Reservations are highly recommended for our weekly programs!
Please see our reservation page for complete details.
Public Programs at Jenny Jump
UACNJ provides free public programs at our Observatory in Jenny Jump State Forest from April through October on Saturday evenings.
An astronomy presentation begins at 8 PM, outside. Please bring your own chairs or blankets - your entire party can claim a spot in our presentation area, so make sure you come early (not before 7:30 ;-) )
Our live presentation is followed by stargazing on the observatory's telescopes until 10:30 PM, weather permitting.
Programs will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather - visitors with
reservations will receive an email no later than 3pm on the day of the event if we cancel.
If we cancel the on-site program, we will still live stream on
YouTube !
UACNJ is VIRTUALLY open during the Winter! Check out our new on-line Winter programming!
Date Topic Speaker 4/6/2024 What's Up in the April Sky? Watch a video of this! Paul Fischer, NWJAA 4/13/2024 Heliophysics of the Cosmic Shore (Exploring Earth's Space Weather) Watch a video of this! Lindsay Goodwin, NJIT 4/20/2024 Content Creation for the Cosmos: In Space No One Can Hear You Stream Watch a video of this! Tom Harbin (AstroCanuck) 4/27/2024 Some Strange Objects in the Universe Watch a video of this! Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC 5/4/2024 What's Up in the May Sky? Watch a video of this! Lonny Buinis, RVCC 5/11/2024 BANG Woosh ZoooOOM Watch a video of this! Paul Fischer, NWJAA 5/18/2024 The Life of Stars Watch a video of this! Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC 5/25/2024 Astronomy for Beginners Watch a video of this! Ken Taylor, NWJAA 6/1/2024 What's Up in the June Sky? Watch a video of this! Lonny Buinis, RVCC 6/8/2024 Anatomy of a Star Watch a video of this! Anatomy of a Star 6/15/2024 An Introduction to Astrophotography Watch a video of this! Jaime Rodriguez 6/22/2024 So You Want To Buy a Telescope Watch a video of this! Dan Kirby, AAA 6/29/2024 Visual Astronomy: What's Up There and How Do I Find It Watch a video of this! Michael Spoleti 7/6/2024 What's Up in the July Sky? Watch a video of this! Paul Fischer, NWJAA 7/13/2024 Let's Solve the Fermi Paradox! Watch a video of this! Dan Kirby, AAA 7/20/2024 James Webb Telescope Update: 2 Years of Images Watch a video of this! Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC 7/27/2024 You Bought a Telescope! Now What? Watch a video of this! Paul Fischer, NWJAA 8/3/2024 What's Up in the August Sky? Watch a video of this! Lonny Buinis, RVCC 8/10/2024 BANG Woosh ZoooOOM Watch a video of this! Paul Fischer, NWJAA 8/17/2024 Nope! Five Common Conspiracy Theories Debunked Watch a video of this! Paul Fischer, NWJAA 8/24/2024 The Beauty and Power of the Universe Watch a video of this! Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC 8/31/2024 I've Got a Hole in my Pocket Watch a video of this! Paul Fischer, NWJAA 9/7/2024 What's Up in the September Sky? Watch a video of this! Lonny Buinis, RVCC 9/14/2024 Anatomy of a Star Watch a video of this! Paul Fischer, NWJAA 9/21/2024 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Astronomy...but were too afraid to ask Daniel Kirby, AAA 9/28/2024 Settlements in Space Karl Hricko, AAI, NWJAA 10/5/2024 What's Up in the October Sky? Lonny Buinis, RVCC 10/12/2024 Space Careers Ken Taylor, NWJAA 10/19/2024 Capturing the Universe: A Look at the Absurd Constraints of Measuring and Imaging Cosmic Features Matt Cooper, NJIT 10/26/2024 The Universe is a Scary Place! Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC
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