The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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NJAG Meeting - Cosmic Mashups

Event Date: 
Tue, 07/14/2026 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Cosmic Mashups TitleThe July meeting of the North Jersey Astronomical Group will take place at the County College of Morris on Tuesday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. The club will be visiting the Longo Planetarium for a presentation by CCM's astronomer Kevin Conod.

NJAG Meeting - Electronic Assisted Astronomy

Event Date: 
Tue, 06/09/2026 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Telescope NightOur guest speaker for the June NJAG Meeting will be Mark Zdziarski, NJAG Acting President. He will be giving a presentation on Electronic Assisted Astronomy, which was the subject of his Master's thesis at New Jersey City University (NJCU).

NJAG Meeting & Student Showcase

Event Date: 
Tue, 05/12/2026 - 8:30pm - 10:00pm

crab nebulaThe May meeting of NJAG will feature our annual Student Showcase where students from Montclair State and other local colleges will present projects they have been working on this year. The speakers and their topics are as follows:

NJAG Meeting & Student Showcase

galaxiesThe May meeting of NJAG will feature our annual Student Showcase where local students from Montclair State and other local colleges will present projects

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.

Annual Solstice Celebration

Event Date: 
Tue, 12/09/2025 - 8:30pm - 10:00pm

NJAG Monthly Meeting:  Annual Solstice Celebration

 

NJAG members are meeting on this date to celebrate the Winter Soltice.

 

NJAG Meeting: Building a Home Observatory

Event Date: 
Tue, 11/11/2025 - 8:30pm - 10:00pm

NJAG Monthly Meeting

Our guest speaker will be Terri Zittrisch from the Vermont Astronomical Society. Their topic will be Building a Home Observatory in Vermont.

NJAG Meeting: Adventures in Astronomy

Event Date: 
Tue, 09/09/2025 - 8:30pm - 10:30pm

vAdventures in Astronomy