Welcome to the John J. McCarthy Observatory
The Galactic Observer
The McCarthy Observatory publishes a monthly newsletter called The Galactic Observer. The newsletter includes interesting space-related news, feature stories, current events at JJMO, and a calendar of both upcoming and historical space milestones.
July/August 2021
June 2021
The McCarthy Observatory is pleased to announce the July, 10, 2021 Second Saturday Stars will be a live event at the Observatory. There will be no presentation, but all are welcome to view the night sky through our telescopes (weather permitting). Since the Sun sets late during the summer, we will start at 9:00 pm. We are following CDC guidelines, if you are not fully vaccinated please wear a mask.
Second Saturday Stars & Special Events
Join us for our free and open to the public star party on the Second Saturday of every month! Each month a new presentation is given on an astronomy related topic. If weather permits, a variety of telescopes are available for public viewing of seasonal celestial objects. The observatory may also host special viewing events when possible for rare or interesting astronomical phenomena such as eclipses and transits.
All of our previous Second Saturday installments are available on our YouTube channel– please subscribe stay up to date with our latest events!
Location
The observatory is located on the south west side of the New Milford High School grounds, in the rear of the south parking lot next to the football field.
AllSky Camera
The All-Sky Camera is a 180 degree field of view camera mounted on the roof of the observatory. It monitors local weather/sky conditions, and captures meteors for potential analysis. Click the image above for more information.
On the Observatory Grounds
Scale Solar System Walk
Kathleen Fischer Sundial
Galileo’s Garden