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November 2008 NYC Events
Whatever you NYC folks do, might as well not bother taking any pictures of our moon along with other planets, because according to everything NASA/Apollo that’s just technically impossible, especially if you and your unfiltered camera were situated upon our physically dark Selene/noon.. We're told that not even with far better than film dynamic range (such as the HDTV via JAXA) simply can not possibly include the solar illuminated Selene/moon along with anything else other than Earth. Therefore, pay no attention to all the others as having obtained such pictures of our physically dark Selene/moon and other planets in the same FOV. How about we play God, and bring that big and bright looking moon down to the same dot size of Venus, whereas lo and behold, there's no contest as to which one has the greater albedo. Even a 100% coal and carbon lampblack dusted surface the size and area of Selene might be nearly as bright as viewed from Earth. However, I wonder how bright that terrain is while walking on that physically dark surface, and especially if using a polarized optical filter? BTW, I’ve got lots of other examples of our physically dark but otherwise perfectly solar illuminated Selene/moon along with the likes of Jupiter or Saturn, and perhaps ten fold more of those including Venus. Of course these were all terrestrial obtained and thus had the optical and dynamic range benefits of having to look through our polluted atmosphere, that which must have nicely filtered and thereby done the trick that anything via NASA/Apollo simply couldn’t muster. ~ Brad Guth Brad_Guth Brad.Guth BradGuth BG / “Guth Usenet” On Nov 27, 10:55 pm, "." wrote: NYC EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2008 --------------------------- 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. You may ask for previous NYC Events thru ', because only the current issue is in the website. It is replaced by next month's issue. For events which missed NYC Events, check the NYSkies Yahoogroup forum. Join NYSkies by visiting 'www.nyskies.org/yahoo.htm'and picking either the email or website option. Hours on November 1st are Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Hours from November 2nd to end of month are Eastern Standard Time. Observer's Handbook ----------------- NYSkies once again offers the Observer's Handbook, from Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, at steep discount, with NO MINIMUM number of copies required. The price is $20, with pack & post to your US postal address. The requests in hand as at October 25 already consumed a large portion of our supply, but you can still grab your copy. Details are at 'www.nyskies'org/oh.htm'and 'www.nyskies.org/ohclub.htm'. Facility curtailments ------------------- With the decline of the global economy, there could be sudden changes in the listed events. Many are hosted by facilities subject to shortfalls of funding, such as museums and parks. Cutbacks may force the event to shift day, hour, location, or be cancelled. The change may be of short leadtime. Please check with the event contact for last minute advisements. Mind well that the event sponsor usually has no effective influence on the necessity to alter the event. Potential savings --------------- With the global economic decline events that have an admission fee may offer special discounts or waive the fee. Some already did so during October 2008. The free or reduced admission may apply for only certain days or hours and may be announced on short notice. Please check with the event contacts for latest news. Index of Events ------------- Dates for events; contact if no events -------------------------------------- BROOKLYN - BK Floyd Bennett Fd exhibit 1 Floyd Bennett Fd NYSkies 7 Secret Science Club - - - 5 CONNECTICUT - CT A S of Gtr Hartford - - - 19 Astro Soc of Greenwich - 12 Astro Soc of New Haven - 25 Bethany Observatory - - - 7 Boothe Meml Astro Soc - - 7, 21 Bowman Observatory - - - 11, 25 CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn 16 Litchfield Hills AAC - - , http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian.../1206/id19.htm. Mattituck Astro Soc - - - 20 McCarthy Observatory - - 8 Stamford Observatory - - 7, 14, 21, 28 Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - - 8 Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - - - 5, 12, 19 Western CT St Univ - - - 8, 22 Westport Astro Soc - - - 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27 LONG ISLAND - LI Amat Obsrs Society - - - 2 Astro Soc of Long Island 5, 12, 19, 26 Brookhaven Natl Lab - - - 6, 10 Custer Institute - - - - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - 2 Innovative Stone Co - - - 1-indef Jones Beach State Park - 1 Montauk Observatory - - - 1 Natl Space Soc-LISS - - - chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland, Robert Moses St Pk - - - 1, 21, 22, 28, 29 Science Club of Long Is -www.sciencecluboflongisland.com, 631-421-1523, SUNY Stony Brook - - - -www.ess.sunysb.edu/astro, 631-632-8100, MANHATTAN - MH 92nd Street Y - - - - - - 16 Amer Mus Natl Hist - - - 1-, 1-, 22-, 2 Cafe' Science - - - - - - 10 Cafe' Scientifique - - -www.sciencecafenyc.org, Central Park - - - - - - 1-9 City College Physics - - 5, 12, 19 Columbia Univ Astro - - - 5, 12, 19 Columbia Univ Obsy - - - 7, 21 Cornelia St Cafe' - - - - 2 Courant Institute - - - - 5, 12, 19 CUNY Graduate Center - - 1-6, 8, 10 Earth Institute - - - - - , www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu, Eastern Standard Time - - 2 Goddard Inst for Spc Std 7, 14, 21 Hayden Planetarium - - - 4, 5, 12, 19, 25, 26 Inst Strings, Cosmology - 7, 14, 21 Intrepid Museum - - - - - 8 Lwr Manh-Bklyn DT subways 1-indef, 2-indef Metropolitan Opera House 1-13 Milky Way season - - - - 1-30 Natl Arts Club - - - - - 12 Natl Space Soc-NYC - - - 6, 20 New York Univ Astro - - - 14, 21 NY Academy of Sciences -www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230. NYC Skeptics - - - - - - 1 NYSkies Astro Seminar - - 6, 20 Observer's Handbook - - - 1 Physics Club of NY - - - 14 Rockefeller University - 5 Sci Ind Biz Liby - - - - 6, 19 South Street Seaport - - 1-indef Surveillance camera tour , 212-561-0106, www.notbored.org/the-scp.html, Top of the Lawn - - - - - 1-2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-30 Urban Park Rangers - - - 1 NEW JERSEY - NJ A A A of Princeton - - - 11 A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 14 Amat Astro Inc - - - - - 7, 14, 21, 28 Buehler-Columbia AAA - - 1, 8, 15, 22 Dark Sky Observers - - -www.users.nac.net/gburke/club Inst for Advd Study - - - 4, 11, 18, 25 Liberty Science Center - 201-200-1000, marine.rutgers.edu/outreach/pulsetalks, Metra Rocketry Assn - - - 1 Montclair Telescope Club 973-948-5284, , users.erols.com/njastro/orgs/mtc.hrm Morris Mus Astro Soc - - 13 N W Jersey Amat Astro - -www.nwjaa.org, Natl Space Soc-NJN - chapters.nss.org/nj/njn, New Jersey Astro Assn - - 22 North Jersey Astro Gp - - 6, 12, 13, 20 Ocean County Coll - - - - 8 Passaic Co Astro Assn - - 13 PATH Harrison shops - - - 1 Princeton Univ Obsy - - - 11 Rutgers Univ Astro - - - 7, 12, 21 S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - 6 Schommer Observatory - - 13, 27 Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 2 Sheep Hill Observatory - 21 Skyland Stargazers - - - skylandstargazers.tripod.com Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - -www.uacnj.org Washington Xing Pk - - -www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575, QUEENS - QN Alley Pond Park - - - - -www.alleypond.com, 718-229-4000 Queens College Physics - 3, 10, 17, 24 REST OF WORLD STATEN ISLAND - SI College of Staten Is - - 4, 20 Great Kills Park - - - - 1 Staten Is Community TV - 3 THE BRONX - BX UPSTATE - NY Andrus Planetarium - - - 7, 14, 21, 28 Anthony Wayne Rec Area - 201-768-3298, ,www.rocklandastronomy.com Catskills Astro Club - - 1, 29 Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - 7, 14, 21 Lwr Hudson Vy Challgr Ctr 16 Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 18 Rockland Astronomy Club - 21 Swinging Bridge dam - - - 1-indef Vassar College Obsy - - - 5, 12, 19 Ward Pound Ridge - - - - 22 Westchester Amat Astro - 7 Wilcox Park - - - - - - - 21 Monthly Calendar -------------- Plain dates are in current month; minus, last month; plus, next month. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -26 -27 -28 -29 -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 +4 +5 +6 General notes ----------- '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 sponsor's contacts. Prices, for admission or ticket, 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 ------------ Sat 1 Nov XX:XX - 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 20:00 - Metropolitan Opera House - MH - 'Doctor atomic' show Thru Oct 13. Opera about making of the atom bomb. Various days. $27-$295 tkt, based on seat.www.metoperafamily.org, all day - whole City - MH = Observer's Handbook service Until supply runs out, pretty quickly. NYSkies discount on Observer's Handbook 2009 from RASC, $20/copy incl P&P. http://www.nyskies.org/oh.htm,www.ny...org/ohclub.htm, , 212-273-5958. all day - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science exhibit Thru Nov 6.'Picturing the Bomb', art inspired by the atomic bomb. Free. 212-817-8215, web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 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 - science exhibit Thru 2009 Aug 16. 'Climate change'. $24 timed tkt, incl Mus adm.www.amnh.org/programs, 212-769-5100 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_manhcccc all day - Central Park - MH - cultural exhibit Thru Nov 9. Rumsey Playground. 'Mobile art' commercial artwork inspired by Chanel's quilted handbag, housed in spaceship pavilion. Free, timed tkt regd.www.chanel-mobileart.com all day - Hauppauge - LI - Freedom Tower cornerstone exhibit 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. all day - Amer Mus Natl Hist - MH - astronomy exhibit Thru 2009 Mar 29. 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 - 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 00:01 - Floyd Bennett Field - BK - Concord SST departure PLANE'S NOSE WAS SALVAGED AND REPAIRED Concord SST, last surviving specimen, loaned by British Airways. Plane moved back to Intrepid Museum on Oct 17, It opens, with Museum, for viewing on Nov 8. 212-245-0072, www.intrepidmuseum.org 10:45 - Newark - NJ - cultural tour Elec RR Assn. Leaves Newark Penn Sta, PATH track #1. Walk thru history and culture of subway repair and maintenance shops. $20 tkt, advd regn reqd. Have GI photo ID for facility security. , 718-784-3643 13:00 - Shetler Annex - MH - science lecture NYC Skeptics. 939 8 Av, 55 St. Rm 504. 'A skeptics guide to string theory'. Free.www.nycskeptics.org, 212-529-33393, 18:00 - Montauk - LI - astronomy lecture OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS Montauk Obsy, Montauk Publ Liby. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.www.montaukobservatory.com 19:00 - Jones Bh St Pk - LI - astronomy lecture Amat Obsrs Soc. Roosevelt Natr Ctr, Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. $3 fee, advd regn reqd.www.aosny.org, , 516-679-7254 19:30 - Riverdale - NJ - Metra Rocketry Assn meeting Zeppelin Hobby store. Free. metrarocketclub.org, 973-831-7717 20:00 - Great Kills Pk - SI - clearsky starviewing Natl Pk Svc. Enter from Hylan Bv to model flying field. Free, cancelled for clouds.www.nps.gov/gate, 718-987-6790 20:00 - whole City - MH - fall Milky Way season Thru Nov 30. Fall season for sighting Milky Way from within NYC. Req dark clear sky, thoro knowledge of normal luminous graffiti in sky. 212-273-5958, 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting Custer Instt. Free.www.custerobservatory.org, 20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing Catskills Astro Club. Walnut Mountain Pk. Free, cancelled for clouds.www.catskillsastro.org, . 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing PLUS OCCASIONAL EXTRA SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS Weekends. Top of the Lawn. North side of Great Lawn. Free cancelled for clouds. ,www.nyskies.org 20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture Bergen Commty Coll, Buehler Obsy. Free. www.bergen.edu/buehler, . 20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing Amat Obsrs Soc. Parking field #2, Free, cancelled for clouds.www.aosny.org, Sun 2 Nov 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_manhcccc 02:00 - whole City - MH - Eastern Standard Time Set clocks BACK, BEHIND one hour. The clock hour 01:00-01:59 REPEATS, first in EDST, thnn again in EST. Free. 11:00 - Amer Mus Natl Hist - MH - science lecture Also 13:30. Kaufmann Thtr. 'What can we do about climate change?'. $30 adm.www.amnh.org/programs, 212-769-5100 13:15 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting Nassau Commty Coll, Bdg F, Room 123. Free.www.aosny.org, 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 18:00 - Hempstead - LI - clearsky starviewing Hofstra University, Chem-Phys Bdg, Rm 117. Free, cancelled for clouds. 516-463-2759,www.hofstra.edu/Academics, 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 - see Nov 1 Mon 3 Nov 12:00 - Queens College - QN - science lecture Physcics Conf Rm, B326. Various topics in physics and astronomy. Free.www.physics.qc.edu/colloq.php, 718-997-3350 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 4 Nov 11:00 - Princeton - NJ - Inst Advd Stud lecture Princeton Univ, Bloomberg Hall. Free. www.sns.ias.edu/astro/astrocal.php, 17:45 - Coll of Staten Is - SI - clearsky starviewing Astrophys Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-982-2818, , supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu 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 Wed 5 Nov 10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to theMoonshow Live skyshow of rocket trip to theMoon. $17, incl mus adm. 212-769-5100,www.amnh.org/programsThu - 8 Nov 15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture 251 Mercer St. Various topics in geophysics and earth science. Free. caos.cims.nyu.edu, 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, , 212-650-6832 16:00 - Rockefeller University - MH - science lecture Caspary Audm. 'The Large Hadron Collider, the big bang machine'. Free. 212-327-8000,www.rockefeller.edu, 16:15 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture Pupin Hall, Rm 1332. Free.www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach, 212-854-3278, 20:00 - Bell House - BK - Secret Science Club meeting 149 7 ST, 2/3 AV. Lecture and music on various science topics. Free. secretscienceclub.blogspot.com, 718-638-4400, www.unionhallny.com/events 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 - 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, / 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing Vassar College, Observatory. Free, cancelled for clouds. physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html, 845-437-7340 Thu 6 Nov 17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - science lecture 'The New York World's Fairs: Queens emerging to the world'. Free. 212-592-7000,www.nypl.org/research/sibl 19:00 - St Paul's Lutheran Ch - MH - NYSkies Astronomy Seminar TOPIC: SPACE SOLAR POWER STATIONS 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: SPACE SOLAR POWER STATIONS 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, 19:00 - Upton - LI - astronomy lecture Brookhaven Natl Lab, Berkner Audm. 'Inflationary cosmology: is out universe part of a multiverse? '. Free, have GI photo ID for campus security.www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 19:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clersky starviewing No Jersey Astro Gp. Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall. Free, cancelled for clouds. njastro.org, 973-655-7266, 20:00 - Lincroft - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting Brookdale Commty Coll, Mommouth Museum. Free. www.starastronomy.org, 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 Fri 7 Nov 11:00 - Goddard Inst Spc Stud - MH - science lecture Various topics in geophysics and earth science. Free, adv regn reqd, else no entry. Have GI photo ID for campus security.www.giss.nasa.gov, 212-678-5540, 14:00 - Columbia Univ - MH - ISCAP meeting Inst for Strings, Cosmlgy, and Astropartcl Phys. Pupin Hall, Rm 908. Discussion of cosmology and string theory. Free. www.iscap.columbia.edu 15:00 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture Rutgers Univ, Serin Lab, Rm 385E. Free. 732-445-3974, www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium 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, , 19:00 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture Pupin Hall, 14th floor & roof. Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. Free.www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach, 212-854-3278, 19:00 - Bethany - CT - clearsky starviewing Astro Soc of New Haven. Yale Univ, Bethany Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.www.asnh.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 - Floyd Bennett Field - BK - clearsky starviewing Natl Park Svc. Model airplane flying field. Free, cancelled for clouds.www.nyskies.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 - Yonkers - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting Hudson Rv Mus, Andrus Plm. Free. www.westchesterastronomers.org, 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 Sat 8 Nov 10:00 - Intrepid Museum - MH - Intrepid Museum reopens Pier 86, 46 St & Hudson Rv. Aircraft carrier Intrepid and Concorde SST reopen after repairs. $19.50 adm. 212-245-0072, www.intrepidmuseum.org 10:15 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science show 'Remembering the Manhattan Project'. Free. 212-817-8215, web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 15:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture Also 17:00. W Conn St Uv, Plm/Obsy. Indoor plm show, clearsky starviewing at 20:00. Free.www.wcsu.edu/starwatch, 203-837-8671, 19:00 - Toms River - NJ - astronomy lecture Ocean Co Coll, Student Ctr, Solar Lounge. 'How to buy a telescope'.Free.www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium, 732-255-0343, 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 - New Milford - CT - astronomy lecture McCarthy Obsy, New Miford HS. Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. free.www.mccarthyobservatory.org, 860-354-1595, , 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting - see Nov 1 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Nov 1 Sun 9 Nov 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 Mon 10 Nov 12:00 - Queens College - QN - science lecture - see Nov 3 15:30 - Upton - LI - astronomy lecture Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bldg 510. 'WiTricity, non-radiative wireless power transfer'. Free, have GI photo ID for campus security.www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 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, 18:30 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science show 'Uranium and peaches' on the Manhattan Project. Free. 212-817-8215, web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, Tue 11 Nov 11:00 - Princeton - NJ - Inst Advd Stud lecture - see Nov 4 19:00 - 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 20:00 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free.www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575, 21:00 - Princeton - NJ - clearsky starviewing Princeton Univ, Peyton Hall. Free, cancelled for clouds www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm, Wed 12 Nov 10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to theMoonshow - see Nov 5 12:00 - National Arts Club - MH - cultural lecture 15 Gramercy Pk S, 20 St. 'New York's response to biothreat: a behind-the-scenes view'. $30 adm, advd regn reqd, incl [cleaned] lunch. , 718-699-0005 15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture - see Nov 5 16:00 - City College - MH - science lecture - see Nov 5 16:15 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Nov 5 16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture Rutgers Univ, Phys Lectr Hall. Free. 732-445-3974, www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium 19:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting Bruce Museum. Free. , www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich, 203-896-6786-x338 20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free. njastro.org, 973-655-7266, 20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Nov 5 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 Thu 13 Nov 19:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clersky starviewing - see Nov 6 19:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Mus Astro Soc mtg Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, , http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/e...ronomical.html 19:30 - Rifle Camp Park - NJ - Passaic Co Astro Assn meeting Nature Center. Free.www.users.nac.net/gburke/PCAA, 973-523-0024 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 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 14 Nov 11:00 - Goddard Inst Spc Stud - MH - science lecture - see Nov 7 14:00 - Columbia Univ - MH - ISCAP meeting - see Nov 7 14:30 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture Meyer Hall, 5th fl. Various topics in astrophys and relativity. Free. physics,nyu.edu, , 212-998-7706 15:30 - Palisades - NY - science lecture - see Nov 7 19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area mtg Ocean Co Coll, College Ctr, Solar Lounge. Free. www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, 19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Nov 7 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.. , www.sconyc-ny.org 19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Nov 7 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 7 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 Sat 15 Nov 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting - see Nov 1 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Nov 1 Sun 16 Nov 10:00 - 92nd St Y - MH - science workshop 'Atoms and molecules, it's a small world' explanation of chemistry, make molecule model. $40 fee, adv regn reqd. www.92y.org, 212-415-5500 12:00 - Bethany - CT - CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn meeting Bethany Town Hall. Free.www.ctra-narconn.org, 860-583-1690 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. 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 Mon 17 Nov 12:00 - Queens College - QN - science lecture - see Nov 3 Tue 18 Nov 11:00 - Princeton - NJ - Inst Advd Stud lecture - see Nov 4 19:30 - New Paltz - NY - Mid Hudson Astro Assn meeting SUNY New Paltz, Coykendall Audm. Free. 845-485-5669, www.midhudsonastro.org, 20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro Soc meeting Rolnick Obsy. Free.www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925 Wed 19 Nov 10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to theMoonshow - see Nov 5 15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture - see Nov 5 16:00 - City College - MH - science lecture - see Nov 5 16:15 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Nov 5 17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - science lecture 'The carbon age: how life's core element became civilization's greatest threat'. Free. 212-592-7000, www.nypl.org/research/sibl 19:30 - New Britain - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting Centl Conn St Uv, Copernicus Plm. Free,www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069, 20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Nov 5 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 Thu 20 Nov 17:45 - Coll of Staten Is - SI - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 4 19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr TOPIC: EXPLORATION OF THEMOON 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: EXPLORATION OF THEMOON 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, 19:00 - Waterbury - CT - Mattituck Astro Soc meeting Naugatuck Vy Commty Coll, Ekstrom Hall. Free. mastransit.org, 19:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clersky starviewing - see Nov 6 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 Fri 21 Nov 11:00 - Goddard Inst Spc Stud - MH - science lecture - see Nov 7 14:00 - Columbia Univ - MH - ISCAP meeting - see Nov 7 14:30 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Nov 14 15:00 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture - see Nov 7 15:30 - Palisades - NY - science lecture - see Nov 7 19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Nov 7 19:00 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Nov 7 19:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing Sheep Hill Astro Assn obsy, Free, cancelled for clouds.www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm, 19:30 - Wilcox Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing Mid Hudson Astro Assn. Free, cancelled for clouds www.midhudsonastro.org. 845-485-5669, 20:00 - Suffern - NY - Rockland Astro Club lecture Rockland Commty Coll, Room 1106. Free, 201-768-3298, , www.rocklandastronomy.com, 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 Nov 7 20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Nov 7 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 Sat 22 Nov all day - Amer Mus Natl Hist - MH - Ross Skating Rink Thru 2009 Feb 28. Ross Terrace. $8, excl Mus adm. Skate rental & food svc.www.amnh.org/programs, 212-769-5100 15:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture - see Nov 8 19:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing Westchester Amat Astro. Meadows Picnic Area. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.westchesterastronomers.org, 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting - see Nov 1 20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia AAA lecture - see Nov 1 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 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 23 Nov 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 Mon 24 Nov 12:00 - Queens College - QN - science lecture - see Nov 3/ Tue 25 Nov 11:00 - Princeton - NJ - Inst Advd Stud lecture - see Nov 4 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, 19:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 11 Wed 26 Nov 10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to theMoonshow - see Nov 5 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 20:30 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Nov 5 Thu 27 Nov 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 21:00 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 13 Fri 28 Nov 19:00 - Yonkers - NY - astronomy show - see Nov 7 19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Nov 7 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 7 20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 Sat 29 Nov 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Instt meeting - see Nov 1 20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 1 Special news ---------- The US Department of Treasury on 30 October 2008 formally declared that the economy situation in the United States is a recession..Most readers figured out that times were getting harder since the summer, but now the word is official. This economic climate pushed NYC Events to a level not ever imagined befo a safety net for astronomers. In one place, in convenient form, NYC Events presents astronomy activity across the New York region. Unlike some other lists of activities, which charge a fee or require 'registration', NYC Events is absolutely free for the asking or clicking. Far more importantly, as readers are now telling me, most of the items in NYC Events are either free or cheap. What happened in the last couple months, specially during October, is that astronomers turned to NYC Events for low-cost access to astronomy enlightenment. That's all the more reason you, the event operator, should take the care to get your events into NYC Events correctly and currently. You have folk out there looking for you! Please review your notices and wensites for completeness, clarity, legibility. Update your contact information. Be sure your publicity chair has NYC Events on his notice list. General news ---------- November and December have major holidays near their end. This typicly shoves activity to the front of the month or skips events at the end. This is specially the situation for events held at schools, which recess during these holiday periods. NYC Events is proud to bring on board three new members. Welcome, please, City College physics lectures, City University Center for Liberal Studies, Queens College physics lectures. The physics talks can be quite technical, but they can be appreciated, if not fully understood, by home astronomers. And don't forget that campus astronomers keep NYC Events handy. Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center reminds that its website is 'www.lhvcc.com', not '... .org'. The latter is an outfit that offers paper model kits. Some of the kits are of spacefaring items, leading visitors to think the site is part of the Center. Secret Science Club moved its operations to Bell House from Union Hall. New location is still a short train ride from Manhattan. It is NOW the time to get about lining up your events for December and January! The yearend period is the toughest time to compile NYC Events. Sponsor and host staff are away, the facility may be in recess, and, now with the downswing of the economy, arrangements may finalize at the last minute, possibly with abrupt unexpected changes. Event news -------- By October the IRT lines shrank their excessive delays of service. Things are back to normal, crowds are once again tolerable. The easing up resulted from strong efforts by NYC Transit and a somewhat thinner ridership due to the slackening economy. On October 2nd the Intrepid ship was towed to its Pier 86 home. There is goes thru finishing work for the reopening on November 8th. NYSkiers were in the masses around the harbor to watch the move. NYSkies Astro Seminar on October 2 had a vigorous dialog on the space projects of other countries. It centered on the Shenzhou-7 flight and delayed Hubble repair visit. The Seminar on the 16th discussed extrasolar planets. Handout of a table of planetary stars missed 3 newly found planets. They were added a few days later la an updated edition for the NYSkies website. NYSkiers, about 80 others, greeted Dr Edward Belbruno at the Metropolitan Opera Guild on 4 October. He was on panel to discuss the Manhattan Project, subject of the 'Doctor atomic' opera. Belbruno also unveiled his new painting honoring Robert Oppenheimer and the bigbang. Governors Island wrapped up its 2008 season on October 12 with record visitors and plans to release more of the island for enjoyment next year. The extended run in 2008 allowed visitors to watch the sunset andVenusover the harbor. The Concorde supersonic airliner had its nose reattached and then barged to the Intrepid pier on October 16. First it stopped in Bayonne until pier was ready to receive it. It was in a few days set on the Intrepid's deck for the reopening of Intrepid Museum on November 8. The two blockbuster astronomy shows of October 2008 were the Antikythera lecture on the 22nd and the Manilius conference on the 24- 25. The former, 'Gears FOR the Greeks', was at the CUNY Graduate Center and covered the history and current studies about the Greek astronomical analog calculator. The latter, 'Forgotten stars', convened at Columbia University for a dialog about Marcus Manilius and his Astronomica poem. Written in the 1st century AD, it gives insight to the astronomy and astrology in the Roman Empire of Caesar Augustus. Sky news ------ I made a silly mistake, handed back to me by about 50[!] readers, in the October NYC Events. The storm that dumped rain and wind on the City in September was Hanna, not Faye. The City got uncertain or threshold views of the Milky Way on 6-7 October. Reports were a bit inconsistent due to the touch-&-go quality of the sky that night. NYSkers vowed to keep watch for a solid sighting during this Milky Way season. On October 21-22 the City scored the first positive Milky Way sighting of 2008! In cold windy air, and between scudding clouds!, the Scutum cloud, Cygnus branch, and a patch in Cepheus were spotted. Reports came from more places in the City then I can recall: south and west Brooklyn, south Staten Island, east Bronx, south Queens, Rockaways. The Milky Way season continues thru November 30th. Please keep looking. Many readers spottedVenuspeeping over the skyline during October. She's gradually edging upward, into darker sky, after sunset. She'll be far more prominent in November. At the end of the month, actually on December 1st,Venus,Moon, andJupiterconvene in evening twilight. This is the formal outcoming ofVenusas the new evening star of the coming.winter and spring. Jupitercontinued to fascinate readers with his three red spots. They were well separated in October. withJupitersliding low in the southwest into thicker agitated air. He changes place withVenuson December 1st. November 2nd is the return to Eastern Standard Time. Set your clocks BACK, BEHIND one hour. Note that the clock period 01:00 to 01:59 repeats on the 2nd. It runs thru first under EDST and again under EST. As at October 25, NYSkies had in hand about 25 requests for the Observer's Handbook. The books arrived from RASC on the 31st. The first batch of them shipped out to their astronomers by 16:00 on that same day. 
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