Members and guests gather at a spacious lecture theatre in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. There is usually a pre-meeting dinner at a local Princeton restaurant, open to members and guests. Here, individuals get a chance to chat with the evening's guest speaker. Peyton Hall houses the university's department of astronomy and astrophysics. For further information about attending a meeting or pre-meeting dinner, contact our Program Director Mark Lopez.
Guests can mingle with amateur astronomers to view a myriad of celestial objects.
Members frequently bring smaller instruments and set up around the main observatory. Here are directions to the Simpson observatory. Below is the complete calendar for public visits. Please check these dates prior to your trip. The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton holds its popular star party, Jersey StarQuest, each June.