| Date |
Topic
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Speaker(s) |
| Apr. 5 |
What's Up in the April Sky |
Karl Hricko |
| Apr. 12 |
Touring the Sky with Binoculars
|
Jim Norton |
| Apr. 19 |
Small Bodies of the Solar System
|
Al Witzgall |
| Apr. 26 |
Thomas Young, 18th Century Genius |
Alan Zuckerman
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| May 3 |
ASTRONOMY DAY |
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| 2:00 p.m. Comets, Asteroids & Meteors
| Kevin Conod |
| 3:00 p.m. Tunguska: 100 Years of Mystery | Al Witzgall |
| 4:00 p.m. Low Budget Astronomy
| Jim Norton |
| 8:00 p.m. Measuring Galaxy Motion with the Hubble Space Telescope
| Dr. Slawomir Piatek, NJIT |
| May 10 |
Buying or Building a Telescope |
Jim Norton |
| May 17 |
Characteristics of Space |
Mark Shoengold |
| May 24 |
Cosmic Origins of the Chemicals |
Walter Rothaug |
| May 31 | Our Satellite - The Moon | Aaron Zuckerman |
| June 7 | What's Up in the June Sky | Karl Hricko |
| June 14 | Astronomy in Paper Money | Gordon Bond |
| June 21 | TBA
| TBA |
| June 28 | The Mars Rovers in 3D
| Ken Kremer |
| July 5 | What's Up in the July Sky | Karl Hricko |
| July 12 | How Telescopes
Work | Joseph
Molnar |
| July 19 | TBA
| Andrew Gerard |
| July 26 | Comets, Asteroids and Meteors
| Kevin Conod |
| Aug. 2 | What's Up in the August Sky | Lonny Buinis |
| Aug. 9 | TBA
| TBA |
| Aug. 16 | TBA
| Jerry Vinski |
| Aug. 23 | Exploring the
Planets | Joseph
Molnar |
| Aug. 30 | TBA
| TBA |
| Sept. 6 | What's Up in the September Sky | Lonny Buinis |
| Sept. 13 | TBA
| TBA |
| Sept. 20 | Getting Into Space
| Mark Shoengold |
| Sept. 27 | Annual Astronomy Symposium
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| 2:00 p.m. Optical Delusions of Mars | Lonny Buinis |
| 3:00 p.m. The Sun as a Star, Stars as Suns | Dr. Dale Gary, NJIT |
| 4:00 p.m. The Messenger to
Mercury | Al
Witzgall |
| 8:00 p.m. TBA
| TBA |
| Oct. 4 | What's Up in the October Sky | Lonny Buinis |
| Oct. 11 | TBA
| TBA |
| Oct. 18 | TBA
| TBA |
| Oct. 25 | TBA
| TBA |
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Tips for Visitors
- Dress warmly!
The observatory is located 1,100 feet above sea level and is on an
exposed hill. It is often colder than you might expect, even in the
summer, so dress appropriately.
- Keep in mind
that in late June and early July, due to Daylight Saving Time and the
Summer Solstice, it does not get dark until after 9:30 p.m.
- The observatory is located in a state forest. The only facilities available to the public is a port-a-john.
- The grounds
of the observatory must be kept as dark as possible. We do
encourage you to bring a flashlight - however, we ask that it be a
red light (cover your flashlight with a couple layers of red plastic).
White light will ruin our night vision. Also, flashights should always
be pointed down at the ground, not up or into telescopes. Remind kids
that flashlights are not toys. Jedi Knights will be asked to surrender
their 'weapons'.
- Food is not
available (except for select special events). A soda machine is
available for cold beverages ($0.75 - exact change appreciated - bring
some quarters).
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