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NYC Events 1/2 Sep 2/ 4
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Earth Institute - - - - - 18 EcoFest 2006 - - - - - - 3 Explorers Club - - - - - 6, 11 Goddard Inst for Spc Std www.giss.nasa.gov, 212-678-5540, Governors Island tours - 1 Grand Central Terminal - 30 Hayden Planetarium - - - 5, 19, 26 Intl Lg Bookfair - - - - 15-17 IRT service disruption - 1 Lower Manhattan stations 1 Mars Soc of NY - - - - - chapters.marssociety.org/usa/ny, Milky Way season - - - - 1 Natl Space Soc-NYC - - - 9 NextFest - - - - - - - - 28-30 NY Acady of Sciences - - www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230 New York University - - - 1-Dec 2 NYSkies - - - - - - - - - 7, 21 Pioneer Theater - - - - - 15, 25 Redshift Astro Club - - - eclipse.barnard.columbia.edu/~redshift, Rockefeller University - www.rockefeller.edu, 212-327-8000, Sci Ind Biz Liby - - - - 20 Skyscraper Museum - - - - 23 NEW JERSEY A A A of Princeton - - - 12 A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 8 Amat Astro Inc - - - - - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Buehler-Columbia AAA - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Metroptn Rocketry Assn - 14 Morris Museum Astro Soc - 14 New Jersey Astro Assn - - 23 Natl Space Soc-NJN - www.nsschapters.org/nj/njn, Newark Museum - - - - - - 1-Dec 15 North Jersey Astro Gp - - 13 Ocean Co Coll - - - www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium, 732-255-0343, Princeton Univ Obsy - - - 13 Rutgers Univ Obsy - - - - 14, 28 S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - 7 Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 3, 15 UACNJ Symposium - - - - - 23 Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - 2, 9, 16, 30 Washington Xing Pk - - - 1, 29 OTHER PENNSYLVANIA Bucks-Mont Astro Assn - - 6 Delaware Vy Amat Astro - 8 Lackawanna Astro Soc - - 5 Lehigh Vy Amat Astro Soc 10 QUEENS Alley Pond Park - - - - - 9 Fort Totten - - - - - - - 2 Queens College - - - - - 10 York College - - - - - - 13 STATEN ISLAND Coll of Staten Is - - - - 26 Great Kills Park - - - - 16 SI Community TV - - - - - 11 THE BRONX UPSTATE Anthony Wayne Rec Area - 23 Bear Mountain St Pk - - - 16, 23 Catskills Astro Club - - 16, 23 Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - www.ldeo.columbia.edu, 845-365-8634, Lwr Hudson Vy Challr Ctr 17 Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 19 Orange Co Astro Assn - - XX Swinging Bridge dam - - - 1 Vassar College - - - - - 6, 13, 20, 27 Ward Pound Ridge - - - - 16 Westchester Amat Astro - 8 Wilcox Park - - - - - - - 22 List of events ------------ XXX - XX Sep DATE NOT SET; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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NYC Events 1/2 Sep 3/ 4
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20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing Amat Obsrs Soc. Parking field #2, Free, cancelled for clouds. www.aosny.org, 20:00 - Chester - NY - clearsky starviewing Orange Co Astro Assn, Deis Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.ocastronomy.org, , 845-641-2672 XXX - XX Sep 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS Informal gathering of local astronomers on perimeter path on north side of Great Lawn. Free, cancelled for clouds. Fri - 1 Sep all day - Lower Manhattan stations - MH - station reconstruction Every Sat & Sun. Indefinite duration. Many Lwr Manh subway stations closed for major work at various hours. Check posters and flyers for your routes. 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. http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydro...y/swinging.asp all day - New York University - MH - science exhibit Thru Dec 2. Bobst Liby, 70 Wash'n Sq S. 'Images of Benjamin Franklin' life and times for 300th anniv of Franklin, Free. www.nyu.edu/publicaffairs, 212-998-8154. all day - Newark - NJ - astronomy exhibit Thru Dec 15. Newark Mus. 'Saturn, exploration of a celestial wonder' about planet and missions, $7 mus adm. www.newarkmuseum.org/planetarium, 976-596-6529 00:01 - whole City - MH - IRT service disruption weekday nights and entire weekends. From 2006 March 18 thru fall 2006. IRT service disruptions for construction of South Ferry station and Fulton St interchange. Study flyers and posters for reroutes and suspensions. www.mta.info. 10:00 - Governors Island - MH - cultural tour Also Sat 2 Sep. Walk thru history and culture of former military station. Free, hourly ferry from Battery Marine Terml, So Ferry MH. www.govisland.com 19:30 - Cranford - NJ - astronomy meeting Amat Astro Inc. Union Co Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org, 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, 20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing A A A of Princeton, Simpson Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575, 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/astronomy.html, 20:30 - whole City - MH - start of Milky Way season Thru Nov 30. After nightfall. Autumn window for spotting Milky Way from within New York City. Requires dark site with lights turned off or blocked. Sat - 2 Sep 14:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour Every Sat. Urban Park Rangers. Fort entrance on Cross Is Py. Walk thru history and culture of fort and surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks 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 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting Custer Inst. Free. www.custerobservatory.org, 20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture Bergen Commty Coll, Buehler Obsy. Free. www.bergen.edu/buehler, . Sun - 3 Sep 11:00 - Lincoln Center - MH - EcoFest science show Main Plaza. Talks, demos, exhibits, dance, music for green living. Free. www.ecofest.org, 212-496-2030 18:00 - Cornelia St Cafe' - MH - Entertaining Science show 29 Cornelia St, W 4 St. 'Choices' on history of dyes and pigments. $10 adm. www.corneliastreetcafe.com, 212-989-9319 19:30 - Boonton - NJ - Sheep Hill Astro Assn meeting Boonton Town Hall. Free. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm, Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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NYC Events 1/2 Sep 4/ 4
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Tue - 5 Sep 18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Virtual Universe Live skyshow of computer graphics and astro databases. $12 adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs 19:30 - Fleetville - PA - Lackawanna Astro Soc meeting Keystone Coll, Cupillari Obsy. Free. ,. members.aol.com/sabiajohn/LAS.html 19:30 - Holbrook - LI - Science Club of LI meeting Sachem Publ Liby. 'The future of space exploration'. Free. www.sciencecluboflongisland.com, 631-421-1523, Wed - 6 Sep 18:30 - Explorers Club - MH -science lecture 46 E 70 St. 'The mystery of the open polar sea'. $15 adm. explorers.org, 20:00 - Doylestown - PA - Bucks-Mont Astro Assn meeting Peace Valley Natr Ctr. Free. www.bma2.com, , 215-579-9973 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing Westport A S, Rolnick Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds, www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925, 20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting NY Inst of Techy, Schure Audm. Free. www.asliclub.org, 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing Vassar College, Observatory. Free, cancelled for clouds. physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html, 845-437-7340 Thu - 7 Sep 19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr FEATURE TALK [shifted to August 21] 315 W 22nd St. Discussion of astronomy topics, show & tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies terrItory. Free. , 212-273-5958 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 Sep 6 Fri - 8 Sep 19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area mtg Ocean Co Coll, Fine Arts Hall, Rm F106. Free. www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, 19:00 - Plymouth Meeting - PA - Delaware Vy A A meeting Gtr Plymouth Commty Ctr. Free. dvaa.org, 19:30 - Cranford - NJ - astronomy meeting - see Sep 1 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 1 20:00 - Yonkers - NY - Westchester A A meeting Hudson Rv Mus, Andrus Plm. Free. www.westchesterastronomers.org, Sat - 9 Sep 15:30 - New York Univ - MH - Natl Space Soc-NYC meeting Silver Ctr, 32 Waverly Pl. Ask at lobby desk for room. Bring photo ID for campus security. Free. www.nsschapters.org/ny/nyc, , 19:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture Western CT St Uv, Obsy/Plm. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/starwatch, 203-837-8671, 20:00 - Alley Pond Pk - QN - astronomy lecture Alley Pond Enviro Ctr. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. $12 fee. www.allwypond.com, 718-229-4000 Sun - 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 2 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Sep 2 20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture - see Sep 2 [continued in part 2 of 2] --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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NYC Events 2/2 Sep 1/ 4
[continued from part 1 of 2] Sun - 10 Sep 13:15 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting Nassau Commty Coll, Bdg F, Room 123. Free. www.aosny.org, 19:00 - Allentown - PA - Lehigh Vy A A S meeting LVAAS HQ, South Mt. Free. www.lvaas.net, 19:00 - Queens College - QN - clearsky starviewing The Quadrangle. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-997-5700 Mon - 11 Sep 16:00 - Brookhaven - LI - science lecture Brookhaven Natl Lab, Berkner Audm. 'Confessions of a president's science advisor'. Free, bring GI photo IS for campus security. www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 18:30 - Explorers Club - MH - science lecture 46 E 70 St. 'Survivng the coldest place on earth'. $15 adm. explorers.org, 19:30 - Mariners Harbor - SI - live audience science show SI Commty TV, 100 Cable Way, Studio 2. Free. www.sictv.org, 718-727-1414 Tue - 4 Apr Tue - 12 Sep 16:00 - Brookhaven - LI - science lecture Brookhaven Natl Lab, Berkner Audm. 'End of an era, sicence in a flat world'. Free, bring GI photo IS for campus security. www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 20:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing Astro Soc of Greenwich. Julian Curtis Elem Schl. Free, cancelled for clouds. , www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich, 203-896-6786-x338 20:00 - Princeton - NJ - A A A of Princeton meeting Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575, Wed - 13 Sep 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 19:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting Vanderbilt Plm. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.asliclub.org, 20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free. njagweb.tripod.com, 973-655-7266, 20:30 - York College - QN - astronomy lecture Core Acadc Hall, Rm 2E01. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free, natsci.york.cuny.edu/~yco, 718-262-2082, 21:00 - Princeton - NJ - clearsky starviewing Princeton Univ, Peyton Hall. Free, cancelled for clouds www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm, 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 Thu - 14 Sep 19:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture - see Sep 9 19:30 - Riverdale - NJ - Metroptn Rocketry Assn meeting Zeppelin Hobby store, Riverdale Sq Mall. Free. metrarocketclub.org, , 973-831-7717 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 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 - 15 Sep 11:00 - Javits Conventn Ctr - MH - Intl Lg bookfair Thru Sun 17 Sep. Intl Lg of Antiqrn Bookdealers. Source of astro books, maps, posters, prints. $15 3-day adm. www.sanfordsmith.com, 212-777-5218 19:00 - Waterbury - CT - Mattituck Astro Soc meeting Naugatuck Vy Commty Coll, Ekstrom Hall. Free. mastransit.org, 19:00 - Pioneer Theater - MH - science cinema 155 E 3 St. 'Dr Strangelove'. $6.50-$9.00 adm. , www.twoboots.com/pioneer 800-595-4849 20:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture Union Co Coll, Smith Audm. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org, 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 1 20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Sep 1 20:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing Sheep Hill Astro Assn obsy, Free, cancelled for clouds. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm, Sat - 16 Sep 19:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing Westchester Amat Astro. Meadows Picnic Area. Free, cancelled Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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NYC Events 2/2 Sep 2/ 4
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for clouds. www.westchesterastronomers.org, 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Sep 2 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 2 20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing Catskills Astro Club. Walnut Mountain Pk. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.catskillsastro.org, . 20:00 - Bear Mt St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing Silvermine Pkg Lot. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-468-8087, , www.aaa.org 20:00 - Great Kills Pk - SI - clearsky starviewing Natl Pk Svc. Enter from Hylan Bv to model flying field. Free, cancelled for clouds. , www.aaa.org, 718-494-1370 20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture - see Sep 2 Sun - 17 Sep 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. Mon - 18 Sep 16:00 - Columbia University - MH - science lecture Earth Inst, Lerner Hall, Rm 555. 'Climate in the 21st century'. Free. www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu, Tue - 19 Sep 18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - This Just In Live presentation on current astronomy news. $12 adm. www.amnh.org/programs, 212-769-5100 19:00 - Barnes & Noble - MH - science lecture Broadway & 82 St. 'A madman dreams of Turing machines' on life of Alan Turing and Kurt Gosel. Free, 212-362-8835 19:00 - City College of NY - MH - Grove Schl of Engg dedication Shepard Hall, Great Hall. Free, adv regn reqd. 212-650-6145, 19:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Mus Astro Soc meeting Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, , http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/e...onomical.html- 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 -20 Sep 13:00 - Danbury - CT - clearsky sunviewing Western CT St Uv, Midtown Campus, New Science Bdg. Free, Free, cancelled for clouds, 203-837-8671, www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/starwatch, 17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - cultural lecture 'City current, Manhattan's electric service in the 20th century'.. Free. 212-592-7000, www.nypl.org/research/sibl 19:30 - New Britain - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting Centl CT St Un, Copernicus Plm. Free, www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069, 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 6 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 Thu - 21 Sep 19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr FEATURE TALK: 'GRAVITY BEHAVES LIKE THAT?' 315 W 22nd St. Discussion of astronomy topics, show & tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies terrItory. Free. , 212-273-5958 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 Fri - 22 Sep 18:00 - Marlborough - CT - Connecticut Star Party Thru Sun 24 Sep. Astro Soc of New Haven. Talks, demos, sports, meal plan, camping, bunking, tourism, dark skies. $20 + extras. www.asnh.org 19:30 - Cranford - NJ - astronomy meeting - see Sep 1 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 1 20:00 - Wilcox Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing Mid Hudson Astro Assn. Free, cancelled for clouds mhaa.whodeanie.com. 845-485-5669, Sat - 23 Sep 09:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - UACNJ SUmposium UACNJ Obsy. Talks, demos, workshops, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.uacnj.org 10:30 - Skyscraper Museum - MH - science show 39 Battery Pl. 'Push/pull, the physics of skyscrapers'. Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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NYC Events 2/2 Sep 3/ 4
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$5 fee, adv regn reqd. www.skyscraper.org, 212-945-6324 19:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture - see Sep 9 20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 16 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Sep 2 20:00 - Bear Mt St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 16 20:00 - A Wayne Rec Area - NY - clearsky starviewing SESSION IS AT LAKE SEBAGO Rockland Astro Club. Exit 17, Palisades IS Py. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.rocklandastronomy.com, 201-768-3298, , 20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NU Astro Assn meeting NJAA-HQ, Robinson Obsy. Free, indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8600 20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture - see Sep 2 Mon - 25 Sep 19:00 - Pioneer Theater - MH - science cinema - see Sep 15 Tue - 26 Sep 18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Celestial Highlights Live skyshow of current evening sky. $12 adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs 19:00 - Willowbrook - SI - clearksy starviewing Coll of SI, Astrop Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-982-2818, , supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu 20:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 12 Wed - 27 Sep 18:30 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - cultural lecture 'Zoning & aesthetic impact'. $30 adm. 212-817-8215, web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 6 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 Thu - 28 Sep 09:00 - Javitts Conventn Ctr - MH - NextFest show Thru Sun 30 Sep. Demos, exhibits, products, talks, food svc for futurism. $15 adm. www.nextfest.net, 866-468-7619 19:00 - Danbury - CT - clearsky starviewing Western CT St Uv, Obsy/Plm. Free, cancelled for clouds www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/starwatch, 203-837-8671, 20:00 - Bethany - CT - clearesky starviewing A S of New Haven. Yale U, Bethany Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.asnh.org, 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 6 21:00 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 14 Fri - 29 Sep 19:30 - Cranford - NJ - astronomy meeting - see Sep 1 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 1 20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 1 20:00 - Floyd Bennett Field - BK - clearsky starviewing Natl Pk Svc & NYSkies. Enter from Flatbush Av to model flying field. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.aaa.org, , Sat - 30 Sep XX:XX - Grand Central Terminal - MH - cultural tour HOUR NOT SET; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS MetroNorth & NY Transit Museum. Walk and ride thru history and culture of Terminal. $60 fare, incl lunch and train ride, adv regn reqd at website. www.mta.info then MetroNorth | GroupTravel | SpecialExcursions, 212-499-4398 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Sep 2 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 2 20:30 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture - see Sep 2 General News ---------- September is the start of the season for astronomy centers following a school schedule. However, a few astronomy center websites didn't yet update. They still got the material from the 2005-2006 season. Where I could, I extrapolated a September event patterned after the old schedule. I could have guessed wrongly. Pleawse review and update your websites. PicNic Cafe' apparently ran only 3 of its Science Cafe' meetings, the last in August. As at now there are no plans to continue them. The NYC Urban Park Service runs a broad and varied program of cultural tours thruout the City. As at issue time for NYC Events, its September schedule is still not complete. Please visit Event news -------- The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar continued its twice-monthly Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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NYC Events 2/2 Sep 4/ 4
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discussions of astronomy news, with a lively and stable attendance. The session on August 17 featured the Seminar's first substitute moderator. NYSkier Myrna Coffino filled in for John Pazmino, who was at the 'New trends in astrodynamics' convention in Princeton NJ. The September 7th Seminar, and the September 9th National Space Society meeting, host John Pazmino on 'Gravity behaves like that?'. This is the talk he presented at New Trends in Astrodynamics. If you missed the conference, here's your chance to learn about captured comets, resonant orbits, gravity assist and resist. Governors Island winds up its 2006 season of relaxing, sightseeing, and science lectures on September 2nd. If you want to get in a final visit, do so NOW, THe Connecicut Star Party runs on September 22-24. It offers camping, stargazing, and other traditional starparty features. With the nighttime stargazing sessions in full operation, please understand that weather at night can be much cooler and windier than by day. As silly as it may seem under daytime scorching Sun, bring a sweater with you. Sky News ------ Torrid humid weather is late July thru early August stifled stargazing just about every where in the NYSkies territory. By mid month, the sky dried out, allowing some really pleasant starviewing. There were a few quite dark nights over the City, tho not yet permitting the Milky Way to shine thru. September opens the autumn season of Milky Way sighting. It runs thru end of November for the best chance in New York City to spot the Milky way. With the expereince of the last many yeasrs, the season is shortened to end November from end December. It turned out that December tends to be coloudy and the summer Milky Way sets in early night. The Perseid meteors were observed under clear dry skies. However, the 3rd Quarter Moon washed out the dimmer meteors. For most viewers, the show was worth the early morning effort. Thankfully, only a few novice astronomers were fooled by the stupid Mars procimity news from August. I know of one group who planned to view Mars from an upstate site! Since it rained on the weekend of proximity, perhaps the trip was caalled off? It's nonsense like this Mars thing that drive us astronomers crazy. It adds to the tuitional and educatinal burden we carry to a totally excessive degree. In the low southwest is Jupiter with Oval BA, the new junior red spot. Oval BA or Red Spot Junior, is well ahead of the Great Red Spot by end August. Also in the soutwest, in southern Ophiuchus, is Pluto. Is he a planet? The International Astronomical Union on August 24th removed him from the ranks of the major planets. It classed Pluto, along with Ceres and 2003-UB313, as a 'dwarf planet'. So Pluto remains a 'planet'. He's a special category of planet, like there are dwarf stars, dwaef galaxies, dwarf novae, and so on in other sectors of astronomy. Hence, you may inspect Pluto and still note that you are seeing a planet. He's no longer the FARTHEST planet, with 2003-UB313 being a ways more distant. NYSkies ----- Astronomers are exploiting NYSkies as a quick, handy, friendly, and potent source of astronomy news relating to the City. And there is LOTS of astronomy stuff going on around New York! Since it revived on 28 September 2001 (it was interrupted by World Trade Center) NYSkies became the definitive forum and public record for matters bearing on home astronomy in and around New York. Joining NYSkies is easy. Send an empty email to this Yahoogroup maillist at '. Its posts are sent to you in your email and you post to it by email. It's that simple! Or you may go to 'groups.yahoo.com/group/nysky'. If you are already signed up with Yahoo, you go and sign in and then 'join' NYSkies. If not, you have to go thru a silly 'registration' that's a one shot chore, valid for all groups you may eventually join. The files area of NYSkies are accessible only thru the website. [end of part 2 of 2] --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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Allies in Space
A L L I E S I N S P A C E ============================= 2ND ANNUAL LECTURE ON 'AMERICA'S FUTURE IN SPACE' SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2006, 1PM-5PM EST CUNY GRADUATE CENTER, 5 AV & 34/35 ST, MANHATTAN FREE AND OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ------------------------------------------------ presenting three speakers from various areas of the space program Dr George Whitesides, National Space Society Dr Richard Gott, Princeton University Dr Neil Tyson, Hayden Planetarium Also offering news and information about space and astronomy activity in and near New York City ------------------------------------------------- This annual review of 'America's future in space' is sponsored by Allies in Space, a coalition of space and astronomy groups in the New York City area. DETAILS AT 'WWW.ALLIESINSPACE.ORG' --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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Allies in Sapce
A L L I E S I N S P A C E ============================= 2ND ANNUAL LECTURE ON 'AMERICA'S FUTURE IN SPACE' SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2006, 1PM-5PM EST CUNY GRADUATE CENTER, 5 AV & 34/35 ST, MANHATTAN FREE AND OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ------------------------------------------------ presenting three speakers from various areas of the space program Dr George Whitesides, National Space Society Mr Tom Hill, aerospace author and journalist Dr Neil Tyson, Hayden Planetarium ------------------------------------------------- At the inaugural 2005 Allies in Space lecture. a dozen offering space science and astronomy organizations promoted their activities to the audience. They did so by including their litterature in the information packet distributed at the lecture This worked out so well that already, soonest the initial announcement went out for the 2006 lecture, several groups are offering litterature, If you missed last year's lecture, do avail of this prime event to tell the public about your organization and attract visitors and members to it. The easiest, simplest, cheapest way to do this is to supply Allies in Space with your existing US letter-size flyer, leaflet, folder for your group. This can be the sheet you distribute at the Northeast Astronomy Forum, starparties, Earth Day, Space & Astronomy Day. Furnishing 180 copies will allow your flyer to be placed in the packet so each guest gets your information, along with that of your fellow groups. If you must supply fewer copies, they will be set out at the reception table for pickup by the audience. Because the audience is specificly interested in space science and astronomy, your litterature will go into the hands of people quite likely to follow up on your promotion and publicity. This service of Allies n Space is FREE, there being no extra fees. If you have no existing leaflet, here are some items to consider for composing a special one for Allies in Space. * description of your organization * directions and map of facilities and sites. * invite to visit at or avail of your group * schedule of upcoming events for 2006-2007 * contacts for additional information * application for membership or other affiliation The sheet may be printed on both sides, be color or B&W, have graphics and pictures. As a guide, you may pattern the flyer after your website. Send the flyer to 'Eugene & Frances Cervone, Allies in Space, 1056 East 96th Street, Brooklyn NY 11236' in time to arrive before October 31. Late material may be put out on the reception table. If you work with an other astronomy/space center, like a college department, planetarium, science museum, please pass on this invite to it. Questions? Call or 212-273-5958. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 |
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