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Apollo 9: The Debut of the Lunar Module
2019-02-22 20:30 - 21:30 UTC | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Speaker: Al Witzgall

What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky Guide
2019-03-01 20:30 - 21:00 UTC | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Speaker: Kathy Vaccari

The Dread of Daylight Saving Time
2019-03-08 20:30 - 21:30 UTC | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Speaker: Bonnie Witzgall

Lunar Geology - A History of the Earth-Moon System
2019-03-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Trailside Nature and Science Center, 452 New Providence Road, Mountainside, New Jersey, 07092, United States
AAI’s very own Al Witzgall will be the speaker at the March 10th joint meetings of the New Jersey Mineralogical Society and New Jersey Lapidary Society.Al’s topic will be “Lunar Geology – A History of the Earth-Moon System”.The meeting will take place at 2 pm

There will be light refreshments, and everyone is invited!

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Listening to the Universe with Gravitational Waves
2019-03-15 21:00 - 22:00 UTC | Roy Smith Theater, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
100 years after Einstein predicted their existence gravitational waves have finally been detected. The LIGO gravitational wave detector has been able to observe the merger of black holes by the effects of the merging on the fabric of space itself.

Speaker: Jillian Bellovary, CUNY-QCC

Building My Own Observatories
2019-03-29 20:30 - 21:30 UTC | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Speaker: Clif Ashcraft

What's Up: A Down toEarth Sky Guide
2019-04-05 20:30 - 21:00 UTC | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States

A Perfect Opposition: Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler
2019-04-12 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Presented by: John Sichel

Astronomy Day
2019-04-13 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Trailside Nature and Science Center, 452 New Providence Road, Mountainside, New Jersey, 07092, United States
All ages space talks, Children’s events, Solar observing, Moon Activities, Solar system walk.

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Astronomy Day
2019-04-13 19:30 - 22:30 UTC | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Talk on Apollo 11Door prizesObserving with 2 of the largest public telescopes in the Northeast (Weather Permitting)

Radio Astronomy - In a Nutshell
2019-04-19 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Presented by: Ken Udani

Size isn't Everything (For Telescopes)
2019-04-26 20:30 - 21:30 UTC | Roy Smith Theater, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
The largest telescopes are at the cutting edge of what is possible to observe. They are, however, not always necessary to do the kinds of work some researchers wish to pursue. Finding the correct telescope for a project is a unique challenge.

Speaker: Moiya McTier, Columbia University

What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky Guide
2019-05-03 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Presented by: Kathy Vacarri

Apollo 10 - Dress Rehearsal for a Lunar Landing
2019-05-10 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
Presented by: Al Witzgall

Members' Research Projects
2019-05-17 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Roy Smith Theater, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States
AAI reserves this month’s lecture for speakers from among our membership. These members will share their year’s research activities, discuss endeavors in astro-imaging, telescope making projects, as well as other astronomical enterprises.

Speakers: AAI Members

The News from Jupiter
2019-05-24 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Sperry Observatory, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford, NJ, 07016, United States

How Do We See a Black Hole?
2019-05-31 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Presented by: Bill Whitehead

What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky Guide
2019-06-07 20:30 - 21:30, 2019-07-05 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Presented by Kathy Vaccari

Spirit and Opportunity, A Retrospective of the Lil' Robots That Did!
2019-06-14 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)

Introduction to Narrowband Astronomy - using monochrome cameras and specialized filters to capture the night sky
2019-06-21 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Presented by Helder Jacinto

Mars Through the Dust Storm
2019-06-28 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Presented by Clif Ashcraft

eXtremoPHILES: The Truth Is Out There
2019-07-12 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
By Kathy Kawalec

One Small Step - the Voyage of Apollo 11
2019-07-19 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Presented by Al Witzgall

Saturn - More Results from the Cassini Spacecraft
2019-07-26 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
by Al Witzgall

What's Up: A Down to Earth Sky Guide
2019-08-02 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Aaron Zuckerman

A Voyage Through the Solar System - A Feast for the Eyes
2019-08-09 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Helder Jacinto

Dinosaur Skies
2019-08-16 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
John Sichel

The Origins of the Universe
2019-08-23 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Jack Cleeve

Observing Adventures
2019-08-30 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
