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.

If you've been around the observatory over the last couple of months it’s likely you've seen some stage of the NJAA all-sky camera project. Perhaps rotating night sky images on the monitor of the computer up front, or maybe even displayed on the projector screen. You would recognize them as fish-eye views showing streaks scratched across the night sky. These images are the result of an automated camera positioned outside the observatory. It is computer controlled to recognize the momentary presence of a meteor. The team has been working at hammering out some issues, like making the software smarter to distinguish meteors from airplanes. But great progress has been made on that front and there are big objectives down the road.

5/16 -	Chandra Uncovers Youngest Supernova in Our Galaxy
	The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains. full story
5/15 -	Major Fireball Event: May 12, 2008
	This was a significant fireball capture and its magnitude has now been estimated to be in the range of -14 to -15. This magnitude is brighter than the full Moon. full story
5/14 -	Phoenix Prepares to Land on Mars
	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is ready to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. full story
5/13 -	Piece of Missing Cosmic Matter Found
	Astronomers have found a piece of the universe's puzzle that's been missing for awhile: a type of extremely hot, dense matter that is all but invisible to us. full story
5/12 -	Rumor Mill Churns With NASA's Upcoming Announcement
	This past Wednesday, NASA announced they have scheduled a press conference for next Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to reveal the discovery of an object in our galaxy that astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. full story
5/11 -	Scanning for Ideas: Arming the Space Station?
	The International Space Station will soon be getting a pair of robotic arms called the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator. full story
5/10 -	Astronomers begin search for 'vanishing' stars
	Astronomers have started monitoring about a million massive stars to see if any suddenly vanish, seemingly without a trace. full story