The Sheep Hill Astronomy Club New Jersey Area Clubs AAAP Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton, Inc. Website: http://www.princetonastronomy.org Observatory in Washington’s Crossing State Park Observatory phone (609) 737-2575 Observatory season April through October on Friday nights, weather permitting Meetings 2nd Tuesday each month September through June at 8 PM in Peyton Hall at Princeton University AAI Amateur Astronomers Inc. Website: http://www.asterism.org Observatory at Union County College 1033 Springfield Avenue in Cranford Phone: (908) 276-2730 Observatory open most Friday nights year round 3rd Friday of every month is a business meeting in the Auditorium or main lecture hall AOS Amateur Observers Society of New York (in Freeport) Website: http://www.aosny.org Observation sites 1.) Observatory at Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island (Need stargazing permit) phone number there is (631) 669-1000 for the permit 2.) Caumsett State historical park (members only) 3.) Custer Observatory, North Fork, Long Island every Saturday night Phone (631) 765-2646 Meets weekly or more often, Friday, Saturday and Sunday General meeting at Nassau Community College Building F Room 123 ASTRA Astronomical Society of Toms River Area Website: http://astra-nj.org Observatory: Robert J. Novius Planetarium at Ocean County College Meetings 2nd Friday every month except August, room P-109 Phone: (732) 255-0342 BMAA Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association Website: http://www.bma2.org Peace Valley Nature Center north of Doylestown, Pa. Meetings usually 1st Wednesday of the month March – December Starwatches weekly Phone: (215) 579-9973 CAC Concordia Astronomy Club Website hosted on www.uacnj.org Email: astrodra@aol.com Phone: (609) 655-1422 Meets at Concordia Adult Retirement Village clubhouse in Monroe Township, NJ Eli Drapkin, contact LVAAS Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society Allenton, PA. Website: http://www.lvaas.org Membership Dave Binder Email: membership@lvaas.net Various sub groups with various meeting times Observing sites- 1.) South Mountain Rt.s 78 & 309 also near Hamburg 25 miles West of Allentown 2.) Pulpit Rock between Hartsville and Allentown (has 40” cassegrain and 10’ radio telescope) 620B East Rock Road Allentown, Pa. 18103-7525 Phone (610) 797-3476 MMAS Morris Museum Astronomical Society Morristown, NJ Website: http://members.tripod.com/mmastrosociety Meetings at 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 2nd Thursday each month 7:30PM at the museum Phone: (973) 971-3700 and (973) 386-1848 NJAA New Jersey Astronomical Association Website: http://www.njaa.org Observatory: Paul Robinson Observatory in High Bridge Voorhees State park 26” scope, Solar System walk, solarscope Observatory open Memorial Day through October 31, Saturdays 8:30-10:30 PPM, Sunday afternoons 2-5 PM and the 4th Saturday of November and February 8:30-10:30 PM Phone: (908) 628-8500 NJAG North Jersey Astronomical Group at Montclair State Website: http://www.njastro.org Meetings: 2nd Wednesdays of the month Telescope nights Thursdays Fall and Spring. At Richardson Hall, room 202 and outside Observations at Riker Hill Park NJTIC New Jersey Institute of Technology Astronomy club Website: http://astronomy.njit.edu Mailing address: NJIT Astro Club 150 Bleeker Street Hazell Center Newark, NJ 07102 Boyden Hall, Rutgers/Newark Observatory – Big Bear Solar Observatory in CA. Dale Gary (973) 642-7878 Wednesdays in Faculty Hall NWJAA NorthWest Jersey Amateur Astronomers, Warren County, NJ Website: http://www.nwjaa.org Email: info@nwjaa.org RAC Rockland Astronomy Club, Rockland County, NY Website: http://www.rocklandastronomy.com Meets at Rockland Community College Draws from NY, NJ, MA, CT, PA SHAA Sheep Hill Astronomical Association Website: http://sheephillastro.org Observatory off Ross Drive Phone: (973) 335-5990 Public Nights 3rd Friday every month Club Nights Saturday closest to the new moon Meetings 1st Sunday every month at Boonton Town Hall Community Room New website under construction Email: contacts@sheephillastro.org SJAC South Jersey Astronomical Club, Vineland, NJ Website: http://www.sjac.us Email: RP2099@aol.com Meetings 2nd Thursday each month at Upper Cape Branch (Upper Township) Cape May County Library 2-5- Route 631 (Tuckahoe Road) Petersburg, NJ 08270 at 7:30 PM SSG Skyland Star Gazers Website: http://skylandstargazers.tripod.com Sister club to MMAS Observatory at Jenny Jump UACNJ site 6 DeForest Avenue, East Hanover, NJ 07936 Phone: (973) 386-1848 STAR STAR Astronomical Society, Inc. Holmdel NJ The Society for Telescopy, Astronomy and Radio Website: http://www.starastronomy.org Monmouth County Monthly meetings September through June at King of Kings Lutheran Church 250 Harmony Road in Middletown, intersection of Harmony and Cherry Tree Farm Road Observation sites (need permission letter from club officers) Colliers Mills near Jackson, NJ Coyle Field Greenwood Blair Witch II UACNJ United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey Website: http://www.uacnj.org Jenny Jump Observatories near Hope, NJ Observatories for several UACNJ member clubs Open every Saturday night April through October, rain or shine Email contact at website Phone: (908) 459-4909