Free Family Astronomy Field Day
Saturday, August 24, 2019
3PM - 12:00AM
Pack your picnic basket, grab a blanket, and bring the whole family to New Jersey's premier site for public astronomy - the UACNJ observatories and lecture hall in Jenny Jump State Forest, Hope, NJ. There will be numerous events throughout the day followed by observing with our telescopes after dark.*
Scheduled Events
| 3:00PM to 6:30PM | Solar Observing, Kids' Activities, Member Clubs and Guest Exhibitors Displays |
| 3:00PM | Welcome with Park Superintendent Ernie Kabert |
| 3:15PM | Lecture: Our Weird Solar System with Sebastien Post |
| 4:30PM | Lecture: One Giant Leap with Kevin Conod |
| 5:45PM to 6:45PM | Picnic Break |
| 5:45PM | Lecture: A Brief Geologic History of Jenny Jump State Forest & Geology walk with Mark Zdziarski |
| 6:45PM | Lecture: Binocular Astronomy with Sean Post |
| 8:00PM | Lecture: You Bought a Telescope, Now What? with Paul Fischer |
| 9:00PM to 12:00AM | Night Time Observing and Star Party |
Additional participants include:
For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/UACNJ, or write to info@uacnj.org.
*Weather Permitting. Alcohol is prohibited at our facilities and in Jenny Jump State Forest. Dogs are welcome but must be leashed at all times.
