NYC Events 2009 September
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John Pazmino
NYSkies Astronomy Inc
nys...@nyskies.org
www.nyskies.org
The following astronomy activities in the commuting ring
enclosing
New York City are operated by various organizations. A few cultural
items of special importance to City astronomers are also included.
Altho NYC Events confirms the listed items, they are subject to
change by their sponsors. Check with their contacts. Let the sponsor
know that you learned of its event thru NYC Events.
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'www.nyskies.org/nyc-faq.htm'.
You may ask for previous NYC Events thru 'nys...@nyskies.org'
because only the current issue is in the website. It is replaced by
next month's issue.
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forum. Join NYSkies by visiting 'www.nyskies.org/yahoo.htm' and
picking either the email or website option.
All hours are Eastern daylight Savings Time.
International Year of Astronomy
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IYA is the commemoration of Galileo's use of the telescope to
explore the stars 400 years ago. A worldwide effort is underway to
promote astronomy to the public with increased visibility of existing
programs and running new ones. In the US, IYA participation for home
astronomers is thru the Night Sky Network of JPL and ASP.
To enhance visibility of IYA participants in NYSkies territory,
they are marked with an asterisk in the Index of Events. Please call
on them for astronomy advice, consultation, service. As new
affiliates
enter IYA, we'll flag them.
Jupiter's new collision mark
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The collision scar on Jupiter, found on 19 July 2009, was
dilating
and fading during August. It may be gone from sight thru small sxopes
by September. I put in an ephemeris of meridian transits, just in
case, under Spetember 1st. Note that the longitude of the spot is now
closer to 216d (System II).
Index of Events
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Dates for events in main listing, else contact if no events
Events in recess may have month of resumption with contact
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BROOKLYN - BK
Boom-A-Ring - - - - - - - 1-7
Festival by the Sea - - - 1-15
*Floyd Bennett Field - - - 11
Green Brooklyn Fair - - - 24
Movies with a view - - - 3
Secret Science Club - - - 8
Weekend Walks - - - - - - 1
CONNECTICUT - CT
*A S of Gtr Hartford - - - 16
Astro Soc of Greenwich - 2
*Astro Soc of New Haven - 29
*Bethany Observatory - - - 25
Boothe Meml Astro Soc - - 4, 18
Bowman Observatory - - - 8, 22
Connecticut Star Party - 18-20
CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn NOV - www.ctra-narconn.org, 860-583-1690
Litchfield Hills AAC - - lm...@hotmail.com,
www.fortunecity.com/victorian/twain/1206/id19.htm .
*Mattituck Astro Soc - - - 17
*McCarthy Observatory - - 12
Stamford Observatory - - 4, 11, 18, 25
*Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - - 26
Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - - - 9, 16, 23, 30
Western CT St Univ - - - 12, 17, 26
*Westport Astro Soc - - - 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30/
LONG ISLAND - LI
*Amat Observers Society - 13
Astro Soc of Long Island 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Brookhaven Natl Lab - - - 17
Custer Institute - - - - 5, 12, 19, 26
Custer Jamboree - - - - - 26
Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - OCT - 516-463-2759,
www.hofstra.edu/Academics, obser...@hofstra.edu
Innovative Stone Co - - - 1-indef
Montauk Observatory - - - 1, 6
Natl Space Soc-LISS - - - chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland,
trekk...@aol.com
*Robert Moses St Pk - - - 11, 12, 18, 19
Science Club of Long Is - www.sciencecluboflongisland.com,
631-421-1523, in...@sciencecluboflongisland.com
SUNY Stony Brook - - - - 4
MANHATTAN - MH
181st Stret station - - - 1-indef
92nd Street Y (Lex & 92) www.92y.org, 212-415-5500
Amer Intl Group - - - - - 1-indef
Amer Musm Natl Hist - - -
American Urban Star Fest 26
Bike Around - - - - - - - 1-30
Cafe' Science - - - - - - 14
'Cash for clunkers' - - - 1
Central Park - - - - - - 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, 26
City College Physics - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
*Columbia Univ Astro - - - 30
*Columbia Univ Obsy - - - 18, 25
Cornelia St Cafe' - - - - 6
Courant Institute - - - - OCT - caos.cims.nyu.edu,
sha...@cims.nyu.edu
CUNY Grad Ctr (Sci & Art) 2
Earth Institute - - - - - OCT - jc2305@.columbia.edu,
www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu
Goddard Inst for Spc Std OCT - www.giss.nasa.gov, 212-678-5540,
pfor...@giss.nasa.gov
Good Housekeeping lab - - 11
Governors Island visits - 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27
Grand Central Terminal - 1-Nov 1
Hayden Planetarium - - - 1, 2, 9, 14, 16, 23, 29, 30
High Line Park tour - - - 27
Hudson River cruises - - 1
Imagine Science preview - 9
Inst Strings, Cosmology - OCT - www.iscap.columbia.edu
Inwood Hill Park - - - - 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
'Island at the center ..' 13-2010 Jan 3
Jupiter collision scar - 1
'Lucy's legacy' exhibit - 1-indef
Lwr Manh-Bklyn DT subways 5-indef, 6-indef
Madoff benches - - - - - 1-indef
Madoff clawback - - - - - 1-indef
Milky Way autumn season - 1-Nov 30
Musm of City of New York 1-Oct 12
Natl Space Soc-NYC - - - 2, 16
New Amsterdam Trail - - - 1-indef
New York Univ Astro - - - 25
NY Academy of Sciences - www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230.
*NYSkies Astronomy Seminar 2, 16
Observing Group - - - - - 29
Physics Club of NY - - - 25
Rockefeller University - 212-327-8000, www.rockefeller.edu,
pub...@rockefeller.edu
Sci Ind Biz Liby - - - - 1-Nov 1, 8, 23
Serving Science - - - - - OCT -
web.cuny.edu/research/Seving-Science-CUNY-Science-Cafe.html
South Street Seaport - - 1-indef, 1-30, 13-Dec 31
Space Frontier Foundatn - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Swine Flu epidemic - - - 1-indef
'Titanic' exhibit - - - - 1-indef
*Top of the Lawn - - - - - 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27
Urban Park Rangers - - - 1
Waterpod - - - - - - - - 1-28
Weekend Walks - - - - - - 1
West Nile epidemic - - - 1-30
NEW JERSEY - NJ
A A A of Princeton - - - 8
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 11
*Amat Astro Inc - - - - - 4, 11, 18, 25
Buehler-Columbia AAA - - 5, 12, 19, 26
Dark Sky Observers - - - www.users.nac.net/gburke/club
H2O9 Forum - - - - - - - 9-10
Instt for Advd Study - - 16, 22
Montclair Telescope Club 973-948-5284, bisc...@garden.net,
users.erols.com/njastro/orgs/mtc.hrm
*Morris Musm Astro Soc - - 10
N W Jersey Amat Astro - - www.nwjaa.org, in...@nwjaa.org
Natl Space Soc-NJN - chapters.nss.org/nj/njn, cpan...@aol.com
*New Jersey Astro Assn - - 26
North Jersey Astro Group 9
Ocean County College - - 26
Passaic Co Astro Assn www.users.nac.net/gburke/PCAA, 973-523-0024
Princeton Univ Obsy - - - 8
Princeton Univ Astro - - OCT - kfe...@princeton.edu,
www.astro.princeton.edu/events/colloquium2009
Rutgers Univ Astro Collqm 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr 4, 11, 18, 25
*S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - 3
Schommer Observatory - - 10, 24
*Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 6
*Sheep Hill Observatory - 16
Skyland Stargazers - - - skylandstargazers.tripod.com
*Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - 5, 12, 19, 26
Washington Xing St Pk - - 4, 11, 18, 25
QUEENS - QN
Alley Pond Park - - - - - 12
International Express - - 1-30
Queens College Physics - OCT - www.physics.qc.edu/colloq.php,
718-997-3350
REST OF WORLD
Galileo exhibit - - - - - 1-7
STATEN ISLAND - SI
College of Staten Is - - OCT - rob...@mail.csi.cuny.edu,
supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu, 718-982-2818
Great Kills Park - - - - 19
Staten Is Community TV - 14
THE BRONX - BX
E 180 St yard & shops - - 12
UPSTATE - NY
Andrus Planetarium - - - 4, 11, 18, 25
*Anthony Wayne Rec Area - 12, 26
*Catskills Astro Club - - 12, 26
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - 11
Lwr Hudson Vy Challgr Ctr 20
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 15
Orange Co Astro Assn - www.ocastronomy.org, in...@ocastronomy.org
Swinging Bridge dam - - - 1-indef
Vassar Coll Obsy - - - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - 19
Westchester Amat Astro - 11
Wilcox Park - - - - - - - 11
Monthly Calendar
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Plain dates are in current month;
-, last month; +, next month.
Moon: ) FQ, () FM, ( LQ, .. NM
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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-30 -31 1 2 3 ( 4) 5
6 7 8 9 10 (11 12
13 14 15 16 17 .18. 19
20 21 22 23 24 25) 26
27 28 29 30 +1 +2 +3
General notes
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'whole City' means the event has no specific or dedicated place.
It may be enjoyed from everywhere in the NYSkies territory or at a
number of individual places. Celestial events are typicly 'whole
City'
events.
'all day' means the event is continuous or repeating during the
open hours of the host facility. Some facilities may have limited
hours per day or days per week. Check with the contacts.
Prices cited are the 'rack rate'. You could qualify for discounts
as may be offered by the sponsor. Besides the base price there may be
optional extra fees to consider.
List of events
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Tue 1 Sep
all day - whole City - MH - cultural tours & lectures
VARIOUS PLACES, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Urban Park Rangers. Tours of parks, lanmdmarks, surrounds.
Lecutres on history and culture of NYC. Program varies each
month. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
all day - Central Park - NY - cultural exhibit
Indefinite duration. 67 St & 5 Av gate. Several park benches
donated years ago by swindler Bernard Madoff with his
nameplate on them. They are potential targets for his victims
to exert anger, possibly resulting in damage or destruction.
all day - South Street Seaport - MH - Bodies exhibit
CHILDREN SHOULD OBTAIN ADULT GUIDANCE FOR THIS EVENT!
Indefinite duration. 11 Fulton St. About 30 human cadavers,
some intact, some dissected and laid out for inspection of
organs. Specimina replaced with fresh ones from time to time.
$27.50 adm. www.southstreetseaport.com
all day - American International Group - MH - cultural exhibit
Indefinite duration. 175 Water St. Company in 2009 March
removed signs, names, emblems from its building facade. Place
is patrolled by guards and attracts protest rallies.
all day - whole City - MH - Madoff clawback
OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE BEFORE RESPONDING TO THIS EVENT
Indefinite duration. US Bankrupty Court is sending summonses
to investors who realized income from the Madoff swindle. The
court claims this income and orders its return. Details at
your legal advisor.
all day - Hauppauge - LI - cultural exhibit
COMPANY IS IN CHAP 11; FATE OF CORNERSTONE IS UNCERTAIN
Indefinite duration. Innovative Stone Company, show yard.
Actual 20-ton granite inscribed block for Freedom Tower
cornerstone, placed in tower's foundation on 4 July 2004.
Removed for safekeeping until construction can resume. Free.
631-273-4445, www.innovativestone.com,
in...@innovativestone.com
all day - Battery Park - MH - cultural tour
Thru Dec 31. Natl Pks of NY Harbor & Natl Pk Svc. 'New
Amsterdam Trail'. Self-guided walk thru culture and history
of
Dutch era of Manhattan. Download booklet and audio narration
to play during walk. Free. www.nyharborparks.org.
all day - 181st St station - MH - subway station limited service
Indefinite duration. Ceiling collapse on Aug 16 closed
station. Station reopened for partial operation on Aug 31. It
may be shut down from time to time, with IRT Upper Broadway
trains skipping it, while repairs are under way. When closed,
shuttle buses, IND 175th St and 181st St stations are
alternatives. www.mta.info.
all day - Swinging Bridge - NY - potential flood emergency
Indefinite duration. Flood alert on Mongaup & upper Delaware
rivers due to sinkhole in Swinging Bridge dam. Listen for
news and advice from local emergency management agencies.
www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/safety/swinging.asp
all day - whole City - MH - swine flu epidemic
Indefinite duration. Global outbreak in mid April of swine
flu
(H1N1 flu). Symptoms resemble ordinary flu but comes from new
strain. Wash hands after handling shared items; keep hands
off
of face and eyes; contain coughs and sneezes; stay home if
sick. If flu symptoms break out, get medical attention
quickly. Details at your physician and public health office.
all day - Grand Central Terminal - MH - cultural exhibit
EVENT EXTENDED FROM JULY 5
Thru Nov 1. Transit Gallery. 'The future beneath us' on
various tunnel projects in and around NYC. Jointly with Sci
Ind Biz Liby. Free. 212-878-0106, www.mta.info
all day - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - cultural exhibit
EVENT EXTENDED FROM JULY 5
Thru Nov 1. 'The future beneath us' on various tunnel
projects in and around NYC. Jointly with Grand Central
Terminal. Free. 212-592-7000, www.nypl.org
all day - Museum of City of New York - MH - science exhibit
Thru Oct 12. 1220 5 Av & 103 St. 'Mannahatta/Manhattan, a
natural history of New York City'. $10, incl musm adm.
all day - Hudson River - MH - cultural tours
VARIOUS PROGRAMS, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Thru Oct 2009. Several boats tours of HUdson Rv, other NYC
waters, late afternoon, early evening.
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Full Moon Sail | Chelsea Pier | $50 | sail-nyc.com
Happy Hour | Pier 18, SSS | $23 | circlelinedowntown.com
Speakeasy 5 Av | Musm City NY | $10 | 212-536-1672
(on land, indoors, closed doors, codeword 'hylan')
NY Beer-Cheese | Chelsea Pier | $85 | sail-nyc.cum
NY Dinner | 41 St Marina | $130| vistor.com
Harbor Lights | Pier 83 | $27 | circleline42.com
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all day - Coney Island - BK - Festival by the Sea show
EVENT MAY BE SUSPENDED; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Thru Sep 15. Thor Equities. Surf & Stillwell Avs. Outdoor
bazaar and carnival on site of late Astroland Park. Free adm,
pay per ride or attraction. Open Thu-Mon, closed Tue & Wed.
www.coneyfestivalbythesea.com
all day - The Waterpod - MH - science tour
Thru Sep 28. Biosphere built on a barge circulates around NYC
showing eco/enviro/green living. Free. www.thewaterpod.org,
maryma...@thewaterpod.org. Tentative schedule:
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Aug 18 - Sep 1 - SI - Atlantic Salt Co. Pier
Sep 2 - Sep 15 - QN - World's Fair Marina
Sep 16 - Sep 28 - BX - Concrete Park
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all day - whole City - MH - West Nile epidemic
Thru Sep 30. Mosquitos carrying West Nile virus are extra
populous due to continual heavy rain in June, plus several
thick rains in July. Drain puddles and other standing water.
Remove or cap bags, cans, barrels, boxes that collect water.
Change outdoor pet water every other day. Wear long slacks
and
shirts, high socks, solid shoes. Repair gaps and tears in
screens. Clean and chlorinate outdoor pools and saunas.
Details at local health authorities.
all day - IRT Flushing line - QN - cultural tour
Thru Sep 30. Ride and walk thru culture and history of Queens
along 'International express', IRT Flushing line. Route is
Millennium Trail for immigrants to settle along and build
America. $2.25 fare + shopping, eating, admissions.
www.queenscouncilarts.org
all day - South Street Seaport MH - Bike Around service
Thru Sep 30. Borrow bicycle for travel within Manhattan.
2-1/2-hr period, return bike to SSS, Pier A, Gov Is, or Pier
83. Free, credit card collateral. downtownny.com/bikearound
all day - Coney Island - BK - Boom-A-Ring show
Thru Sep 7. W 21 St & Boardwalk. One-ring circus under tent
with traditional & new attractions. $10-$65 tkt.
201-507-8900,
www.ringling.com
all day - Philadelphia - PA - Galileo exhibit
Thru Sep 7. Franklin Institute. 'Galileo, the Medici & the
age
of astronomy' with renassaince science instruments with
Galileo's own telescope. $20.75, incl musm adm. www.fi.edu
all day - Discovery Exhibition Hall - MH - 'Titanic' exhibit
Indefinite duration. 226 W 44 St, 7 Av. Items recovered from
Titanic oceanliner. Story of construction, sailing, disaster.
$19.50 adm. www.discoverytsx.com, 866-987-9692
all day - whole City - MH - Cash for Clunkers program
EVENT EXPIRED ON AUGUST 24TH; FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
Thru Nov 1. Trade in gas-guzzler car for fuel-efficient model
and get Federal rebate. Particks at www.cars.gov and local
car
dealers.
all day - Discovery Exhibition Hall - MH - 'Lucy's legacy'
exhibit
Indefinite duration. 226 W 44 St, 7 Av. Fossils of Lucy and
Ida, oldest whole human skeletons. Anthropology, archaeology
of early humans. $19.50 adm. www.discoverytsx.com,
866-987-9692
all day - whole City - MH - Jupiter collision scar
New black spot on Jupiter discovered on 2009 Jul 19 by
Anthony
Wesley, Australia. Confirmed as collision scar from unseen
large body. Near S pole at System II lon 216d. Dilated and
smeared during August, but may still be visible in small
scopes. Table of transits for NYC when Jupiter is up.
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EDST date & hour Alt 2nd trans
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2009 Sep 02 04:09 6
2009 Sep 03 00:00 33 19:51 14
2009 Sep 05 01:38 26 21:29 27
2009 Sep 07 03:16 11 23:08 33
2009 Sep 10 00:46 28 20:37 24
2009 Sep 12 02:24 15 22:15 32
2009 Sep 14 23:54 31
2009 Sep 15 19:45 20
2009 Sep 17 01:32 20 21:23 31
2009 Sep 19 02:10 3 23:02 32
2009 Drp 20 18:53 15
2009 Sep 22 00:40 23 20:31 28
2009 Sep 24 02:18 8 22:10 33
2009 Sep 26 23:48 27
2009 Drp 27 19:39 25
2009 Sep 29 01:27 13 21:18 32
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all day - whole City - MH - Weekend Walks shows
Several streets closed to road traffic on various weekend
days. Only foot and human-powered vehicles allowed. Music,
dance, arts & crafts, landmark tours, discounts at area
shops.
Free. www.nyc.gov/dot.
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date & hour | NY | street | endpoints
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6, 11h-19h | BK | Myrtle Av | Clinton St-Emerson St
6, 13h-18h | MH | Stanton St | Allen St-Ludlow St
12, 11h-17h | BK | Pitkin Av | Strauss St-Boyland St
13, 10h-18h | BK | Montague Street | Clinton St-Hicks St
13, 11h-19h | BK | Myrtle Av | Clinton st-Emerson St
13, 13h-18h | MH | Stanton St | Allen St-Ludlow St
19, 11h-17h | BK | Pitkin Av | Strauss St-Boyland St
20, 10h-18h | BK | Montague Street | Clinton St-Hicks St
20, 11h-19h | BK | Myrtle Av | Clinton st-Emerson sT
26, 11h-17h | BK | Pitkin Av | Strauss St-Boyland St
27, 10h-18h | BK | Montague Street | Clinton St-Hicks St
27, 11h-19h | BK | Myrtle Av | Clinton st-Emerson St
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18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Virtual Universe shoe
Live skyshow of computer graphics and astro databases.
$15 adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:30 - Montauk - LI - astronomy lecture
OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Montauk Obsy, Montauk Publ Liby. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.montaukobservatory.com
20:00 - whole City - MH - fall Milky Way season
Thru Nov 30. Fall season for sighting Milky Way from within
NYC. Requires dark clear sky, thoro knowledge of normal
luminous graffiti in sky.
Wed 2 Sep
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon show
Live skyshow of rocket trip to the Moon. $17, incl mus adm.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs Thu - 8 Nov
16:00 - City College - MH - science lecture
Marshak Hall, Rm 418N. Various topics in physics and
astronomy. Free. www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/physics/calendar,
phy...@sci.ccny.cuny.edu, 212-650-6832
16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture
Rutgers Univ, Busch Campus, Phys Lectr Hall. Free.
732-445-3974, www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium
18:00 - Whiskey Park - MH - Space Frontier Foundtn mtg
PLUS OCCASIONAL EXTRA SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Central Pk S & 6 Av. Informal discussion of spacefaring
topics. Free, RSVP by 12:00.
william...@spacefrontier.org,
www.spacefrontier.org,
19:00 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science show
'Seven ways of looking at the Hudson'. Free. 212-817-8215,
web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, contin...@gc.cuny.edu
19:00 - St Paul's Lutheran Ch - MH - NYSkies Astronomy Seminar
TOPIC: EPSILON AURIGAE IS IN ECLIPSE!
Combined meeting with Natl Spc Soc-NYC Chap
315 W 22nd St & 8 Av. Discussion of astronomy topics, show &
tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. nys...@nyskies.org, www.nyskies.org,
212-273-5958
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - Natl Spc Soc meeting
TOPIC: EPSILON AURIGAE IS IN ECLIPSE!
Combined meeting with NYSkies Astronomy Inc
315 W 22nd St & 8 Av. Discussion of astro/space topics, show
& tell, skywatching reports, news of astro/space activity in
NYC vicinity. Free. chapters.nss.org/ny/nyc,
astr...@webtv.net
19:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting
Bruce Museum. Free. rb...@juno.com, www.seocom.com/asg,
203-896-6786-x338
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing
Inwood Astronomy Project. Meet at park entrance, Seaman Av &
isham St. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.inwoodastronomy.org,
jken...@moonbeam.net
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport Astro Soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
Vanderbilt Plm. Free. www.asliclub.org, in...@asliclub.org /
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing
Vassar College, Observatory. Free, cancelled for clouds.
physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html,
845-437-7340
Thu 3 Sep
18:00 - Brooklyn Bridge Pk - BK - Movies with a View show
Every Thursday. 334 Furman St, between Bklyn & Manh Bg.
Outdoor band music, vintage films, clearsky starviewng.
Free, music & movies play for clouds but starviewng is
cancelled. www.brooklynbridgepark.org, 718-802-0603
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting
Union Co Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Fri 4 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit
Mational Park Service. Visit history and culture of former
military base. Ferry from Battery Marine Terminal hourly
10:00-17:00. Free. www.nps.gov/gois, 212-825-3045
15:00 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture
Rutgers Univ, Serin 385E. Free. 732-445-3974,
www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium
19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show
Hudson Rv Musm, Andrus Plm. 19:00 show is free, sponsored by
FujiFilm USA Inc. Free, different topics each Friday.
www.hrm.org, 914-963-4550
19:30 - Stony Brook - LI - astronomy lecture
SUNY Stony Brook, Earth & Spc Sci Hall. Indoor lecture,
clearsky starviewing. Free. www.ess.sunysb.edu/astro,
631-632-8100, slutt...@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg
Boothe Meml Pk, Obsy. Free. www.bmas.org, in...@bmas.org
20:00 - Lincroft - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting
Brookdale Commty Coll, Mommouth Museum. Free.
www.starastronomy.org, s-wa...@comcast.net
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing
PLUS OCCASIONAL EXTRA SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Top of the Lawn. North side of Great Lawn. Free, cancelled
for
clouds. tag...@yahoo.com, www.nyskies.org,
nys...@nyskies.org
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Amat Astro Assn of Princeton. Simpson Obsy. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575,
drexp...@aol.com
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing
Stamford Obsy. $3 adm, cancelled for clouds.
www.stamfordmuseum.org, cesc...@earthlink.net, 203-322-6537
Sat 5 Sep
all day - Lwr Manh-Bklyn DT - MH - subway reconstruction
Every Saturday. Indefinite duration. Many Lwr Manh and
Bklyn Downtown subways are under major work at various
hours. Check posters and flyers for your routes.
www.mta.info/nyct/service/lower_manh
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting
Custer Instt. Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. Free.
www.custerobservatory.org, bva...@aol.com
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg
UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
www.uacnj.org
20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture
Bergen Commty Coll, Buehler Obsy. Free.
www.bergen.edu/buehler, rops...@bergen.edu.
Sun 6 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
all day - Lwr Manh-Bklyn DT - MH - subway reconstruction
Every Sunday. Indefinite duration. Many Lwr Manh and
Bklyn Downtown subways are under major work at various
hours. Check posters and flyers for your routes.
www.mta.info
18:00 - Cornelia St Cafe' - MH - Entertaining Science show
29 Cornelia St & W 4 St, Play & music on various science
themes. $10 adm. www.corneliastreetcafe.com, 212-989-9319
19:30 - Montauk - LI - astronomy lecture
Montauk Obsy, Montauk Publ Schl. 'Celestial navigation'.
clearsky starviewing. Free. www.montaukobservatory.com
19:30 - Boonton - NJ - Sheep Hill Astro Assn meeting
Boonton Town Hall. Free. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm,
ajm...@att.net
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
Tue 8 Sep
17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - science lecture
'Something incredibly wonderful happens: an intimate
biography
of the other Oppenheimer'. Free. 212-592-7000,
www.nypl.org/research/sibl
20:00 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting
Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org,
609-737-2575, drexp...@aol.com
20:00 - Bell House - BK - Secret Science Club meeting
149 7 St, 2/3 Av. Lecture and music on various science
topics. $3 adm. secretscienceclub.blogspot.com, 718-638-4400,
www.unionhallny.com/events
21:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Greenwich. Julian Curtis Elem Schl, Bowman
Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. rb...@juno.com,
www.seocom.com/asg, 203-896-6786-x338
21:00 - Princeton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Princeton Univ, Peyton Hall. Free, cancelled for clouds
www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm,
wse...@astro.princeton.edu
Wed 9 Sep
09:00 - Jersey City - NJ - H2O9 Forum conference
Thru Sep 10. HenryHudson400. Liberty Sci Ctr. Lectures,
workshops, tours on water supply and quality for sustainable
growh in NYC. $995 fee, adv regn reqd.
www.henryhudson400.com/h2o9/index.php
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon show - see Sep 2
16:00 - City College - MH - science lecture - see Sep 2
16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture - see Sep 2
18:00 - Whiskey Park - MH - Space Frontier Foundtn mtg - see Sep
2
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Galapagos Art Space - BK - cultural show
16 Main St (DUMBO). Music, food svc, screening of four
science-inspired films. $10 adm. www.imaginesciencefilms,.com
20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 2
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
860-685-3664, www.wesleyan.edu/astro/events
20:00 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free.
njastro.org, 973-655-7266, mw...@pegasus.montclair.edu
20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 2
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Thu 10 Sep
19:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Mus Astro Soc mtg
Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, tedbark...@att.net,
www.morrismuseum.org/static/education/astronomical.html
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
21:00 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Rutgers Univ, Schommer Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
732-205-0020, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html
pr...@physics.rutgers.edu
Fri 11 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
15:00 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture - see Sep 4
10:00 - Good Housekeeping Resrch Instt - MH - science tour
Hearst Tower, 57 St & 8 Av.. Walk thru history and science of
porduct testing center of Good Housekeeping magazine. Free,
adv regn reqd. 212-649-5000, ghri...@hearst.com
15:30 - Palisades - NY - science lecture
Lamont-Doherty Earth Obsy, Monell Audm. Various topics in
geophysics and earth science. Free, 845-365-8634,
www.ldeo.columbia.edu, sno...@ldeo.columbia.edu,
19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area meeting
Ocean Co Coll, Student Ctr, Solar Lounge. Free.
www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, webm...@astra-nj.org
19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Sep 4
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Aep 4
20:00 - Yonkers - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting
Hudson Rv Mus, Andrus Plm. Free.
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
in...@westchesterastronomers.org
20:00 - Floyd Bennett Field - BK - clearsky starviewing
Natl Park Svc. Model airplane flying field. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.nyskies.org, stephe...@nyc.rr.com,
nys...@nyskies.org
20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing
Amat Obsrs Soc. Parking field #2, Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.aosny.org, sue...@optonline.net
20:00 - Wilcox Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing
Mid Hudson Astro Assn. Free, cancelled for clouds
www.midhudsonastro.org. 845-485-5669, tra...@hvc.cc.com
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
Sat 12 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
all day - South Street Seaport - MH - cultural exhibit
Thru 2010 Jan 3. Museum, 12 Fulton St. 'Island at the center
of the world' maps, paintings, documents from Dutch era of
NYC. $10 adm. www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org.
10:30 - E 180 St station - BX - cultural tour
Elec RR Assn. S end of NB platform. Walk thru history and
culture of major subway shop, renovated staton, new bus-rapid
line. $20 tkt, adv regn reqd, bring GI photo ID for campus
security. 201-684-9408, sidk...@optonline.net
18:30 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture
W Conn St Uv, Plm/Obsy. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.wcsu.edu/starwatch, 203-837-8671,
aws...@wcsu.edu
19:30 - Alley Pond Park - QN - astronomy lecture
Alley Pond Enviro Ctr. Indoor lecture, clearksy starviewing.
$10 fee. www.alleypond.com, in...@alleypond.com, 718-229-4000
20:00 - New Milford - CT - astronomy lecture
McCarthy Obsy, New Miford HS. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.mccarthyobservatory.org,
860-354-1595, con...@mccarthyobservatory.org,
20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing
Catskills Astro Club. Walnut Mountain Pk. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.catskillsastro.org, ko...@verizon.net.
20:00 - Anthony Wayne Rec Area - NY - clearsky starviewing
Rockland Astro Club. Palisades IS Py, Exit 17. Free,
cancelled
for clouds. 201-768-3298, webn...@rocklandastronomy.com,
www.rocklandastronomy.com
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 5
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 11
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting - see Sep 5
20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Sep 5
Sun 13 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
13:15 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting
Nassau Commty Coll, Bdg F, Room 123. Free. www.aosny.org,
sue...@optonline.net
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
Mon 14 Sep
17:30 - PicNic Cafe' - MH - Cafe' Science lecture
2665 Broadway & 101 St. Supper/chat with Columbia Univ
profs on sci topics. $10 fee, incl 1 drink, + own meal.
212-222-8222, alumni.columbia.edu/learn/s3_6.html,
cafes...@columbia.edu
19:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - science lecture
'Mars Direct: Humans to the Red Planet within a decade'. $15
adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:30 - Staten Island Community TV - SI - science show
100 Cable Way, Mariners Hr SI. Live audience, televised on
SI cable. Free. www.sictv.org, 718-727-1414
Tue 15 Sep
11:00 - Princeton - NJ - Inst Advd Stud lecture
Princeton Univ, Bloomberg Hall. Free.
www.sns.ias.edu/astro/astrocal.php,
wse...@astro.princeton.edu
19:30 - New Paltz - NY - Mid Hudson Astro Assn meeting
SUNY New Paltz, Coykendall Audm. Free. 845-485-5669,
www.midhudsonastro.org, tra...@hvc.rr.com
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro Soc meeting
Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
Wed 16 Sep
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon show - see Sep 2
16:00 - City College - MH - science lecture - see Sep 2
16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture - see Sep 2
18:00 - Whiskey Park - MH - Space Frontier Foundtn mtg - see Sep
2
19:00 - St Paul's Lutheran Ch - MH - NYSkies Astronomy Seminar
LECTURE: 'BABYLONIAN AND GREEK ASTRONOMY'
Combined meeting with Natl Spc Soc-NYC Chap
315 W 22nd St & 8 Av. Discussion of astronomy topics, show &
tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. nys...@nyskies.org, www.nyskies.org,
212-273-5958
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - Natl Spc Soc meeting
LECTURE: 'BABYLONIAN AND GREEK ASTRONOMY'
Combined meeting with NYSkies Astronomy Inc
315 W 22nd St & 8 Av. Discussion of astro/space topics, show
& tell, skywatching reports, news of astro/space activity in
NYC vicinity. Free. chapters.nss.org/ny/nyc,
astr...@webtv.net
19:30 - New Britain - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting
Centl Conn St Uv, Copernicus Plm. Free, www.asgh.org,
860-872-9069, ppar...@cs.com
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 9
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Sheep Hill Astro Assn obsy, Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm, ajm...@att.net
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 2
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Thu 17 Sep
15:00 - Upton - LI - astronomy lecture
Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bdg 510. 'Search for electron
antineutrinos from the Sun with KamLAND detector'. Free, have
GI photo ID for campus security. www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000
19:00 - Waterbury - CT - Mattituck Astro Soc meeting
Naugatuck Vy Commty Coll, Ekstrom Hall. Free.
mastransit.org, btb...@mastransit.org
19:30 - Danbury - CT - clearsky starviewing
W Conn St Uv, Plm/Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
www.wcsu.edu/starwatch, 203-837-8671, aws...@wcsu.edu
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Fri 18 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
15:00 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture - see Sep 4
18:00 - Ashford - CT - Connecticut Star Party
Thru Sun 20 Sep, Webster Scout Resrvtn. Dark skies, lodgg,,
tourism, food svc, campg, demos, prizes, recreatn. $30 adm +
extras, adv regn reqd. www.asnh.org, pr...@asnh.org
19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Sep 4
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Sep 4
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 11
20:00 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture
Pupin Hall, signs to lecture room. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach,
212-854-3278, outreac...@astro.columbia.edu
20:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture
Union Co Coll, Smith Audm. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
Sat 19 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting - see Sep 5
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 5
20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 11
20:00 - Great Kills Pk - SI - clearsky starviewing
Natl Pk Svc. Enter from Hylan Bv, follow signs to field.
Free, cancelled for clouds. www.nps.gov/gate, 718-987-6790
20:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing
Westchester Amat Astro. Meadows Picnic Area. Free, cancelled
for clouds. in...@westchesterastronomers.org
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Sep 5
Sun 20 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
14:00 - Airmont - NY - science show
Lwr Hudson Vy Challenger Ctr, 225 Rt 29. Multimedia
simulation of space missions. $20 adm. www.lhvcc.com,
dire...@lhvcc.com, 845-257-3416.
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
Tue 22 Sep
11:00 - Princeton - NJ - Inst Advd Stud lecture - see Sep 15
21:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 8
Wed 23 Sep
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon show - see Sep 2
16:00 - City College - MH - science lecture - see Sep 2
16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture - see Sep 2
17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - science lecture
'City water tunnel No 1 and the Old Croton Reservoir. Free.
212-592-7000, www.nypl.org/research/sibl
18:00 - Whiskey Park - MH - Space Frontier Foundtn mtg - see Sep
2
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 9
20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 2
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Thu 24 Sep
11:30 - Borough Hall - BK - cultural show
'Green Brooklyn Fair' for sustainable development. Demos,
exhibits, workshops, food svc. Free. www.cenyc.org,
csh...@cenyc.org
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
21:00 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 10
Fri 25 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
14:30 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture
Meyer Hall, 5th fl. Various topics in astrophys and
relativity. Free. physics,nyu.edu, dgs...@nyu.edu,
212-998-7706
15:00 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture - see Sep 4
19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Sep 4
19:15 - New York University - MH - Physics Club of NY meeting
Silver Ctr, Rm 207. Jointly with Chemistry Teacher's Club.
Free, bring GI photo ID for campus security..
jdep...@nyc.rr.com, www.sconyc-ny.org
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Aep 4
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Sep 18
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
21:00 - Bethany - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of New Haven. Yale Univ, Bethany Obsy. Free,
cancelled for clouds. www.asnh.org, pr...@asnh.org
Sat 26 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
11:30 - Amer Musm of Natl Hist - MH - science tour
Hall of African Mammals. Walk thru history and science of
American national parks thru musuem exhibits. Free with musm
adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
13:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Jamboree convention
Custer Instt. Lectures, group dinner, dark skies, prizes,
tourism. $45 tkt + extras. www.custerobservatory.org,
bva...@aol.com
15:00- Toms River - NJ - astronomy lecture
Ocean Co Coll, Techny Bdg/Bdg 13. '40 Years chasing the
Moon's
Shadow'. Fee not set yet. www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium,
732-255-0343,
18:00 - Central Park - MH - American Urban Star Fest
NYC Dept of Parks. Sheep Meadow. Clearsky star viewing and
narration, bring picnic. Free, cancelled for clouds.
richard_...@verizon.net, 718-522-5014
18:30 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture - see Sep 12
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford, Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free,
cancelled for clouds. www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069,
ppar...@cs.com
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 5
20:00 - Anthony Wayne R A - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep
12
20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 12
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting - see Sep 5
20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Sep 5
20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn meeting
NJAA-HQ, Robinson Obsy. Free, indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8600
Sun 27 Sep
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit - see Sep 4
14:00 - High Line Park - MH - cultural tour
Friends of High Line. Walk thru history and culture of new
aerial promenade. $10 tkt, advd regn reqd. www.thehighline.org
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
Tue 29 Sep
18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Celestial Highlights
Live skyshow of current evening sky. $15 adm.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:00 - Downtown Youth Commty Ctr - MH - Observing Group meeting
120 Warren St & West St. Indoor meeting, occasional clearsky
starviewing. richard_...@verizon.net, 718-522-5014.
19:00 - New Haven - CT - Astro Soc of New Haven meeting
Yale Univ, Leitner Family Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asnh.org, pr...@asnh.org
Wed 30 Sep
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon show - see Sep 2
16:00 - City College - MH - science lecture - see Sep 2
16:15 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture
Pupin Hall, Rm 1332. Free. www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach,
212-854-3278, outreac...@astro.columbia.edu
16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture - see Sep 2
18:00 - Whiskey Park - MH - Space Frontier Foundtn mtg - see Sep
2
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 9
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 2
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
General news
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NYC Events readership continued upward during August as the
global
depression continues. Astronomers turn to NYC Events for low-cost or
free activities to continue their starry nourishment. In addition,
astronomers maintain that there is really only NYC Events to look
after the profession's public activities in the City region.
In the monthly calendar the Moon phase is for NYC time, not UT.
Readers asked if I could do the timezone shift. I use a planetarium
program that calcs celestial events in local time, so that was no
problem.
Science Club of LI still hasn't updated its website since June
2009. In previous years it ran session thruout the year. I leave it
in
the Index of Events for contact.
The marvelous exhibits at SIBL and GCT, 'The future beneath us',
are extended thru November 1st. Readers discovered this when they saw
during August the exhibits still in place with the July 5th expiry
date. Attendants explained the exhibits run thru October but they
left
the sign wording as is.
I got word from the National Space Society-LI chapter in August
that the group is now inactive. It, AKA Long Island Space Society,
remains in the Index for contact if spacefarers on the Island want to
help revive it.
The Hudson-Fulton anniversary movement is finally waking up.
There
were events up until now but poorly advertised and attended. One
which
I would want to go to was a visit by a replica of Henry Hudson's ship
docked at the Atlantic Salt Pier on August 29. Word just didn't get
out in time and, by news stories on the 30th, only about 150 people
showed up.
Part of the problem is that there are many 'Fulton Hudson'
websites all seemingly out of touch with each other and none being
actually helpful in promoting activities. A typical page gives the
name of an event with no date or location and no link to further
details! An other gives the location but makes you go to the
registration page to get the dates. all in all, I was very lucky, and
nothing but lucky, to capture two fascinating events for this NYC
Events.
Under August 1st is the New Amsterdam Trail tour and under the
16th is the 'Island at the center of the world' exhibit. Both are
must-do for the City astronomer. Specially since Hudson settled here
only a couple months before Galileo first inspected the stars with
his
telescope.
American Urban Star Fest returns to NYC Events after a few years
lapse. It was suspended from NYC Event when the Amateur Astronomers
Association was under hooligan's rule. With a new management and
assurances from newer senior members, the club squared up enough to
allow its events back into NYC events. The Fest is the premier
celebration of the darkening skies over the City. It is a beacon of
inspiration, the Statue of Liberty (holding a shielded torch, OK?),
for the darksky advocate who can truly say, 'In rest of world, it can
be won, 'coz in New York, it has been done!'.
Columbia University's lecture series is on the 18th & 25th. This
is a diversion from its normal every-two-week rule. Amateur Observers
Society also deviates from its rule-based schedule with its meeting
on
the 13th, the 2nd Sunday, not the 1st under the rule. The club
avoided
Labor Day weekend.
If your astronomy center deviates from its rule-based schedule,
please tell me! A wrong date in NYC Event, following your rule
without
a note of deviation will deviate your visitors. In fact, there is one
infallable way to make SURE your visitors know when yu run your
sessions.
Take a guess?
List the actual calendar dates and weekdays of the sessions for
the entire season or for the next several months. It genuinely is
really that simple. Try it!
Anthony Wayne starviewing in September has two sessions, on the
12th & 26th.
College of Staten Island suffered collateral electrical damage
during the summer. It postpones the start of its public starviewing
until October while repairs are in progress.
Event news
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NYSkies Astronomy Seminar on 2009 August 4 discussed 'Jupiter,
SL9, and now'. Several of us recalled the 1994 episode with Shoemaker-
Levy-9 and compared it with the current collision. We passed around
lots of diagrams, articles, charts.
The August 19th Seminar featured 'The planispheric astrolabe'
where we took home paper kits of a real astrolabe! The slideshow, by
NYSkier John Pazmino, stepped thru the construction of the kit and
how
it relates to antique metal astrolabes. The weather was overly torrid
that evening and one member gave up under the heat and leave early!
I'll have leftovers of the kit at the September 2nd meeting
Still all thru August there were no due and proper Apollo events!
There were a few half-hearted last-minute catch-up show. I learned of
them too late even for the yahoogroup and later learned that they
attracted pitifully small attention.
On the 14th the hayden Planetarium hosts a spacefaring talk
billed
as an Apollo-related event. Robert Zubrin, Mars Society pitches his
cheap quick way to send humans to Mars in, uh, ten years. Is this a
remembrance of Apollo?
I got many complaints, some while at AlCon, that the Apollo
flight
was so badly remembered and associated celebrations (such as there
were any) were so poorly promoted. Since I'm only an advocate and
dean
for home astronomy, not spacefaring, I can only vaguely imagine the
catfights raging among space enthusiasts!
The salt in the wounds of space outfits who missed Apollo is that
in this very summer there is a cardinal inquiry into the future of
human space travel by the Augustine committee. How can it take
seriously any argument for future human presence in outer space when
we didn't give sincere and significant honor to what could have been
the pioneering steps to extend humans thruout the solar system?
What I'm hearing now is that some space groups will try in 2010
to
commemorate Apollo 13. The rallying cry is 'Sending humans into space
is well worth the risk'. Yet some readers think I make up this crap.
Imagine Science FIlm Festival comes in mid October, A preview and
fund-raiser convenes on September 9th in DUMBO. See, I don't invent
this stuff.
The Astronomical League convention in August was an amazingly
wonderful event, in spite of depressed attendance. There were great
talks by great astronomers. Some in the audience even counted me
among
them with my talk 'How we went to the Moon a hundred years ago'.
Apart
from that, I renewed many friendships and exchanged tons of news and
plans and acquired some solid ideas for home astronomy around the
City.
We got two major conventions in September, the Connecticut Star
Party and the Custer Jamboree. Details on the 26th for the Jamboree
and the 18th for the starparty.
Summer Streets in August was an incredible winner event with
about
one million visitors in the pedestrian corridor on Manhattan! There
were other street walks elsewhere in the City in August, and many of
them continue thru September. See 'Weekend walks' under August 1st.
Please leave the Madoff benches in Central Park alone. I
appreciate that many readers really have it in for the fellow and
want
to vent their anger against the benches. So far, there seems to be
little physical damage but they are frequently messy from human and
pet toilet functions.
Sky news
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Weather in August was mixed, with clear dry skies and
thunderstorms. We lost to clouds the occultations of Antares and the
Pleiades. On the other hand, the Perseids were observed in clearish
skies over most of NYSkies land, with haze and moonlight in the way.
The 2009 Hurricane season finally got under way when storm Ana
sprang up in mid August. She was followed by several others within a
couple days. Two, Bill and Danny, grazed the City region with heavy
rain and rough seas, but there was no reported heavy damages. The
worst was closing of beaches and lost business at waterfront
attractions.
The big bang of news came on July 19. Jupiter suffered a new huge
collision! The scar, a huge black spot near the south pole, was
plainly seen in small scopes thru July and into August! By late
August
the spot dilated and weakened. It is mostly out of view thru small
scopes by month end. Just in case, under August 1st I have a table of
transits of this spot for hours when Jupiter is up inn dark sky.
Saturn left us almost unnoticed! There was on August 12th the the
Sun's shift across the rings, making them invisible for lack of
illumination. At that time in the City it was cloudy and the planet
was in twilight.