William Miller Sperry Observatory will be closed on December 26 and January 2 in observance of the holidays. We will reopen on Friday, January 9, 2026. Amateur Astronomers, Inc. wishes everyone Happy Holidays and a safe and Happy New Year.
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December 19 is our monthly meeting beginning at 8:00 pm in the Roy Smith Theatre. All are welcome to attend. Our committees will report about the events and activities going on at AAI. This will be followed by our guest speaker, Emma Friedman, formerly from Goddard Space Flight Center. The data gathered by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft shaped our understanding of the distant Uranus and subsequently our Solar System. But now scientists from NASA and Oxford University are reshaping our comprehension of ice giants and the Solar System. Ms. Friedman’s presentation will be on this amazing information. Following the presentation join us back at Sperry Observatory around 10:00 pm for observing, weather permitting, through our 2 large telescopes and also refreshments. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy
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Do you know about the Winter Solstice, what it means, why there is one? What is it about the Winter solstice that we should know and understand? Join us this Friday for another interesting and informative presentation at Sperry Observatory. This is given in an easy to understand format for most ages. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy.
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It’s December! On the first Friday of each month we give a presentation on what you can see in the night sky during the current month. Join us this Friday, December 5, for a presentation on what you can see in the December sky. Learn what planets, constellations, Moon phases, possible meteor showers and more will be visible this month. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy.
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This Friday, November 28, join us for another interesting presentation. While astronomers are captivated by the beautiful light sources in the heavens, the sources of darkness are just as fascinating. Taking inspiration from the Black Friday date, the presentation will explore many of these dark objects and their significance. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy.
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This Friday, November 21, is our monthly meeting being held in the Roy Smith Theatre on the main campus. The meeting begins at 8:00 pm followed by our speaker Dr. David Williams from Arizona State University. His presentation is about Psyche, the largest metallic type asteroid in the Solar System. It will be visited by a robotic mission developed by Arizona State University. This mission will explore one of the few remaining types of unexplored worlds in our Solar System. Following the meeting at 10:00 pm join us at the William Miller Sperry Observatory for refreshments and the chance to look through two of the largest telescopes in the North East (weather permitting).
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Who was William Herschel? Did you know he discovered the planet Uranus? Just as the title of Friday’s presentation states, come and learn about this little known explorer of scientific discoveries. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy.
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It is the first Friday of November. That means it is time for our monthly presentation on what you can see in the night sky during the current month. Join us this Friday to learn what constellations, planets, Moon phases and more are visible in the night sky during the month of November. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy.
And learn about Amateur Astronomers, Inc. the Astronomy club that makes its home at Sperry Observatory located on the campus of Union College in Cranford, NJ and how you can …
It’s Halloween! And that means…time to learn about creatures whose night-dwelling habits make them perfect night sky astronomers. They scan the night sky for scary nebula, creepy star clusters, killer exo-planets and monster-shaped gas clouds. Join us on Friday to find out about these interesting creatures and their knowledge of the night sky. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy.
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The Legacy Survey of Space and Time is about the newly-completed Simonyi Telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile and the how the huge amount of data will be managed. This presentation will cover the role of sky surveys in astronomy, Vera C. Rubin and the existence of dark matter, the Simonyi Telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, the observing plan for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and managing petabyes of data. And talk to members of AAI who are always willing to share their knowledge of astronomy.
And learn about Amateur Astronomers, Inc. the Astronomy club that makes its home at Sperry Observatory located on the campus of Union College in Cranford, NJ and how you can …