State University in the Center for Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS). This is the new large white building next to Richardson Hall and Science Hall. NJAG will usually meet in room 110 on the first floor (this is the room off on the left hand side at the back of the main lobby area). Note occasionally when room 110 is not available, we meet in room 207 on the second floor at the top of the stairs. 

 

Montclair State University, CELS Building, 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ. For directions, click on 'Directions' at top of the page.

 

NJAG Monthly Meeting

Event Date: 
Wed, 04/11/2018 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Black HolesThe guest speaker for the April NJAG meeting will be Dr. Rodica Martin, Assistant Professor of Physics, Mathematical Sciences at MSU.

NJAG Monthly Meeting

Event Date: 
Wed, 03/14/2018 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Solar EclipseThe guest speaker for the March NJAG meeting will be Dr. Nathaniel Frissell from NJIT.

NJAG Monthly Meeting

Event Date: 
Wed, 02/14/2018 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Timing Asteroids

Asteroid Occultation

NJAG Monthly Meetings 2017

Event Date: 
Repeats every month on the second Wednesday until Sat Dec 16 2017 except Wed Aug 09 2017.
Wed, 02/08/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 03/08/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 04/12/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 05/10/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 06/14/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 07/12/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 10/11/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 11/08/2017 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 12/13/2017 - 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!