Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen...
Amazed, and as if astonished and stupefied, I stood still.

— Tycho Brahe

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January NJAG Meeting

By Kevin at Mon, 01/10/2022 - 6:11pm
Event Date: 
Wed, 01/12/2022 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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

 

February Meeting: James Webb Space Telescope

By Kevin at Mon, 01/10/2022 - 6:04pm
Event Date: 
Tue, 02/08/2022 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

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

 

Virtual Telescope Night

By Kevin at Thu, 12/02/2021 - 4:21pm
Event Date: 
Thu, 12/09/2021 - 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Telescope NightPUBLIC TELESCOPE NIGHT    
At Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ        

WHEN: 8 - 9 PM, Thursday, December 9

Observatory Dos and Don'ts

By Kevin at Mon, 11/01/2021 - 9:27pm
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.

 

Fall Stargazing

By Kevin at Mon, 11/01/2021 - 9:19pm
Event Date: 
Sat, 11/06/2021 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
WallischFall Stargazing

Date: Sat. Nov. 6th

Time: 7:00 PM- 9 PM

Virtual Stargazing

By Kevin at Mon, 01/18/2021 - 11:43pm

VIRTUAL STARGAZING

Tuesday, January 19, 7:30 - 8:30 pm

 

Virtual Astronomy Night

By Kevin at Thu, 09/10/2020 - 10:52pm
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.

Hubble at 30: Three Decades of Cosmic Discovery

By Kevin at Thu, 03/26/2020 - 8:31pm

 Hubble Telescope

Hubble at 30: Three Decades of Cosmic Discovery

David Prosper

Advice on buying your first telescope

By Kevin at Fri, 11/29/2019 - 6:31pm

Hobby Killers

For some good advice on how to buy your first telescope, or if you need some guidance on buying one as a gift, check out this article from Sky & Telescope magazine:

Montclair Farmer's Market

By Kevin at Tue, 11/05/2019 - 7:31pm
Event Date: 
Sat, 11/09/2019 - 8:00am - 2:00pm

MontclairNJAG will be at the Montclair Farmer's Market on Saturday, Nov. 9. Telescopes will be set up for the general public to safely view the Sun from 8 am to 2 pm (weather permitting).