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!
| 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 Watch a video of this! | Daniel Kirby, AAA |
| 9/28/2024 | Settlements in Space Watch a video of this! | Karl Hricko, AAI, NWJAA |
| 10/5/2024 | What's Up in the October Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 10/12/2024 | Improving deep space Astrophotography Watch a video of this! | Mike Dzwinczyk, MMAS |
| 10/19/2024 | Capturing the Universe: A Look at the Absurd Constraints of Measuring and Imaging Cosmic Features Watch a video of this! | Matt Cooper, NJIT |
| 10/26/2024 | The Universe is a Scary Place! Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
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