These earthly godfathers of Heaven's lights, that give a name to every fixed star, have no more profit of their shining nights than those that walk and know not what they are.

— William Shakespeare

ASTRONOMY DAY

By Kevin at Sat, 05/09/2026 - 2:31pm
Event Date: 
Sat, 05/16/2026 - 12:00pm - 10:30pm


NJAG and Amateur Astronomers Inc. are presenting a special Astronomy Day event:

 

Black Holes

ASTRONOMY DAY

Saturday May 16, 2026

Our Strange Universe!

 

 

 

 

Daytime Activities

12:00 – 4:00 pm

Trailside Nature and Science Center (Mountainside, NJ) 

 

Children’s Activities:

  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Matching Galaxies Game
  • “Raider Robotics”
  • Fun Science Demos on Light, Gravity, Cosmic Rays, Geology and Meteorites
  • “Fantastic Photons”
  • Solar Observing (weather permitting)
  • Solar System Walk
  • Presentations on Black Holes, Strange Exoplanets, and Weird Science!

 Evening Activities

7:30 – 10:30 pm

William Miller Sperry Observatory, Union College (Cranford, NJ)

  • Observing on two of the largest public telescopes in the Northeast
  • At 8 pm enjoy a presentation by AAI member Melinda Callis on “Dark and Weird Space Things”

 

For more information see: https://asterism.org/event/astronomy-day-5/