Morris Museum Astronomical Society

10/16/2026

Thanks Kevin

We have a beautiful set of constellations rising higher up into the eastern sky after sunset. These stars tell the ancient Greek story of a princess named Andromeda.

10/12/2026

Thank you to Dr. Emily Rice for her amazing talk on brown dwarfs.

10/07/2026

Oct. 2026 Membership Meeting - https://mailchi.mp/ba2dd2555cb8/hh-fall-2026-and-oct-2026-membership-meeting-14272346

10/06/2026

https://www.jerseysbest.com/community/jersey-skies-the-moon-passes-mars-and-covers-jupiter/

At the beginning of the week, the moon passes Mars and Jupiter. Our satellite is in its waning crescent phase now, so it is visible before dawn. If you saw the moon in the early morning hours of Monday, the bright point of light next to the moon was Mars. If the weather cooperates on... Read more »

10/02/2026

Whats Up Oct. 2026

Saturn takes center stage, a meteor shower lights up the sky, and t...

10/02/2026

Thanks Kevin

The bright point of light appearing in the eastern sky in the early evening is Saturn. The ringed planet is approaching its closest point to Earth on Oct. 4. This is the planet’s opposition, meaning it is opposite the sun in our sky. As such, Saturn is in the sky all night. Although it rises... Re...

10/01/2026

FYI - Oct. 2026

09/30/2026

HH Fall 2026 and Oct. 2026 Membership Meeting - https://mailchi.mp/4efdd8bf1ff8/hh-fall-2026-and-oct-2026-membership-meeting

09/23/2026

Thank Kevin

Why do people call it that? Before the invention of electric lighting, farmers could use the light of the full moon to help harvest their crops.