Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go upwards.

— Fred Hoyle

NJAG

By Kevin at Tue, 05/19/2015 - 10:54pm
Event Date: 
Repeats every month on the second Wednesday until Fri Jul 31 2015 .
Wed, 06/10/2015 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Wed, 07/08/2015 - 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 (except August) and begin at about 8:00 p.m.; light refreshments will be served. 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: The July meeting will be held at the Banyan School at 12 Hollywood Ave, Fairfield, NJ 07004 (the school is adjacent to the St Thomas More Church at the corner of Hollywood Ave. and Horseneck Rd.).

The Geological History of the Moon

Submitted by Kevin
on Mon, 07/06/2015 - 10:54am

Formation of the Moon

 

Our guest speaker will be Mark Zdziarski, a staff member at the Geoscience Department at New Jersey City University and President of NJAG. 


Mark's presentation will be a short history of the Moon's formation and geologic processes. Learn about our current understanding of how the moon came to be and the hypotheses regarding its evolution through the ages.