Public Programs at Jenny Jump
Every Saturday evening from April through October, UACNJ hosts free public programs at our observatory in Jenny Jump State Forest.
Each evening begins with an astronomy presentation at 8 PM outdoors. Feel free to arrive after 7:30 PM to claim a spot in our presentation area. Please bring your own chairs or blankets for you and your group.
After the presentation, we open up the observatory telescopes for stargazing until 10:30 PM, weather permitting.
If conditions force us to cancel the on-site program, we will still livestream on YouTube. Visitors with reservations will receive an email notification no later than 3 PM on the day of the event.
UACNJ is virtually open during the winter!
Check out our online winter programming!
| 4/4/2026 | What's Up in the April Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 4/11/2026 | I've Got a Hole in my Pocket Watch a video of this! | Paul Fisher, NWJAA |
| 4/18/2026 | Astronomy for beginners Watch a video of this! | Ken Taylor |
| 4/25/2026 | Nope! Five Common Conspiracy Theories Debunked Watch a video of this! | Paul Fischer, NWJAA |
| 5/2/2026 | What's Up in the May Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 5/9/2026 | The Life and Legacy of Charles Messier Watch a video of this! | Bill Murray, AAAP |
| 5/16/2026 | The Life Cycle of Stars Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 5/23/2026 | Radio Astronomy Watch a video of this! | Mark Sproul, NWJAA |
| 5/30/2026 | An Unstable Fluid Universe: How Your Coffee is Like a Supernova Watch a video of this! | Chirag Skolar, NJIT |
| 6/6/2026 | What's Up in the June Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 6/13/2026 | New Zealand: Astronomy Down Under Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 6/20/2026 | George E Hale: Contributions to Astronomy in the 20th Century Watch a video of this! | Mark Sproul, NWJAA |
| 6/27/2026 | Let's Solve the Fermi Paradox Watch a video of this! | Daniel Kirby, AAA |
| 7/4/2026 | What's Up in the July Sky? | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 7/11/2026 | HamSCI: Gannon Geomagnetic Storm & Meteor Scatter QSO Party Watch a video of this! | Nathaniel Frissell & Rebecca Potter |
| 7/18/2026 | Remote Gateway Telescope Watch a video of this! | Stan Honda, AAA |
| 7/25/2026 | All of the Times We Didn't Find Aliens Watch a video of this! | Daniel Kirby, AAA |
| 8/1/2026 | What's Up in the August Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 8/8/2026 | JWST Update: Fourth Year of Images Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 8/15/2026 | Waste of Space: The Problem of Space Trash Watch a video of this! | Chirag Skolar, NJIT |
| 8/22/2026 | An Introduction to Astrophotography, with One Shot Color and Monochrome Cameras Watch a video of this! | Jaime Rodriguez |
| 8/29/2026 | Past, present and future of astronomy discoveries: series from NJIT Watch a video of this! | Fernando Cuartas, NJIT |
| 9/5/2026 | What's Up in the September Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 9/12/2026 | Past, present and future of astronomy discoveries: Using Space Telescopes to collect Big Data Watch a video of this! | Aryiadna Yesmanchyk, NJIT |
| 9/19/2026 | Smart Telescopes: A Gateway to Astrophotography Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 9/26/2026 | Past, present and future of astronomy discoveries: Frontiers of Outer-Space Research Watch a video of this! | Camila Pazmino, NJIT |
| 10/3/2026 | What's Up in the October Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 10/10/2026 | BANG Woosh ZoooOOM Watch a video of this! | Paul Fischer, NWJAA |
| 10/17/2026 | Introduction to Deep Sky Observing Watch a video of this! | Bill Murray, AAAP |
| 10/24/2026 | Astronomy Hawaiian Style Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 10/31/2026 | Space Careers | Ken Taylor |
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