Jim Peck, amateur astronomer, will lead this program, "The Sky by Day and by Night," which will cover such topics as planets, stars and constellations, deep sky objects, artificial satellites, and the sun's path across the sky. He will use software that shows the sky exactly as you would see it if you went outside after dark. 

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Jim has led astronomy programs while Education Director of the American Littoral Society (costal conservation group) on Sandy Hook and as Executive Director of the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary in Shorts Hills. He wrote the Trail Mix Nature Column for the Gannett Newspaper chain for 14 years as he explored the state from High Point to Cape May. Jim has spoken at public libraries across NJ.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.