NYC Events 2008 June

NYC EVENTS FOR JUNE 2008
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John Pazmino
NYSkies Astronomy Inc

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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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

World Science Festival
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World Science Festival finishes on June 1 in New York City. The
day Is heavily loaded with lectures and shows all over Manhattan. I
list those related to astronomy, plus a couple extra-special others.
See the daily listings for details. Do check out other activities at
www.worldsciencefest.org. Many events charge admission of $15 or so.

Index of events
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Dates for events; contact if no events
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BROOKLYN - BK
Floyd Bennett Fd exhbt - 1-indef
Floyd Bennett Fd obsg - - 13
Secret Science Club - - - 4

CONNECTICUT - CT
A S of Gtr Hartford - - - www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069,

Astro Soc of Greenwich - , 203-896-6786-x338,
www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich
Astro Soc of New Haven - 24
Bethany Observatory - - - 13
Boothe Meml Astro Soc - - 6, 20
Bowman Observatory - - - 10, 24
CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn www.ctra-narconn.org, 860-583-1690
Litchfield Hills AAC - - ,
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian.../1206/id19.htm .
Mattituck Astro Soc - - - 19
Stamford Observatory - - 6, 13, 30, 27
Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - - 14
Van Vleck Obsy (WU) 860-685-3664, www.wesleyan.edu/astro/events
Western CT St Univ - - - www.wcsu.edu/starwatch, 203-837-8671,

Westport Astro Soc - - - 4, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26

LONG ISLAND - LI
Amat Obsrs Soc - - - - - 8
Astro Soc of Long Is - - 4, 18, 25
Brookhaven Natl Lab - - - 5
Custer Institute - - - - 7, 14, 21, 28
Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - 8
Montauk Observatory - - - 1
Natl Space Soc-LISS - - - chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland,

Robert Moses St Pk - - - www.aosny.org,
Science Club of Long Is - www.sciencecluboflongisland.com,
631-421-1523,
SUNY Stony Brook - - - - www.ess.sunysb.edu/astro, 631-632-8100,

Vanderbilt Planetarium - 11

MANHATTAN - MH
92nd Street Y - - - - - - www.92y.org, 212-415-5500
airline baggage fees - - 15
Amer Mus Natl Hist - - - 1-2009 spring, 7
Cafe' Science - - - - - - 9
Cafe' Scientifique - - - www.sciencecafenyc.org,

Central Park - - - - - - 1
Circle Line pier - - - - 18
Columbia University - - - 1
Columbia Univ Obsy - - - 13, 27
Columbia Univ Astro - - - 212-854-3278,
www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach
Cornelia St cafe' - - - - 1
Courant Institute - - - - caos.cims.nyu.edu,
CUNY Graduate Center - - 212-817-8215, web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp,
,
Earth Institute - - - - - 4-6
Explorers Club - - - - - 30
Goddard Inst for Spc Std 4-6
Governors Island visit - 1, 6, 8
Governors Island tour - - 4, 5
Hamilton Grange - - - - - 1-2
Hayden Planetarium - - - 3, 4, 11, 18, 24, 25
Inst Strings, Cosmology - www.iscap.columbia.edu
Lwr Manh-Bklyn DT subways 1-indef, 7-indef
Metropltn Mus of Art - - 1
Milky Way spring season - 1-30
Museum of City of New York 7
Natl Space Soc-NYC - - - 5, 19
New York University - - - 1
New York Univ Astro - - - physics,nyu.edu/cgi-bin/astro,
, 212-998-7706
New York Univ Physics - - physics,nyu.edu, ,
212-998-7706
NY Academy of Sciences - www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230
NYSkies Astro Seminar - - 5, 19
Physics Club of NY - - -
Rockefeller University - 212-327-8000, www.rockefeller.edu,

Sci Ind Biz Liby - - - - 212-592-7000, www.nypl.org/research/sibl
Sony WOnderTech Lab - - - 14, 21
South Street Seaport - - 1-indef
subway restroom closure - 1-omdef
Surveillance camera tour , 212-561-0106,
www.notbored.org/the-scp.html,
Top of the Lawn - - - - - 1
Urban Park Rangers - - - 1
When We Left Earth show - 8
World Science Festival - 1

NEW JERSEY - NJ
A A A of Princeton - - - 10
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 13
Amat Astro Inc - - - - - 6, 13, 20, 27
Buehler-Columbia AAA - - 7, 14, 21, 28
Dark Sky Observers - - - www.users.nac.net/gburke/club
Inst for Advd Study - - - www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm,

Liberty Science Center - 201-200-1000,
marine.rutgers.edu/outreach/pulsetalks,
Metra Rocketry Assn - - - 7
Morris Mus Astro Soc - - 12
New Jersey Astro Assn - - 28
Natl Space Soc-NJN - chapters.nss.org/nj/njn,
North Jersey Astro Gp - - 11
N W Jersey Amat Astro - - www.nwjaa.org,
Ocean County Coll - - - - 732-255-0343,
www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium,
Princeton Univ Astro - -
www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm,
Princeton Univ Obsy - - - www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm,

Rutgers Univ Astro - - - 732-445-3974,
www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium
S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - 5
Schommer Observatory - - 12, 26
Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 1
Sheep Hill Observatory - 20
Skyland Stargazers - - - skylandstargazers.tripod.com
Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - 7, 14, 21, 28
Washington Xing Pk - - - 6, 13, 20, 27

QUEENS - QN
Alley Pond Park - - - - - www.allwypond.com, 718-229-4000
IND Rockaway line - - - - 15
NY Hall of Science - - - 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27,
28, 29
York College - - - - - - york.cuny.edu/observatory, 718-262-2082,


STATEN ISLAND - SI
College of Staten Is - - 718-982-2818, ,
supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu
Great Kills Park - - - - 7
SI Community TV - - - - - 2
SI Yankees discounts - - 1

THE BRONX - BX

UPSTATE - NY
Andrus Planetarium - - - 6, 13, 20, 27
Anthony Wayne Rec Area - 7
Catskills Astro Club - - 7, 28
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - 845-365-8634. www.ldeo.columbia.edu,

Lwr Hudson Vy Challgr Ctr 15
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 17
Rockland Astronomy Club - 201-768-3298,
, www.rocklandastronomy.com
StarFest - - - - - - - - 1
Swinging Bridge dam - - - 1-indef
Vassar College Obsy - - - 845-437-7340
physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - 21
Westchester Amat Astro - www.westchesterastronomers.org,

Wilcox Park - - - - - - - 6

Monthly Calendar
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Plain dates are in current month;
minus, last month; plus, next month.

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List of events
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Sun - 1 Jun
XX:XX - whole City - MH - cultural tours & lectures
VARIOUS PLACES, DATE, 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 - SI Yankees - SI - all-you-can-eat discount tickets
Thru whole 2008 season. Home games are $15 each with ALL
FOOD & SOFT DRINK FREE during games! Package of 7 games for
$75 adds free ticket to NY Yankees game at Yankee Stadium.
www.siyanks.com, 718-720-9265
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. $27.50 adm. www.southstreetseaport.com
all day - Amer Mus Natl Hist - MH - astronomy exhibit
Thru 2009 spring. IMAX Corridor. 'Saturn, a new view' with
Cassini images of planet, rings, mooons. Free with Mus adm.
www.amnh.org/programs, 212-769-5100
all day - Floyd Bennett Field - BK - Concord SST exhibit
Indefinite duration. Concord SST, last surviving specimen,
donated by British Airways. Final flight was Heathrow to
JFK, barge to Intrepid Mus, then barge to FBF. Free.
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.
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydro...y/swinging.asp
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/nyct/service/lower_manh cccc
all day - Hamilton Grange - MH - Alexander Hamilton house move
Thru Jun 2. Colonial house of Alexander Hamilton is trucked
from 141 St & Convent Av to 141 St in St Nicholas Pk.
Vefore
Jun 1, see house on jacks, ready to be put on dollies or
rollers. Free.
00:01 - Roxbury - NY - StarFest starparty
Amat Obsrs Soc. Stone Tavern Farm. Dark skies, demos,
talks,
food svc, tourism, recreation, lofging, camping. $45 +
options. www.aosny.org,
01:00 - whole City - MH - spring Milky Way season
Thru Jun 30. First established spring season for sighting
MW
from within NYC. Req dark clear sky, thoro knowledge of
normal luminous graffiti in sky.
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit
Every Sunday. Natl Pk Svc. General public visit on former
military base. Free, Ferry leaves Battery-Marine depot,
South Fy MH, hourly 10:00-17:00. 212-825-3045,
www.nps.gov/gois
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing
111 St & 47 Av. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-699-0005,
www.nyscience.org
13:00 - New-York Universtiy - MH - science show
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL EVENT
Kimmel Center, 19 W 4 St, Mercer/Greene St.'Beyond
Einstein' on relativity theory and possible extension..$17
tkt. 212-348-1400, ,
www.worldsciencefest.org,
13:30 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - MH - sciemce show
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL EVENT
'Science Sunday at the Met'. Many talks, exhbits, demos on
science applied to museum work. Tkt not set yet.
www.worldsciencefest.org, ,
212-348-1400
16:00 - New-York Universtiy - MH - science show
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL EVENT
Kimmel Center, 19 W 4 St, Mercer/Greene St.'Looking for the
laws of life' on astrophysics and astrobiology..$17
tkt. 212-348-1400, ,
www.worldsciencefest.org,
18:00 - Montauk - LI - astronomy lecture
OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Montauk Obsy, Montauk Publ Liby. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.montaukobservatory.com
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
19:00 - Columbia University - MH - science show
WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL EVENT
Niller Theater. 'Dear Albert' readings from various
Einstein
works. $40 tkt. ,
212-348-1400, www.worldsciencefest.org,
19:30 - Boonton - NJ - Sheep Hill Astro Assn meeting
Boonton Town Hall. Free. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm,

20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing
MOST CLEAR NIGHTS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Top of the Lawn. North side of Great Lawn. Free, cancelled
for clouds.
23:00 - whole City - MH - subway restroom closure
indefinite duration. Restrooms in NYC subways close from
23:00 to 05:00 evry night for cleaning and maintenace. New
hours begin on June 1st. Free. www.mya.info.

Mon - 2 Jun
19:30 - SI 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 - 3 Jun
18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Virtual Universe
Live skyshow of computer graphics and astro databases.
$15 adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs

Wed - 4 Jun
07:00 - Goddard Inst Spc Stud - MH - science conference
Thru Fri 6 Jun. GISS & Earth Insitt. 'Paleo climate model
conference'. Free, adv regn reqd, else no entry. Have GI
photo ID for campus security. www.giss.nasa.gov,
212-678-5540,
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - cultural tour
Every Wednesday, also 13:00. Natl Pk Svc. Walk thru history
and culture of former military base. Free, Ferry leaves
Battery-Marine depot, South Fy MH, 10:00 & 13:00.
212-825-3045, www.nps.gov/gois
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon
Live skyshow of rocket trip to the Moon. $17, incl mus adm.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:30 - Union Hall - BK - Secret Science Club meeting
707 Union St & 5 Av. Lecture and music on various science
topics. Free. secretscienceclub.blogspot.com, 718-638-4400,
www.unionhallny.com/events
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport Astro Soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
ALL JUNE MEETING ARE AT VANDERBILT PLM, NOT NYIT
NY Inst of Techy, Schure Audm. Free. www.asliclub.org,


Thu - 5 Jun
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - cultural tour
Every Thursday, also 13:00. Natl Pk Svc. Walk thru history
and culture of former military base. Free, Ferry leaves
Battery-Marine depot, South Fy MH, 10:00 & 13:00
212-825-3045, www.nps.gov/gois
15:00 - Upton - LI - astronomy lecture
Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bdg 510. 'Neutrino tests for Lorentz
invariance'. Free, have GI photo ID for campus security.
www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr
TOPIC: THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER
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. , www.nyskies.org,
212-273-5958
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - Natl Spc Soc meeting
TOPIC: THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER
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,

20:00 - Middletown - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting
King of Kings Lutheran Ch. Free. www.starastronomy.org,

20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4

Fri - 6 Jun
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit
Every Friday. Natl Pk Svc. General public visit on former
military base. Free, Ferry leaves Battery-Marine depot,
South Fy MH, hourly 10:00-17:00. 212-825-3045,
www.nps.gov/gois
14:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing
111 St & 47 Av. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-699-0005,
www.nyscience.org
19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show
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 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting
Union Co Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg
Boothe Meml Pk, Obsy. Free. www.bmas.org,
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing
Stamford Obsy. $3 adm, cancelled for clouds.
www.stamfordmuseum.org, ,
203-322-6537
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Amst Astro Assn of Princeton. Simpson Obsy. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575,

20:30 - Wilcox Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing
Mid Hudson Astro Assn. Free, cancelled for clouds
mhaa.whodeanie.com. 845-485-5669,

Sat - 7 Jun
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 cccc
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - cultural visit
Every Saturday. Natl Pk Svc. General public visit on former
military base. Free, Ferry leaves Battery-Marine depot,
South Fy MH, hourly 10:00-17:00. 212-825-3045,
www.nps.gov/gois
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 1
12:30 - Amer Mus of Natl Hist - MH - Identification Day
Hall of Ocean Life. Assessment of artifacts and specimina by
museum scientists. Free with mus adm. 212-769-5100,
www.amnh.org/programs
14:00 - Museum of the City of New York - MH - science lecture
'Asphalt jungle or wildlife refuge?' geology, topogrpahy,
evolution of NYC. Free with $9 mus adm. www.mcny.org,
212-534-1672-x3395
19:30 - Riverdale - NJ - Metra Rocketry Assn meeting
PLACE NOT SET YET; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Zeppelin Hobby store. Free. metrarocketclub.org,
973-831-7717
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting
Custer Instt. Free. www.custerobservatory.org,

20:00 - A Wayne Rec Area - NY - clearsky starviewing
Rockland Astro Club. Exit 17, Palisades IS Py. Free,
cancelled for clouds. ,
www.rocklandastronomy.com, 201-768-3298,
20:00 - Great Kills Pk - SI - clearsky starviewing
RISK OF RADIOACTIVITY HAZARD; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Natl Pk Svc. Enter from Hylan Bv to model flying field.
Free, cancelled for clouds. www.nps.gov/gate, 718-987-6790
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg
UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
www.uacnj.org
20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing
Catskills Astro Club. Walnut Mountain Pk. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.catskillsastro.org, .
21:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture
Bergen Commty Coll, Buehler Obsy. Free.
www.bergen.edu/buehler, .

Sun - 8 Jun
00:01 - whole City - MH - When We Left Earth show
Thru Jun-Jul. Discovery Channel show in 6 parts on NASA's
human space flight projects. On cable television. Inquire at
your cable service for showtimes.
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 1
13:15 - Hempstead - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting
MEETS AT CRADLE OF AVIATION, NOT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
Hofstra Univ, Chem-Phys Bdg, Lester Audm. Free.
www.aosny.org,
20:00 - Hempstead - LI - clearsky starviewing
Hofstra University, Chem-Phys Bdg, Rm 117. Free, cancelled
for clouds. 516-463-2759, www.hofstra.edu/Academics,


Mon - 9 Jun
17:30 - PicNic cafe' - MH - Cafe' Science lecture
2665 Broadway & 101 St. Supper/chat with Columbia Univ
profs. $10 fee, incl 1 drink, + own meal. 212-222-8222,
alumni.columbia.edu/learn/s3_6.html,


Yue - 10 Jun
20:00 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting
Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org,
609-737-2575,
21:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Greenwich. Julian Curtis Elem Schl, Bowman
Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. ,
www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich, 203-896-6786-x338

Wed - 11 Jun
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon - see Jun 4
19:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
Vanderbilt Plm. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
www.asliclub.org,
19:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Mus Astro Soc mtg
Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, ,
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/e...ronomical.html
20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free.
njagweb.tripod.com, 973-655-7266,

20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4

Thu - 12 Jun
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4
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


Fri - 13 Jun
14:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 6
19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area mtg
Ocean Co Coll, College Ctr, Cafeteria. Free.
www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343,
19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Jun 6
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jun 6
20:00 - Floyd Bennett Field - BK - clearsky starviewing
Natl Park Svc & NYSkies. Model airplane flying field. Free,
cancelled for clouds. www.nyskies.org, ,
,
20:00 - Bethany - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of New Haven. Yale Univ, Bethany Obsy. Free,
cancelled for clouds. www.asnh.org,
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 6
20:30 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture
Pupin Hall, 14th floor & roof. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach,
212-854-3278,

Sat - 14 Jun
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 1
14:00 - Sony WonderTech Lab - MH - science workshop
Madison Av & 56 St. 'Deconstructing the DVD' discs and
players. Free. www.sonywondertechlab.com, 212-833-7858.
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,

20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Jun 7
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 7
21:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Jun 7

Sun - 15 Jun
00:01 - whole City - MH - airline baggage fees begin
Indefinite duration. American Airlines, maybe others,
starts
charging $15 for 1st baggage piece for most domestic
flights for tickets on/aft Jun 15. Other bags, carry-on and
checked, are $25 each. Inquire at your airline for details.
10:00 - Rockaway Park - QN - cultural tour
NY Transit Museum. Ride thru history and culture of IND
Rockaway line for 50th anniversary of service to the
Rockaways. $#0 tkt, adv regn reqd. 718-694-1600
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 1
14:00 - Airmont - NY - science show
Lwr Hudson Vy Challenger Ctr, 225 Rt 29. Multimedia
simulation of space missions. $20 adm. www.lhvcc.com,
, 845-257-3416.

Tue - 17 Jun
19:30 - New Paltz - NY - Mid Hudson Astro Assn meeting
SUNY New Paltz, Coykendall Audm. Free.
mhaa.whodeanie.com, 845-485-5669,
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro Soc meeting
Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925

Wed - 18 Jun
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon - see Jun 4
18:00 - Circle Line pier - MH - science tour
44th St & Hudson Rv. RIde thru Manhattan geology, history,
culture by excursion boat. Narration, food svc. $70 tkt.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4
20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
ALL JUNE MEETING ARE AT VANDERBILT PLM, NOT NYIT

Thu - 19 Jun
19:00 - Waterbury - CT - Mattituck Astro Soc meeting
Naugatuck Vy Commty Coll, Ekstrom Hall. Free.
mastransit.org,
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr
TOPIC: OBSERVING THE UNIVERSE FROM SPACE
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. , www.nyskies.org,
212-273-5958
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - Natl Spc Soc meeting
TOPIC: OBSERVING THE UNIVERSE FROM SPACE
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,

20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4

Fri - 20 Jun
14:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 6
19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Jun 6
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jun 6
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7
20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Jun 6
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 6
20:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Sheep Hill Astro Assn obsy, Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm,

Sat - 21 Jun
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 1
14:00 - Sony WonderTech Lab - MH - science workshop - see Jun 14
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Jun 7
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 7
21:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing
Westchester Amat Astro. Meadows Picnic Area. Free,
cancelled
for clouds.
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
21:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Jun 7

Sun - 22 Jun
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 1

Tue - 24 Jun
18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Celestial Highlights
Live skyshow of current evening sky. $15 adm.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:00 - New Haven - CT - Astro Soc of New Haven meeting
Yale Univ, Leitner Family Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asnh.org,
21:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 10/

Wed - 25 Jun
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon - see Jun 4
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4
20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jun 4
ALL JUNE MEETING ARE AT VANDERBILT PLM, NOT NYIT

Thu - 26 Jun
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4
21:00 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 12

Fri - 27 Jun
14:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 6
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jun 6
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 6
20:30 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Jun 13

Sat - 28 Jun
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 1
19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Jun 6
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Jun 7
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 7
20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7
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
21:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Jun 7

Sun - 29 Jun
12:00 - NY Hall of Science - QN - clearsky sunviewing - see Jun 1

Mon - 30 Jun
18:00 - Explorers Club - MH - science lecture
46 E 70 St & Madison Av. 'Saga of the Hubble Space
Telescope'. $20 adm. 212-628-8383, www.explorers.org,


General news
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Richard Rosenberg clarified that his roundtable at New York
University are internal events, not for the general public. Altho
probably anyone can walk in without incident, he indicated that they
are leaving NYC Events.
Columbia University started its summer lectures with clearsky
stargazing on May 30th. They run every other week thru September. The
sessions begin at 20:30, rather late for a typical City event, so
please mind the hour.
The World Science Festival ends on June 1st, after four days of
storming the City with science-related activities all over Manhattan.
Note that the listings for June 1st may be updated from those in the
May 2008 NYC Events.
Two centers shifted their meeting place in June. Amateur
Observers
Society meets at the Cradle of Aviation, Mitchell Field LI, and not
at
Hofstra University. Astronomical Society of Long Island holds its
meetings at Vanderbilt Planetarium. Both clubs are trying the new
sites for possible future relocation.

Event news
--------
We enjoyed to bonus events in May. On the 21st we attended the
New
York premiere of 'When we left Earth' put on by Discovery Channel.
The
movie was one in a 6-part series to air on nationwide cable TV
starting on June 8th. Please check with your local cable service for
showtimes.
The show was in the Hayden Planetarium and the leFrak Theater. It
featured two astronauts to answer questions and mingle with the
audience, a cocktail reception and a buffet dinner.
On May 26th the Planetarium hosted a JPL presentation about the
Phoenix probe that landed on the previous evening on Mars. The
spacecraft was doing well with initial pictures of the feet, solar
panels, and nearby landscape.
Supporting the formal show by videos and telecasts were several
Mars-themed demonstrations crewed by docents.
We watched the Manhattan Stonehenge sunset starting may 29th from
all over the island, with a bright, quite brilliant, Sun parked in
the
line of east-west streets.
June 1st is the closing of World Science Festival. This was an
orgy of science lectures, exhibits, shows all over Manhattan from May
29th thru June 1st. Most events had a fee of $15 or so but there is,
on the 31st, a free street fair of science centers of the City and
surrounds.
You'll be in Hamilton Heights MH on the 1st and 2nd of June, yes?
That's when Alexander Hamilton's house, the Hamilton Grange, is
trucked from its present site to a new one in St Nicholas Park. The
shift puts it in a more contextual setting, still within Hamilton's
colonial property limits.
June continues the 2008 season at Governors Island. Get the free
ferry at Battery Marine terminal. Mind well that there are very
limited services and facilities on the island. Bring lunch and water.
Hint: stop at the restrooms in the adjacent Staten Island Ferry depot
before going to the island.
Friday-Sunday is general visiting, like for any other park. Boats
runs hourly 10:00-17:00. Wednesday-Thursday have only two runs, 10:00
and 13:00. These meet guides for a walking tour of the island with a
return boat two hours later. The island is closed on Monday and
Tuesday.
June offers two glatt noveboracan tours. The 15th is a ride on
one
of the NY Transit Museum's vintage trains to celebrate 50 years of
service on the Rockaways. The ride begins on Manhattan (place given
with registration), stops at the Museum for a hour or so, than trots
off to the Rockaways.
On the 18th the American Museum of Natural History
circumnavigates
Manhattan on a Circle Line cruise ship. A Museum geologist/historian
explains how New York was created and grew. You'll learn about the
Ice
Ages, volcanos, American Revolution, earthquakes (yes, Manhattan
gets
them). skyscrapers,

Sky news
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Weather was so-so in May with a few really clear nights toward
the
end of the month. Most clear nights were slicked with haze or high
cloud. On the other hand, the sky was generally quite steady, letting
higher power be applied to Saturn and double stars.
So far, in this first month of the City's Milky Way spring season
there were no sightings. 2008 is the first formal spring season for
viewing the Milky Way. It runs from May 1 thru June 30. Do inspect
the
sky in owl hours for possible Milky Way. The summer Milky Way is high
in the east and south then and could be spotted on the darker nights
from the City.
Mars passed thru the Pleiades in late May under cloudy and rainy
skies. He's chugging eastward toward Regulus, which he passes on July
2nd. While he is only a tiny pink dot in small scopes, he's the
cynosure of attention because of the Phoenix craft sitting on his
north pole.
Saturn rules in the high south and southwest. In thinner steadier
overhead air, he is a glorious target for any telescope. The rings
continue to close slowly, edging toward the zero-inclination phase
coming in 2009.
In the south is Porrima, the binary that swallowed up into a
single star in 2005-2006. It's separating gradually to allow smaller
scopes to resolve. By summer, just about medium scopes may see two
distinct stars in Porrima. Get high power on it. Try it!