This fall, members of Bergen Community College’s science faculty will host free public viewings and observations of celestial objects on Friday evenings in the Emil Buehler Trust Observatory located in the Technology Education Center, 400 Paramus Road at the main campus in Paramus, New Jersey.
From Friday, September 13, 2019 through Friday, November 1, 2019, viewings will take place 8:30 pm-10:30 pm; from Friday, November 8, 2019 through Friday, December 13, 2019, viewings will take place 8:00 pm-10:00 pm. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the observatory will not operate on Friday, November 29th. In the event of inclement weather, cancellations for public viewings will be posted here: facebook.com/EmilBuehlerTrustObservatory or facebook.com/BergenCommunityCollege.
The observatory supports science and astronomy instruction and features two five-meter diameter observatory domes and three 16-inch Meade LX-200 fully automated telescopes. The telescopes are each equipped with state-of-the-art SBIG XT-8 CCD cameras, which enable the scopes to capture detailed digital imagery. Two of the telescopes are permanently mounted in the domes atop the Center.
Since its opening in 2003 through a $288,875 grant from the Emil Buehler Trust, the observatory has served the community at large and the needs of Bergen students participating in astronomy classes.
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