What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky Guide - in person in Sperry Observatory
2025-10-03 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-07 20:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-05 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
by Kathy Vaccari

Three Comets, No Waiting - The Busy Autumn Sky of 2025 - in person in Sperry Observatory
2025-10-10 20:30 - 21:30
by Al Witzgall

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time - in person in Sperry Observatory
2025-10-24 20:30 - 21:30
by Dr. Bill Griffeth

Why Night Creatures Make Good Astronomers - in person in Sperry Observatory
2025-10-31 20:30 - 21:30
By Bonnie Witzgall & Melinda Callis

Explorer of the Universe: The Life and Discoveries of William Herschel - in person in Sperry Observatory
2025-11-14 20:30 - 21:30

Dark Objects for Black Friday - in person in Sperry Observatory
2025-11-28 20:30 - 21:30
by Melinda Callis

Fun Facts About the Winter Solstice - in person in Sperry Observatory
2025-12-12 20:30 - 21:30
by Bonnie Witzgall

William Miller Observatory will be closed in observance of the holidays
2025-12-26 19:30 - 22:30
Observatory is closed

William Miller Sperry Observatory will be closed in observance of the holidays
2026-01-02 19:30 - 22:30

"Sky Events in 2026 - An Overview" and "The January Night Sky" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-01-09 20:30 - 21:30
by Al Witzgall and Kathy Vaccari

"Quasars and the Epoch of Reionization" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-01-23 20:30 - 21:30
by Aryan Grover

"Jupiter - Master of the Solar System" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-01-30 20:30 - 21:30

"What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky Guide" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-02-06 20:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-05 20:30 - 21:30

"Lost and Found, Astronomical Oopsies" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-02-27 20:30 - 21:30
by Lonnie Buinis

"What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky Guide" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-03-06 20:30 - 21:30
by Kathy Vaccari

It is the beginning of March which means it is time for our monthly presentation of what you can see in the night sky during the current month – March. Join us on Friday to learn what constellations, planets, Moon phases and more will be visible during the month of March. We may also learn some space news. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy.

"Kennedy Space Center: A walk Through Apollo's Legacy to the Artemis Future" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-03-13 20:30 - 21:30
Kennedy Space Center

by Alice Hunt and Marc Lavin

"Gravitational Lensing" - in Person in Sperry Observatory
2026-03-27 20:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-08 20:30 - 21:30
by Matthew Martino

"What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky Guide" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-04-03 20:30 - 21:30, 2026-05-01 20:30 - 21:30
by Dr. John Sichel

"The Commercial Venture of ABC: AAI's Beer Commercial" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-04-10 20:30 - 21:30

"The Commercial Venture of ABC: AAI's Beer Commercial" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-04-24 20:30 - 21:30

Astronomy Day - at Trailside Nature & Science Center and Sperry Observatory
2026-05-16 12:00 - 22:30
Our Strange Universe!

Day and Evening Activities

Trailside Nature and Science Center 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Children’s Activities, Scavenger Hunt, Matching Galaxies Game, “Raider Robotics,” Fun Science Demos on Light, Gravity, Cosmic Rays, Geology and Meteorites, “Fantastic Photons,” Solar Observing, Solar System Walk, and Presentations on Black Holes, Strange Exoplanets, and Weird Science!

William Miller Sperry Observatory 7:30 – 10:30 pm

Observing on two of the largest public telescopes in the Northeast 8 pm Presentation by AAI member Melinda Callis on “Dark and Weird Space Things”

"Artemis: the Return to the Moon" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-05-22 20:30 - 21:30

"Spectroscopy in Astronomy" - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-05-29 20:30 - 21:30

The Search for Life: Intelligent or Whatever - in person in Sperry Observatory
2026-06-12 20:30 - 21:30
