16-inch telescope
Public Programs at Jenny Jump


The UACNJ provides free public programs from April through October on Saturday evenings.
An astronomy presentation begins at 8 PM in the lecture hall regardless of the weather and is followed by stargazing on the observatory's telescopes until 10:30 PM, weather permitting.
All programs are held at the UACNJ Observatory in Jenny Jump State Forest. Click Here for Directions

Groups are always welcome at our Saturday night programs; please contact us in advance if you wish to bring a group of more than 10 people. We suggest a donation of $50 or $2 per person for groups on Saturday nights during the public season.

Programs on other nights can be arranged with advance notice. Please email contact@uacnj.org for details. For these special programs, which require additional staffing and extra use of our facilities, a donation of at least $2 per person is suggested, with a minimum of $50 for a group.
UACNJ Saturday Speaker Program - 2010
Date
Topic
Speaker
4/3/2010
What’s Up in the April Sky?
 Lonny Buinis, RVCC
4/10/2010
Backyard Astronomy
 Jim Norton, AAI/NWJAA/AAAP
4/17/2010
The Galactic Center
 Daled Gary, NJIT/AAI
4/24/2010
The Messenger to Mercury
(Astronomy Day 2010)
 Michael Dean Lewis
5/1/2010
What’s up in the May Sky?
 Lonny Buinis, RVCC
5/8/2010
Extraterrestrial Life?
 Karl Hricko, AAI/NWJAA
5/15/2010
Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
Kevin Conod, Newark Museum
5/22/2010
A Journey Through the Cosmos
Karl Hricko, AAI/NWJAA
5/29/2010
Tour of the Solar System
 Joseph Molnar, MMAS
6/5/2010
What’s Up in the June Sky?  

Lonny Buinis, RVCC
6/12/2010
What is the ITEK? 
 Gil Jeffer, NWJAA
6/19/2010
What are Messier Objects?
 Marcus Valdéz, AAI
6/26/2010
Asteroids and Meteors
 Dr. Dale Gary, NJIT/AAI
7/3/2010
What’s Up in the July Sky?
 Lonny Buinis, RVCC
7/10/2010
How to Use a Telescope
 Joseph Molnar, MMAS
7/17/2010
The Cosmological Imperative
 Sherwood Waggy, MMAS
7/24/2010
Stars & Spectroscopy
 George Bottarini, AAI
7/31/2010
Solar System Tour
 Krishnadas Kootale, NJAA
8/7/2010
What’s Up in the August Sky?
 Lonny Buinis, RVCC
8/14/2010
Radio Observations of the Sun              
Dale Gary, NJIT/AAI
8/21/2010
The Seasons   
Darryl Foyuth, AAAP
8/28/2010
The Moon – Earth System
 George Bottarani, AAI
9/4/2010
What’s Up in the September Sky?
Kevin Conod, Newark Museum
9/11/2010
Observational Astronomy
 Alan Midkiff, NWJAA
9/18/2010
The upcoming Lunar Eclipse of December 21, 2010 / Solar Eclipses
 John Lowe, AAI
9/25/2010
Symposium
  
9/25/2010
The Space Shuttle, The Space Station, and Beyond

Dr. Ken Kremer,
NASA/JPL Ambassador /
The Planetary Society /
RAS (Personal Page)

10/2/2010
What’s Up in the October Sky?
 Lonny Buinis, RVCC
10/9/2010
The Story of the Universe
 Krishnadas Kootale, NJAA
10/16/2010
Getting Started in Astronomy
 Jim Norton, AAI/NWJAA/AAAP
10/23/2010
TBA
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10/30/2010
Astronomy of the Ancients
 Karl Hricko AAI/NJWAA
 

Please visit our list of NJ Astronomy Clubs or the UACNJ Notebook to find out about other astronomy events, meetings and stargazing.