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

Public Telescope Night - canceled

By Kevin at Wed, 04/15/2026 - 2:57pm
Event Date: 
Tue, 04/21/2026 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm

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PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO CLOUDS

Join us for a Public Telescope Night at Montclair State University. Weather permitting telescopes will be set up in front of the Center for Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS) building. Catch a view of some of our night sky's available constellations, the Moon, Jupiter and other celestial wonders. This event is free and open to the public.

 
Note: Visitor parking is in the Red Hawk Deck. Montclair State University is located at 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ. Not sure where parking or the CELS building is located? A campus map is available here: https://www.montclair.edu/campus-map/