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**JOHN PAZMINO** · March 1st 07, 03:21 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur

NYC EVENTS FOR MARCH 2007
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John Pazmino
NYSkies

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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 may be included.
Altho NYC Events confirms the listed items, they are subject to
change by their sponsors. Check with their contacts. Let the sponsor
of an event you attend know that you learned of its event thru NYC
Events.
You may ask for the next NYC Events thru the NYSkies email
address, above, if you're not yet in the forum.
For events which missed NYC Events, check the NYSkies Yahoogroup
forum. Join NYSkies by sending email to 'nysky-subscribe @
yahoogroups.com'.
Hours from March 1 thru 10 are Eastern Standard Time. From March
11 to 31 they are Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Recall that daylight
savings time in 2007 inaugurates its new extended duration, from the
2nd Sunday of march thru the 1st Sunday of November.

Lunar eclipse and occultation
---------------------------
On the evening of match 3rd is a total lunar eclipse. MNoon rises
in umbra quite at sunset. You need a clear view to the east horizon. A
couple astronomy centers set up lunar eclipse watchs, but please ask
at your own local one for last minute arrangements.
During totailty the 5th magnitude star 59 leonis is occulted, an
uncommon feature of lunar eclipses. The ingress is in bright twilight;
egress, at night. The overall eclipse can be enjoyed with binoculars
but the occultation requires at least a small telescope.

Index of events
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Dates for events; contact if no events
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BROOKLYN - BK
BMT Myrtle & Canarsie - - 10
Brooklyn College - - - - 27
Floyd Bennett Field - - - 23
Fort Greene park - - - - 3, 4
Marine Park - - - - - - - 5
Owl's Head Park - - - - - 10
Secret Science Club - - - 7

CONNECTICUT - CT
A S of Gtr Hartford - - - 21
Astro Soc of Greenwich - 7
Astro Soc of New Haven - 27
Bethany Observatory - - - 30
Boothe Meml Astro Soc - - 2, 16
Bowman Observatory - - - 13, 27
CT Antiqrn Book Fair - - 18
CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn www.ctra-narconn.org, 860-583-1690
Ephemera 27 bookfair - - 9-11
Mattituck Astro Soc - - - 15
Peabody Museum - - - - - 1-May 6
Stamford Observatory - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Van Vleck Observatory - - 7, 21. 28
Western CT St Univ - - - 1, 3, 15, 29
Westport Astro Soc - - - 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29

LONG ISLAND - LI
Amat Obsrs Soc - - - - - 4
Astro Soc of Long Is - - 7, 14, 21
Brookhaven Natl Lab - - - 2
Carl Schurz Park - - - - 3
Caumsett St Histrcl Pk - www.aosny.org,
Custer Institute - - - - 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
LI Book & Ephemera Fair - 31-Apr 1
Natl Space Soc-LISS - - - chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland,

Robert Moses St Pk - - - 16, 17, 23, 24
Science Club of Long Is - www.sciencecluboflongisland.com,
631-421-1523,
SUNY Stony Brook - - - - 2, 30
Venderbilt Museum - - - - 1-indef
Vanderbilt Planetarium - 28

MANHATTAN - MH
2nd Avenue subway - - - - XX
92nd Street Y - - - - - - 8
Amer Mus Natl Hist - - - 1-Aug 19, 1-indef, 1, 3, 10-11, 26
Big Apple Colloqium - - - 9
Cafe' Science - - - - - - 12
Cafe' Scientifique - - - 6

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Cathedral St John Divine 31
Central Park - - - - - - 3, 4
Columbia Univ Obsy - - - 23
Columbia University - - - 7, 14, 21, 28
Cornelia St cafe' - - - - 4
Courant Institute - - - - 21, 28
CUNY Graduate Center - - 21
Daylight Savings Time - - 11
Dorkbot - - - - - - - - - 7
Earth Institute - - - - - 22
Goddard Inst for Spc Std 2
Hayden Planetarium - - - 6, 13, 27
Highbridge Water Tower - 18
Inst Strings, Cosmology - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Intl Polar Weekend - - - 10-11
Inwood Hill Park - - - - 4
IRT first segment - - - - 24
IRT Flushing line - - - - 1-31
Isaac Asimov Debate - - - 26
Little Red Lighthouse - - 11
lunar eclipse - - - - - - 3
Lwr Manh-Bklyn DT subways 1-indef
Mus of City of New York - 1-May 26
Natl Space Soc-NYC - - - 3
NY Acady of Sciences - - 2, 20
New York University - - - 2
NYSkies - - - - - - - - - 1, 15
Rockefeller University - www.rockefeller.edu, 212-327-8000,

Sci Ind Biz Liby - - - - 29
South Street Seaport - - 1-May 31
Top of the Lawn - - - - - XX
Wallach Art Gallery - - - 1-Apr 14

NEW JERSEY - NJ
A A A of Princeton - - - 13, 30
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 9
Amat Astro Inc - - - - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Buehler-Columbia AAA - - 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Inst for Advd Studies - - 6, 13, 20, 27
Metra Rocketry Assn - - - 1
Morris Museum Astro Soc - 8
New Jersey Astro Assn - - 24
Natl Space Soc-NJN - chapters.nss.org/nj/njn,
North Jersey Astro Gp - - 1, 7, 8, 22
Ocean Co Coll - - - www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium, 732-255-0343,
Princeton Univ Obsy - - - 13
Princeton University - - 1-May 1, 16-17
Rutgers University - - - 7, 21, 28
S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - 1
Schommer Observatory - - 8, 22
Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 4
Sheep Hill Observatory - 16
Stevens Inst of Techny - 21
Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - www.uacnj.org
Washington Xing Pk - - - www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575,

PENNSYLVANIA - PA
Bucks-Mont Astro Assn - - 7
Delaware Vy Amat Astro - 9
Lackawanna Astro Soc - - 6
Lehigh Vy Amat Astro Soc 11

QUEENS - QN
Alley Pond Park - - - - - 17
Fort Totten - - - - - - - 3, 4
Museum of Moving Image - 1-Apr 15
Queens Museum of Art - - 1-May 27
York College - - - - - - 14

STATEN ISLAND - SI
Coll of Staten Is - - - - 3
Great Kills Park - - - - 3
SI Community TV - - - - - 5
South Beach - - - - - - - 24
St George ferry depot - - 10
THE BRONX - BX

UPSTATE - NY
Anthony Wayne Rec Area - www.rocklandastronomy.com, 201-768-3298,
,
Bear Mountain St Pk - - - 17
Catskills Astro Club - - 17, 24
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - 2
Lwr Hudson Vy Challr Ctr 18
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 20
Orange Co Astro Assn - - XX
SUNY Purchase - - - - - - 6

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**JOHN PAZMINO** · #**403** July 8th 07, 05:40 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur

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Governors Island tour - - 4, 5, 6
Governor's Is lectures - 7, 14, 21, 28
Governors Island visits - 7. 8
Hayden Planetarium - - - 3, 4, 11, 18, 25, 31
Inst Strings, Cosmology - www.iscap.columbia.edu
Lwr Manh-Bklyn DT subways 1-indef, 7-indef
Natl Space Soc-NYC - - - 7
NY Acady of Sciences - - www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230
New York University - - - physics,nyu.edu/cgi-bin/astro,
, 212-998-7706
NYSkies - - - - - - - - - 5, 19
Physics Club of NY - - -
Randall's Island - - - - 8
Rockefeller University - www.rockefeller.edu, 212-327-8000,

Sci Ind Biz Liby - 212-592-7000, www.nypl.org/research/sibl
South Street Seaport - - 1-Sep 3, 1, 7
Stonehenge sunset - - - - 8
Surveillance camera tour 29
Top of the Lawn - - - - - XX
Ward's Island - - - - - - 28

NEW JERSEY - NJ
A A A of Princeton - - - 609-737-2575, ,
www.princetonastronomy.org,
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 13
Amat Astro Inc - - - - - 6, 13, 20, 27
Buehler-Columbia AAA - - 7, 14, 21, 28
Inst for Advd Study - - - www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm,

Metra Rocketry Assn - - - 12
Morris Museum Astro Soc - 12
New Jersey Astro Assn - - 28
Natl Space Soc-NJN - chapters.nss.org/nj/njn,
North Jersey Astro Gp - - 11
Ocean Co Coll - - - - - - 732-255-0343,
www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium,
Princeton Univ Obsy - - - 10
Princeton University - - www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm,

Rutgers University - - - 732-445-3974,
www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium
S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - www.starastronomy.org,

Schommer Observatory - - 12, 26
Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 1
Sheep Hill Observatory - 20
Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - www.uacnj.org
Washington Xing Pk - - - 6, 13, 20, 27

PENNSYLVANIA - PA
Bucks-Mont Astro Assn - - 11
Delaware Vy Amat Astro - 20
Lackawanna Astro Soc - - 3
Lehigh Vy Amat Astro Soc 7

QUEENS - QN
Alley Pond Park - - - - - www.alleypond.com, 718-229-4000
Lushing Meadows Park - - 21
Forest Park - - - - - - - 1
Fort Totten - - - - - - - 1, 15
Kissena Park - - - - - - 1
Queens College - - - - - www.physiics.qc.edu/colloq.php,
718-997-3350
Rockaway Park - - - - - - 22
York College - - - - - - natsci.york.cuny.edu/~yco,
718-262-2082,

REST OF WORLD
Conjunction starparty - - 13-15

STATEN ISLAND - SI
Coll of Staten Is - - - - 718-982-2818, ,
supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu
Great Kills Park - - - - 14
SI Community TV - - - - - 2
Willowbrook Park - - - -

THE BRONX - BX
Orchard Beach - - - - - - 14
Pelham Bat Park - - - - - 28
Van Cortlandt Park - - - 1

UPSTATE - NY
Anthony Wayne Rec Area - 21
Catskills Astro Club - - 7, 14
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - 845-365-8634, www.ldeo.columbia.edu,
Lwr Hudson Vy Challr Ctr 15

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culture of former military base. Free, get reqrd tkt at
depot. 212-825-3045, www.nps.gov/gois
10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon show
Live skyshow of rocket trip to the Moon. $17 adm.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs

Thu - 5 Jul
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - cultural tour
Every Thu. Also 13:00. Natl Pk Svc. Ferry from Battery
Marine Bg at 10:00 & 13:00. Walk thru history and
culture of former military base. Free, get reqrd tkt at
depot. 212-825-3045, www.nps.gov/gois
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr
315 W 22nd St & 8 Av. Discussion of astronomy topics, show &
tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. ,
212-273-5958
20:00 - Freeport - LI - clearsky starviewing
Amat Obsrs Soc. Waterfront Park, Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.aosny.org,
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport Astro Soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925,

Fri - 6 Jul
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - cultural tour
Every Fri. Also 13:00. Natl Pk Svc. Ferry from Battery
Marine Bg at 10:00 & 13:00. Walk thru history and
culture of former military base. Free, get reqrd tkt at
depot. 212-825-3045, www.nps.gov/gois
19:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy exhibit
Every Fri thru Jul 29.Stamford Mus & Natr Ctr. 'Heavens
above' Hubble Space Telescope scenes of universe. Free with
mus adm.
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/astronomy.html,

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,

Sat - 7 Jul
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
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - casual visiting
Every Saturday. Natl Pk Svc. Ferry from Battery Marine Bg.
Hourly 10:00-15:00. Visit and enjoy former military base.
Free, get reqrd tkt at depot. 212--825-3045,
www.nps.gov/gois
11:00 - Central Pk - MH - cultural tour
Urban Park Rangers. 106 St & 5 Av. Walk thru culture and
history of park. Free. www.nyc.govc/parks
11:00 - Governors Island - MH - science lecture
Natl Pk Svc & City Univ of NY. Ferry from Battery Marine Bg
at 11:00, talk at 12:30. Covers various nature, enivornment,
City themes. Free, get reqrd tkt at depot. 212--825-3045,
www.nps.gov/gois
13:00 - Ft Washington Pk - MH - cultural tour
Also 15:00. Urban Park Rangers. Little Red Lighthouse. Walk
thru culture and history of park ans surrounds. Free.
www.nyc.govc/parks
13:00 - Prospect Pk - BK - cultural tour
Urban Park Rangers. GAP entrance. Walk thru culture and
history of park and surrounds. Free. www.nyc.govc/parks
13:00 - Ft Greene Park - BK - cultural tour
Urban Park Rangers. Ft Greene Vstrs Ctr. Walk thru history
and culture of park and surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
15:30 - New York Univ - MH - Natl Space Soc-NYC meeting
Silver Ctr, 32 Waverly Pl. Free, bring photo ID for campus
security. chapters.nss.org/ny/nyc,
19:00 - Allentown - PA - Lehigh Vy A A S meeting
LVAAS HQ, South Mt. Free. www.lvaas.net,
19:30 - South Street Seaport - MH - science tour
NY Audubon Soc & NY Watertaxi. Every Sat. Pier 17. Sail to
bird habitats in NYC waters. Food svc on boat, $25 tkt. 212-742-1969, www.watertaxi.com.
20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing
Catskills Astro Club. Walnut Mountain Pk. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.catskillsastro.org, .

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20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting
Custer Inst. Free. www.custerobservatory.org,

21:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture
Bergen Commty Coll, Buehler Obsy. Free.
www.bergen.edu/buehler, .

Sun - 8 Jul
10:00 - Randall's Island - MH - cultural tour
NY Transit Museum. Walk thru history and culture of island
and surrounds. $20, adv regn reqrd. 718-694-1867
10:00 - Ft Greene Park - BK - cultural tour
Urban Park Rangers. Ft Greene Vstrs Ctr. Walk thru history
and culture of park and surrounds. Free.
www.nyc.gov/parks
10:00 - Governors Island - MH - casual visiting
Every Sunday. Natl Pk Svc. Ferry from Battery Marine Bg.
Hourly 10:00-15:00. Visit and enjoy former military base.
Free, get reqrd tkt at depot. 212--825-3045,
www.nps.gov/gois
20:00 - whole City - MH - Stonehenge sunset
Thru Jul 11. Sun sets centered in line with E-W streets
within Manh grid. Reqr clear view to Hudson Rv along street.

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**JOHN PAZMINO** · #**406** July 8th 07, 05:40 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur

**JOHN PAZMINO** · #**407** July 8th 07, 05:40 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur

**JOHN PAZMINO** · #**408** July 8th 07, 05:40 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur

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10:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Field Trip to the Moon show - see Jul 4
19:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
Vanderbilt Plm. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
www.asliclub.org,
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jul 5

Thu - 26 Jul
20:00 - Soth Street Seaport - MH - astronomy tour
Pier 16. Sail on schooner 'Pioneer' to skywatch in NY
harbor. $55, incl refreshments. Program subject to weather.
212-748-8786, www.southstreetseaport.org
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jul 5
20:00 - Freeport - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jul 5
21:00 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing

Fri - 27 Jul
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jul 6
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jul 6
20:00 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jul 6

Sat - 28 Jul
10:00 - Ward's Island - MH - cultural tour
NY Transit Museum. Walk thru history and culture of island
and surrounds. $20, adv regn reqrd. 718-694-1867
11:00 - Governors Island - MH - science lecture - see Jul 7
12:00 - Pelham Bay Park - BX - science workshop
Urban Park Rangers. Pelham Bay Ranger Sta. Use of compass
and maps. Free. www.nyc.govc/parks
13:00 - Ft Greene Park - BK - cultural tour
Urban Park Rangers. Ft Greene Vstrs Ctr. Walk thru history
and culture of park and surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Jul 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 A A A lecture - see Jul 7

Sun - 29 Jul
13:00 - Ft Greene Park - BX - science workshop
Urban Park Rangers. Ft Greene Vstrs Ctr. Use of compass
and maps. Free. www.nyc.govc/parks
14:00 - 14th St - MH - cultural tour
Surveillance Camera Players. 8 Av & 14 St, EW cnr. Tour
locations and functions of surveillance cameras along 14th
St. Free. 212-561-0106, www.notboared.org/the-scp.html,

Tue - 31 Jul
15:30 - Upton - LI - science lecture
Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bdg 510. 'Gamma ray telescopes''.
Free, have GI photo ID for campus security. www.bnl.gov,
631-344-8000
18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Celestial Highlights
Live skyshow of current evening sky. $12 adm.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs

General news
----------
July is a 'lean' month with so many astronomy centers in summer
recess. In some cases it's just tradition to knock off the events for the
summer, even tho there is no compelling reason to suspend them . For
example, the talks at SIBL on Manhattan ended in June, to resume in
September. The library and its staff operate all year round.
I adjusted the entries which recur on different days during the
month to lower the chance of missing them. For example, the Governors
Island tours are on every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I put a
distinct entry on the first instance of all three days.
Columbia University Observatory started this year running its
public starviewings thru the summer. In past years they ran only
during the school year. The July session is on the 20th.
The New York City Center for Space Science Education, noted in the
June 2007 NYC Events, stepped out for a while. It has no public
activities yet, but is considering them on the future. It is an
internal part of the NYC Dept of Education for visiting school groups.
Associated with the Center is a newly constructed Challenger
Learning Center, which as yet hasn't announced its activities. It
could, but not for sure, be similar to the upstate Lower Hudson
Challenger Learning Center, a member of NYC Events. When the two
centers offer public events, NYC Events will carry them.

Event news
--------
The 'Bodies' exhibit at South Street Seaport got an other
extension! It now runs thru September 3rd. The attendance is still
strong after about eight months run in the City!
I hear rumors that the humans are replaced every so often as they
'wear out'. Not that I believe this tale, but it seems that the pieces are rearranged from time to time. Anyway, 'Bodies' is there for you
to, uh, take in.
Please mind that while children get a reduced admission, they

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**JOHN PAZMINO** · #**409** July 8th 07, 05:40 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur

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really need careful adult advice for their visit. Be with them at all
times to intervene against upsetting reaction to the exhibit.
About 150 cityfolk, including astronomers, piled into the New York
Academy of Sciences on June 5th for a public briefing on plaNYC. It
was presented by the Office of the Mayor and Dept of Parks and
Recreation. Other sessions are scheduled thruout the City in the
months to come.
plaNYC (yes, there is only one 'n') is the manifesto issued by
Mayor Bloomberg on Earth Day, April 22nd, to move toward a greater
greener New York City. It is a dense read, along with several
supplementary reports, but read it you must. It contains proposals and
programs that affect every person in the City, astronomer and not
alike. On the whole, it is a good solid project, that banks off of
many green programs already in progress now.
What's crucial to appreciate is that plaNYC, while it has no
provision specificly for astronomy, will dramaticly improve the fate
and fortune of astronomy as a collateral spinoff. The cleaning of
brownfields and establishing new open space will provide safer and
more plentiful starviewing sites. The curbing of greenhouse emissions
will clean out the air, reduce smog, decrease haze and humidity, let
more starlight reach the ground. The expanded transit services will
make travel to astronomy events easier, quicker, more spontaneous. The
mantra for conserving electricity and removing excess outdoor lighting
will combat luminous graffiti.
This latter is an aspect that should be studied carefully by all
darksky advocates. Not that I like rubbing salt in your eyes, but New
York is the ONE place where large-scale abatement of light pollution
really works. It is HERE, in New York, that the campaign against
luminous graffiti WILL WIN. If you doubt this statement, come visit
the City in 2010, OK? Yes, we mean to make the starry night a tighter
integral feature of our cityscape, not as a dream for your children.
It will be the reality for your parents.
It devolves on the astronomer -- every where on Earth, not just in
the City -- to study plaNYC. It's yours for free as a download or
hardcopy thru 'www.nyc.gov/planyc2030'. For those blessed to be close
to the City, please attend upcoming public briefings.
Governors Island has a free public lecture series on Saturdays.
They cover nature, environment, urban affairs. It's the rare place
that offers a science or cultural lecture on a tree-filled breezy
island, with birds soaring and chirping, waves lapping the shore. OK,
it's not quite Tahiti, more like Camelot.
After the lecture, spread a blanket on the soft grass and graze on
your picnic. Between bites or sips, take in the vista of Manhattan
only a kilometer away.
The ferry ride is free, but you have to pick up a timed-ticket at
the depot. They are issued for the seating capacity of the boat to
avoid overcrowding. Note that I give you the 11:00 boat to allow time
to relax a bit and stroll to the talk, which begins at 12:30. You may
return to Manhattan on any boat, the last being at 17:30.

Sky news
------
The June 2007 NYC Events issued just when the Stonehenge sunset
occurs at end May. That's why I couldn't report on it then. What
happened? We got wonderful views from all over Manhattan's gridiron
streets. The next, and only other, chance this year is on July 8-11.
See entry for July 8th. As preparation, you may read the definitive
Manhattan Stonhenge article in the NYSkies Yahoogroup forum. It's at
\files\PazAstronomy\stone-ny.txt'.
gamma Virginis, now in southwest, is just barely separated in the
larger home telescopes. Recall that it was closed up during its
periastron in 2005. I got a free reports of the stars resolving into
two in larger telescopes and maybe in mid-size ones. If you can't get
the two stars apart during this year's apparition, you surely will in
next year's.
On July 1st, Venus and Saturn conjoin only about 1/2 degree apart.
They look like a double planet! Venus herself reaches maximum
illuminate area on July 12th, when the angular area of the bright
crescent part of her disc is greatest for this evening apparition.
'Maximum illuminated area', there being a couple variations in the
name, was promulgated by USNO in 2005. It replaced the older,
invalid, ediurnate 'greatest brilliancy'. This statistic is no longer
issued in the Astronomical Almanac, on which just about all celestial
diaries and calendars are based.
However!, many diaries/calendars STILL cite greatest brilliancy.
Some even assign a stellar magnitude to Venus! Making things more
interesting, the magnitude in various sources is erratic, from -3.5 to
-4.7!! I encountered this use while compiling my June 2007 issue of
SpaceWalk, the monthly starwatching column for the NYC Chapter of
National Space Society.
What's going on here? Some NYSkiers, catching this use of greatest
brilliancy, urged me to dig into this case. I am, with interesting,
but incomplete, findings. A full report will be posted in NYSkies.
Jupiter returned to the evening sky in late May in the southeast.
He stays with us all thru the summer and early fall. He 'pushes'
Saturn and Venus off into the west, where by late July they are lost in the twilight.
Jupiter in spring 2007 erupted into a round of upheaval in his
equatorial belts. Most home astronomers missed the start of this
episode because Jupiter was still in the poorly-watched morning sky.

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With him in evening, we'll get full coverage of the new activity.

NYSkies
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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
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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.
NYC EVENTS FOR JULY 2007
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John Pazmino
NYSkies

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 may be included.
Altho NYC Events confirms the listed items, they are subject to
change by their sponsors. Check with their contacts. Let the sponsor
of an event you attend know that you learned of its event thru NYC
Events.
You may ask for the next NYC Events thru the NYSkies email address,
above, if you're not yet in the forum.
For events which missed NYC Events, check the NYSkies Yahoogroup
forum. Join NYSkies by sending email to 'nysky-subscribe @
yahoogroups.com'.
All hours are Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

Index of events
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Dates for events; contact if no events
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BROOKLYN - BK
Coney Island - - - - - -
Floyd Bennett Field - - - ,
.
Fort Greene Park - - - - 7, 8, 14, 28, 29
Grand Army Plaza - - - - 1
Prospect Park - - - - - - 7
Secret Science Club - - - 11

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

Astro Soc of Greenwich - ,
www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich, 203-896-6786-x338
Astro Soc of New Haven - www.asnh.org,
Bethany Observatory - - - 20
Boothe Meml Astro Soc - - 6, 20
Bowman Observatory - - - 10, 24
CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn www.ctra-narconn.org, 860-583-1690
Mattituck Astro Soc - - - 19
Stamford Mus & Natr Ctr - 6-29
Stamford Observatory - - 6, 13, 20, 27
Van Vleck Observatory - - 21
Western CT St Univ - - - www.wcsu.edu/starwatch,
203-837-8671,
Westport Astro Soc - - - 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26

LONG ISLAND - LI
Amat Obsrs Soc - - - - - www.aosny.org,
Astro Soc of Long Is - - 11, 18
Brookhaven Natl Lab - - - 31
Custer Institute - - - - 7, 14, 21, 28
Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - 516-463-2759, www.hofstra.edu/Academics,

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,
Theodore Roosevelt home - 14
Vanderbilt Planetarium - 25 Waterfront Park - - - - 5, 12, 19, 26

MANHATTAN - MH
92nd Street Y - - - - - - www.92y.org, 212-415-5500
Amer Mus Natl Hist - - - 1-Aug 19, 1-2008 Apr 6

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