"When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."

— William Shakespeare
Julius Cæsar

meeting

May NJAG Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 05/13/2025 - 8:15pm - 10:00pm

The May meeting of NJAG will feature our annual Student Showcase where local students from Montclair State, CUNY Staten Island and University of Scranton will present projects they have been working on this semester:

April NJAG Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 04/08/2025 - 8:15pm - 10:00pm

Our guest speaker will be Dr. Mary Lou West, and she will speak about theOphiuchus sculpture
Ophiuchus sculpture at Montclair State University.

March NJAG Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 03/11/2025 - 8:15pm - 10:00pm

Constellatioon Star MapOur guest speaker will be Prudence Jones, her topic will be "Constellation Myths from Antiquity"

Monthly Meeting: Strange New Worlds - on Zoom only!

Event Date: 
Tue, 02/11/2025 - 8:15pm - 10:00pm

exoplanetUpdate: Note due to the poor weather conditions predicted for tonight, we are holding this meeting online on Zoom only - the in-person meeting at MSU is canceled.

November NJAG Meeting : Black Holes

Event Date: 
Tue, 11/12/2024 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

EHTMonthly meeting of NJAG free & open to the public.

October Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 10/08/2024 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Light PollutionMonthly meeting of NJAG free & open to the public. The guest speaker will be Steve Mariconda from DarkSky International and his topic will be Light Pollution and Responsible Outdoor Lighting Practices.

July NJAG Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 07/09/2024 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Monthly meeting of NJAG free & open to the public. Speakers and details TBA.

 

June NJAG Meeting - Astrophotography in Dark Skies

Event Date: 
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Dark SkiesMonthly meetings of NJAG are free & open to the public. The June meeting will feature will feature guest speakers Donna Harris (AAI) and Mark Zdziarski (NJAG). They will give a presentation “Astrophotography in Dark Skies.”

May NJAG Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 05/14/2024 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

galaxyDuring the May monthly meeting we have our annual Student Showcase wherein students from Montclair State and other local colleges give presentations about the physcis and astronomy research that they have been doing this year.

April NJAG Meeting

Event Date: 
Tue, 04/16/2024 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

This meeting will be held on Zoom only. Details TBA!

Our guest speakers will be Arnaud Thernisien and Damien Chua, on “Observing the Sun and its Corona.” They are instrument designers and scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. and will join us virtually at 8 PM.