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seven men with varied talents and unyielding resolve formed the New Jersey Astronomical Association - a not for profit corporation dedicated to bringing
astronomy to the general public. They devised and executed a plan to build an observatory, bringing the wonders of space to the people.
Today The Paul H. Robinson Observatory - which houses the largest telescope in New Jersey open to the public - is located in Voorhees State Park - stands as a monument to this effort. Our membership consists of people from all walks of life who share a love of astronomy.
Does astronomy in New Jersey interest you or your family?
Stop by the Paul Robinson Observatory on any public evening and see what one of our qualified observers can show you. Click here for hours of operation.
How does an idea to make 10" telescopes result in a domed observatory on a mountain housing a telescope assembly over 4 tons and 15 feet
high? Who were the people that imagined this was possible? Where did the mount - several tons in weight - comes from? A high-precision 26"
mirror? A 19 foot dome? Find out how this enourmous vision came to be the Paul Robinson Observatory and Edwin E. Aldrin Astronomical Center.See a pictorial history of the making of an observatory!
On June 15, 2002, we dedicated our carefully constructed Solar System model. This gift from 3M, in cooperation with Project ASTRO NOVA and Voorhees High
School is designed to educate those who take the 1/4 mile stroll. There are a handful of scale models available for perusal in the U.S., but this new
addition to Voorhees State Park is a real standout. Here is its story and a point and click model.We invite you to point and click your way through the solar system!
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| 5/16 - | Colossal Superflares Erupt from Sun-Like Stars |
| Stars like our sun can release "superflares," explosions of up to 10,000 times more energy than the solar flares seen from our sun, researchers say. full story | |
| 5/15 - | Millennial Calendar Found in Mayan Ruins |
| A recently excavated room among the ruins of Xultún in Guatemala proves that Maya skywatchers could predict the Moon's phases and eclipses with extreme precision — thousands of years into the future. full story | |
| 5/15 - | Dawn Confirms Vesta's Link to Meteorites |
| NASA's Dawn spacecraft has confirmed that the composition of asteroid 4 Vesta matches that of hundreds of meteorites already in the hands of planetary scientists. full story | |
| 5/14 - | Moon Cratering Exercise for Young Astronomers at NJAA |
| This past Saturday we held a Young Astronomers Night including a cratering experiment. Jim Roselli took a high speed film of kids dropping rocks into a tub of flour covered with cocoa to simulate the Moon's surface. The flour creates ejecta patterns very much like those from Tycho. Very cool! see video | |
| 5/13 - | Monster Sunspot Crosses Face of Sun |
| The sunspot group dubbed Active Region 1476 is one of the largest since the 2003 "Halloween Storm." This video shows the path and development of this sunspot group from May 5 through May 11, 2012. full story | |
| 5/12 - | Overfed Black Holes Shut Down Galactic Star-Making |
| The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with the most powerful, active black holes at their cores produce fewer stars than galaxies with less active black holes. full story | |
| 5/11 - | All The Water On Earth Can Be Represented In One Tiny Ball |
| That includes oceans, rivers, lakes, glaciers and even moisture in the soil. The water cycle keeps all our H20 fresh and replenished. full story | |
The NJAA operates on leased premises administered by The State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry
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