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!
| 4/5/2025 | What's Up in the April Sky? Watch a video of this! | Paul Fischer, NWJAA |
| 4/12/2025 | NOPE! Five Common Conspiracy Theories Watch a video of this! | Paul Fischer, NWJAA |
| 4/19/2025 | Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Astronomy but Were Too Afraid to Ask Watch a video of this! | Daniel Kirby, AAA |
| 4/26/2025 | Life and Death of Stars Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 5/3/2025 | What's Up in the May Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 5/10/2025 | Solar-Terrestrial Research in the Polar Regions Watch a video of this! | Hyomin Kim, NJIT |
| 5/17/2025 | George E Hale: Contributions to Astronomy in the 20th Century Watch a video of this! | Mark Sproul, NWJAA |
| 5/24/2025 | I've Got a Hole in My Pocket Watch a video of this! | Paul Fischer, NWJAA |
| 5/31/2025 | Let's Solve the Fermi Paradox! Watch a video of this! | Dan Kirby, AAA |
| 6/7/2025 | What's Up in the June Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 6/14/2025 | The Beauty of the Universe Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 6/21/2025 | From Stonehenge to the Webb Watch a video of this! | Karl Hricko, AAI, NWJAA |
| 6/28/2025 | 3D Printed Astronomy Watch a video of this! | Mark Sproul, NWJAA |
| 7/5/2025 | What's Up in the July Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 7/12/2025 | Glass Giants: Extremely Large Telescopes Watch a video of this! | Kevin Conod, NJAG |
| 7/19/2025 | BANG Woosh ZooOOOM Watch a video of this! | Paul Fischer, NWJAA |
| 7/26/2025 | HamSCI: Space Weather We Can Do Together! Watch a video of this! | Nathaniel A. Frissell, University of Scranton |
| 8/2/2025 | What's Up in the August Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 8/9/2025 | Space Careers Watch a video of this! | Ken Taylor, NWJAA |
| 8/16/2025 | You Bought a Telescope! Now What? Watch a video of this! | Paul Fischer, NWJAA |
| 8/23/2025 | James Webb Space Telescope Update: 3 Years of Images Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 8/30/2025 | Waste of Space: The Problem of Space Trash Watch a video of this! | Chirag Skolar, NJIT |
| 9/6/2025 | What's Up in the September Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 9/13/2025 | Smart Telescopes: An Easy and Interesting Entry to Astronomy Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 9/20/2025 | Anatomy of a Star Watch a video of this! | Paul Fischer, NWJAA |
| 9/27/2025 | Echoes from the Sky: Understanding Plasma One Blip at a Time Watch a video of this! | Lindsay Goodwin, NJIT |
| 10/4/2025 | What's Up in the October Sky? Watch a video of this! | Lonny Buinis, RVCC |
| 10/11/2025 | The Universe is a Scary Place Watch a video of this! | Walt Windish, NJAG, RAC |
| 10/18/2025 | An Unstable Fluid Universe: How Your Coffee Is Like a Supernova Watch a video of this! | Chirag Skolar, NJIT |
| 10/25/2025 | How (Where, When, and Why) to see Cool Space Stuff Watch a video of this! | Dan Kirby, AAA |
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