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NYC Events 1/2 Nov 4/ 7
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|Moon/Mars | 93x | 93x | 95x | 98x | 102x | 106x | 111x | |illum, % | 99.8 |100.0 | 99.9 | 99.4 | 98.7 | 97.9 | 96.9 | |dist, AU | 0.465| 0.470| 0.480| 0.494| 0.512| 0.534| 0.560| |light, min | 3:52| 3:54| 3:59| 4:06| 4:15| 4:26| 4:39| +-----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+ Special events +-----------------------------------------------------+ | Nov 7 - opposition elong 180 dist 0.470AU | +-----------------------------------------------------+ 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 Wed - 2 Nov 12:00 - Alley Pond Park - QN - science workshop Urban Park Rangers. UPR Adventr Ctr. Operation and use of GPS units. Free. www.nyc.org/parks, 718-846-2731 18:00 - NY Acady of Sci - MH - science lecture 'Building a new museum' on Harvard Univ's new museum for historic scientific instruments. $20 adm. www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230 18:00 - Queens Publ Liby - QN - cultural lecture Flushing Branch, 41-17 Main St. '... Why they're beautiful and useful to our lives' on Queens transit lines. Free. 718-661-1200 18:00 - Burgos Cultural Ctr - MH - science lecture Lexington Av & 106th St. 'How green is your neighborhood' on green features in rebuilt or new works in East Harlem. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks, 718-760-6895 19:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich mtg Bruce Museum. Free. , www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich, 203-896-6786-x338 20:00 - Doylestown - PA - Bucks-Mont Astro Assn meeting Peace Valley Natr Ctr. Free. www.bma2.org, , 215-579-9973 20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing Wesleyan Univ, Van Vleck Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 860-685-3664, , www.astro.wesleyan.edu/events 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 - 3 Nov 17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - cultural lecture 'Jackson Heights, garden in the city'. Free. www.nypl.org/research/sibl, 212-592-7000 17:30 - Danbury - CT - clearsky starviewing Western CT St Uv, Obsy/Plm. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/starwatch, 203-837-8671, 19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr 315 W 22nd St. Discussion of astronomy topics, show & twll, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies terrItory. Free. , 212-243-4125 19:30 - Riverdale - NJ - Metroptn Rocketry Assn neeting Zeppelin Hobby store, Riverdale Sq Mall. Free. metrarocketclub.org, , 973-831-7717 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing No Jersey Astro Gp. Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall. Free, cancelled for clouds. njagweb.tripod.com, Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- 
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November 7th 05, 02:52 AM
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NYC Events 1/2 Nov 6/ 7
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20:00 - Chester - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 4 20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A mtg Bergen Commty Coll, Buehler Obsy. Free. www.bergen.edu/buehler, . 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 Harriman St Pk, Silver Mine parking lot. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-468-8087, , www.aaa.org 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting Custer Inst. Free. www.custerobservatory.org, bvanson@aol,com Sun - 6 Nov 11:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour Urban Park Rangers. Fort entrance on Cross Is Py. Walk thru history and culture of fort and surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks, 718-352-4793 13:15 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeeting Nassau Commty Coll, Bdg F, Room 123. Free. www.aosny.org, 15:00 - Acorn Theatre - MH - science show 410 W 42nd St. 'Einstein's gift' on Fritz Haber and Albert Einstein, live audieence discussion. $10-$50. 212-279-4200, , www.epictheatrectr.org/season.htm, 18:00 - Stratford - CT - clearsky Mars viewing - see Nov 4 18:00 - Cornelia Street Cafe' - MH - science show 29 Cornelia St. 'Never before' on first life experiences. $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, Mon - 7 Nov 15:00 - Willowbroook - SI - clearsky sunviewing College of SI, Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-982-2818, , supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu 17:30 - Willowbroook - SI - clearsky starviewing College of SI, Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-982-2818, , supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu 19:00 - Hunter College - MH - science lecture TV studio #436, 69th St btwn Park & Lexington Avs. 'Art & science collaboration' on artists and scientists. Free. www.asci.org/artikel233.html, , 19:00 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science show 'Magic, song, and comedy, a science cabaret'. Free. web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 212-817-8215 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 - 8 Nov 15:30 - Upton - LI - science lecture Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bldg 510. 'Doing something about the climate ...'. Free, bring GI photo ID for campus security. www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 19:00 - 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, 20:00 - Floyd Bennett Field - BK - clearsky starviewing Natl Pk Svc, NYSkies. Enter from Flatbush Av N of Marine Py Bg. Free, cancelled for clouds. , www.aaa.org, Wed - 9 Nov Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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November 7th 05, 02:52 AM
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NYC Events 1/2 Nov 7/ 7
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15:30 - Courant institute - MH - science lecture Weaver hall, 251 Mercer St. 'Hurricanes and climate'. Free. caos.cims.nyu.edu, 18:00 - NY Publ Liby - MH - science lecture Main Branch, South Ct Audm. 'Treasured maps' on the library's map collection. Free. , 212-930-9284, www.nypl.org/research 19:00 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science lecture 'Big bang, the origins of the universe'. Free. web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 212-817-8215 19:00 - 92nd St Y - MH - astronomy lecture Lexington Av & 92nd St. 'Sun, Moon & stars symbolism in Native American culture' $25 adm. www.92y.org, 212-415-5500 19:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting Astro Soc of LI, Vanderbilt Plm. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.asliclub.org, 19:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Frontiers in Astrophysics RISK OF ABUSE AND HOSTILITY Live lecture on current astronomy topics. Clearsky starviewing by Amat Astro Assn. $14 adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs 19:30 - Holbrook - LI - Science Club of LI meeting Sachem Liby. 'Theory of relativity'. Free. www.sciencecluboflongisland.com, 631-421-1523, 19:30 - York College - QN - astronomy lecture Core Acadmc Bdg, Rm 2E01. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. natsci.york.cuny.edu/~yco, 718-262-2082, 19:30 - Bristol - PA - clearsky starviewing Bucks-Mont Astro Assn. Silver Lake Park. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.bma2.org, , 215-579-9973 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 20:00 - Princeton - NJ - clearsky starviewing Princeton Univ, Peyton Hall. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm, 20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free. njagweb.tripod.com, 973-655-7266, 20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - seee Nov 2 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 [continued in part 2 of 2] --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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November 7th 05, 02:52 AM
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NYC events 2/2 Nov 1/ 6
NYC EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2005 -------------------------- John Pazmino NYSkies [part 2 of 2, continued from part 1] Thu - 10 Nov 15:45 - Rockefeller Univ - MH - cultural lecture Weiss Hall, Rm 301. 'El Nin~o' on Pacific wind and weather. Free. www.rockefeller.edu, 212-327-8000, 16:00 - Upton - LI - science lecture Brookhaven Natl Lab, Berkner Hall. 'Albert Einstein's revolutionary discoveries in physics'. Free, bring GI photo ID for campus security. www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 17:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture - see Nov 5 18:00 - New School - MH - science lecture 12th St btwn 5th & 6th Av. 'Einstein on race' on racial relations in US. Free. 212-229-5353, , www.generalstudies.newschool.edu/02_speical.htm, 18:00 - Danbury - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 3 NOTE LATER HOUR, 18:00, NOT 17:30 19:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Mus Astro Soc meeting Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, , http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/e...onomical.html- 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 3 20:00 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing Rutgers Univ, Schommer Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 732-205-0020, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html Fri - 11 Nov 09:45 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science conference Thru Sat 12 Nov. 'Toward a green, just, sustainable Greater NYC'. $40 fee. web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 212-817-8215 19:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Nov 4 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 4 20:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area mtg Ocean Co Coll, Novis Plm. Free. www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, Sat - 12 Nov 11:00 - Ft Washington Pk - MH - cultural tour Urban Park Rangers. Little Red Lighthouse. Walk thru culture and history of lighthouse and park. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks 14:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour - see Nov 5 17:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture - see Nov 5 18:00 - Danbury - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 3 NOTE LATER HOUR, 18:00, NOT 17:30 19:00 - Inwood Hill Pk - MH - clearksky starviewing RISK OF ABUSE AND HOSTILITY Amat Astro Assn & Urban Pk Rangers.. Inwood Hill Natr Ctr. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.aaa.org 20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A mtg - see Nov 5 20:00 - Toms River - NJ - clearsky starviewing Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area. Ocean Co Coll, Novis Plm. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Nov 5 20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing Wesleyan Univ, Van Vleck Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069, Sun - 13 Nov 11:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour - see Nov 6 12:00 - Bethel - CT - CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn meeting Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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NYC events 2/2 Nov 3/ 6
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Fri - 18 Nov 19:30 - Plymouth Mtg - PA - Delaware Vy A A meeting Gtr Plymouth Cmmty Ctr. Free. dvaa.org, 19:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing Sheep Hill Astro Assn obsy, Free, cancelled for clouds. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm, 20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Nov 4 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 4 20:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture Union Co Coll, Smith Audm. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org, 20:00 - Columbia University - MH - clearsky starviewing Pupin Hall, 14th Floor and rooftop. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.astro.columbia.edu/observe, 212-854-3278, Sat - 19 Nov 10:00 - Wyckoff farmhouse - BK - cultural tour Wyckoff House Assn. Bus tour of Dutch colonial houses in Brooklyn. $50, incl lunch. www.nyc.gov/parks, 718-629-5400 11:00 - Central Park - MH - cultural tour Central Pk Conservancy. Dana Discovery Ctr. Examine the Manhattan Adirondacks. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks, 212-860-1370 13:00 - Garden City - LI - LI Space Soc meeting Cradle of Aviation. Free. www.nsschapters.org/ny/longisland, 14:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour - see Nov 5 16:00 - XXX - MH - Mars Soc of NY meeting LOCATION NOT SET YET; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS Free. chapters.marssociety.org/usa/ny, 17:30 - Danbury - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 3 19:00 - Great Kills Pk - SI - clearsky starviewing Natl Pk Svc. Enter from Hylan Bv to model airplane flying field. Free, cancelled for clouds. , www.aaa.org, 718-494-1370 19:30 - Alley Pond Pk - QN - astronomy lecture Alley Pond Enviro Ctr. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. $12 fee. www.allwypond.com, 718-229-4000 19:00 - Allentown - PA - clearsky starviewing Lehigh Vy A A S, South Mt. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.lvaas.org, 20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A mtg - see Nov 5 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Nov 5 Sun - 20 Nov 11:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour - see Nov 6 13:00 - Fort Greene Pk - BK - cultural tour Urban Park Rangers. Fort Greene Natr Ctr. Walk thru history and culture of park and surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks 14:00 - Airmont - NY - science show Lwr Hudson Vy Challenger Ctr, 225 Rt 29. 'Rendezvous with a comet'. $20 adm. www.lhvcc.com, . 845-257-3416. Mon - 21 Nov 19:30 - Barnes & Noble - MH - science lecture 6th Av & 8th St branch. 'How to survive a robot uprising' on human-robot relationship. Free. 212-674-8780 19:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Distinguished Authors RISK OF ABUSE AND HOSTILITY Live lecture by author of current astronomy books. Clearsky starviewing by Amat Astro Assn. $14 adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs Tue - 22 Nov 19:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 8 Wed - 23 Nov all day - whole City - MH - transit discount fares Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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NYC events 2/2 Nov 4/ 6
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Thru 1 Jan 2006. Various discount fares on NYC transit during yearend holidays. Includes $1 single fare, bonus days on unltd MC, free 10-trip tickets on LIRR & MetroNorth. www.mta.info 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Nov 2 Thu - 24 Nov all day - Union Sq - MH - Union Sq holiday book market Thru Dec 24. Dozens of book dealer booths around edge of Sq. Fill up on astrogumbo or later visit the very stores. Free. 212-674-5296, www.pageantprintshop.com, XX:XX - Chelsea Piers - MH - cultural show TENTATIVE DATE & HOUR; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS Pier 69. Schooner 'Anne' begins 1,000-day no-landfall trip around world; returns in mid 2008. Free (to watch sail off, not take the ride). 212-414-4891, www.1000days.net, Fri - 25 Nov 13:00 - Dyckman farmhouse - MH - cultural tour Urban Park Rangers. Walk thru history and culture of farmhouse and surrounds to celebrate Evacuation Day. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks 19:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Nov 4 19:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearksy starviewing Amat Obsrs Soc. Field #2. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.aosny.org, 19:30 - Perkasie - PA - clearsky starviewing Bucks-Mont Astro Assn. William Markey Centl Pk. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.bma2.org, , 215-579-9973 20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 4 Sat - 26 Nov 14:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour - see Nov 5 19:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearksy starviewing - see Nov 25 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Nov 5 20:00 - Bear Mt St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 5 20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn meeting Robinson Obsy. Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8600 Sun - 27 Nov 11:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour - see Nov 6 11:00 - Highbridge Park - MH - cultural tour Urban Park Rangers. Highbrisge Water Tower. Walk thru history and culture of tower and surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks 12:00 - Central Park - MH - cultural tour Urban Park Rangers. Dana Discovery Ctr. Examine architectural features of park. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks 14:00 - Central Park - MH - cultural tour Central Pk Conservancy. Dana Discovery Ctr. Examine the Manhattan Adirondacks. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks, 212-860-1370 19:00 - Ft Totten - QN - clearsky starviewing Urban Park Rangers. Fort entrance on Cross Is Py. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.nyc.gov/parks, 718-352-4793 Mon - 28 Nov 15:00 - Willowbroook - SI - clearsky sunviewing - see Nov 7 18:00 - Willowbroook - SI - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 7 NOTE LATER HOUR, 18:00, NOT 17:30 18:00 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science conference 'Perpetual motion, revolution in 17th century science and music'. Free. web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 212-817-8215 Tue - 29 Nov 18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Celestial Highlights Live skyshow of current evening sky. $12 adm. Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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NYC events 2/2 Nov 5/ 6
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212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs 19:00 - NY Acady of Sci - MH - science lecture 'El Nin~o' on Pacific wind and weather. $20 adm. www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230 Wed - 30 Nov 15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture 251 Mercer St. 'Nonlinear dynamics of El Nin~o'. Free. caos.cims.nyu.edu, 18:30 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - science lecture 'One planet budgeting' on sustainability and ecology. $15. web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 212-817-8215 19:30 - So Huntington - LI - Science Club of LI meeting So Huntington Liby. 'Other life in the universe'. Free. www.sciencecluboflongisland.com, 631-421-1523, 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - seee Nov 2 20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Nov 2 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 General News ---------- Many of the summer stargazing sessions drop off in face of the frostbite weather coming in fast. It's up to each sponsor whether to continue their outdoor sessions thru the winter. Please, do mind your winter clothing! Bring extra wraps, gloves, socks, hat. I combined the South Ferry and Cortlandt St entries into a new Lower Manhattan item. The conniptions in Lower Manhattan with station closings and train reroutes is too varied week-by-week. Study posted notices at stations and listen for voice instructions on trains and stations. Lower Manhattan is a compact district. You could pass up on convoluted excursions and transfers by walking to your destination from which ever station is alive during your ride. The Urban Park Rangers continue their excellent free tours and talks in and around the parks. Dress for breeze and chill for the outdoor events. Most of these are cultural events, in line with my program of enhancing the cosmic perspective of the City astronomer. November may be a good time to consider your event schedule for 2006. If possible, line up dates and places for your website before the yearend holidays. I realize that you may be boxed in by school semester crossing, renewal of room arrangements, change of crew within your club. I can only ask, please give it the good ol' college try. For YOUR members and readers. In answer to a couple inquiries, a phrase in all-caps in an item is an explanatory note, not the event title. Titles are in ticks within the event description. You may freely pass along NYC Events. If you like, you may trim it to better suit your readers's interests, like removing remote events or those charging a fee. Just note that your version is somehow abbreved and that the complete issue is available from NYSkies. Event news -------- October opened with the annual open house at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the 70th anniversary party at Hayden Planetarium, These occurred in mild weather. The rest of October, right up to the end, was on the whole rainy or cloudy. Rain swamped just about everything outdoors on the weekend of the 8-9, including most of the annual Open House New York tours. The rain eased up on the next weekend in the NYSkies territory. The air dried out in mid New Jersey on Friday the 14th, in the City by Saturday, and in New England by Sunday. The clearing sky missed the American Association of Variable Star Observers meeting. From Thursday the 13th thru the closing night on the 15th Massachusetts was wet, wet, wet. Only on Sunday the 16th, when we were on the way home, did the Sun shine and air dry out. At AAVSO I promote New York astronomy and NYSkies. This time I spoke on 'Station at the center of the universe' about the astronomy features built into Grand Central terminal. NYSkiers heard this same talk at the NYSkies Astronomy Seminar on October 20th. Saturday the 29th was informally 'Space saturation day'. The exhibit of aerospace models at the Pratt gallery. running since October 7th, was the first activity. Then followed book shopping in Greenwich Village, lunch, a joint meeting of National Space Society and Mars Society of New York, supper, and a planned Mars watch in Chelsea. This last was called off for clouds, but was successfully held on the next night under clear calm, mild skies. Amateur Astronomer Association Inc sticks to its despotic ways, elaborated in the companion article 'AAA news'. Thus, certain of its activities carry the risk of abuse and hostility, as marked in the Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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NYC events 2/2 Nov 6/ 6
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index and annotated in the listings. November opens with the Custer Jamboree, November 4-6, a conference and starparty combo on the north fluke of Long Island. On the Custer site is the Amateur Observers Society's own new observatory, open for use during the Jamboree. Continuing thru November is 'Aerospace design' based on wind tunnel models from NASA and other agencies at the Pratt manhattan gallery. It's free at 144 West 14th St, near 7th Av. The exhibit also features a talk on engineering and art on the 17th. November 23rd starts a month-long season of discount fares on New York area transit! These include half-fare on subways and buses, free 10-trip rides on Long Island railroad and MetroNorth, and a 40-day, not the regular 30-day, MetroCard. Details are still being worked out, so pay attention to announcements in the news media. Also on the 23rd the Union Sq holiday book market opens. Dozens of booths and tents from book dealers all over the City and beyond ring the Square. Hop from one to the next, thru December 24th, to harvest those astronomy books you always wished to have. At the very least, you'll collect contacts to later visit the stores themselfs. A history-making journey begins on the 24th, which is a tentative date, when the schooner 'Anne' will try to stay at sea without landing for 1,000 days! The plan is to be entirely self-sustaining, living off nature. 'Anne' sails from Chelsea Piers with a free sendoff show. You'll welcome her back in mid 2008. Sky News ------ There was little skywatching in October due to the almost continuous rain and cloud. The weather was a mix of residual hurricane and normal autumn rain. In fact, October 2005 was the 2nd wettest month in City history, with 421mm of rain! The all-time record is 428mm for September 1882. On the isolated clearish nights, Venus and Mars dominated the stargazing efforts. Proximity of Mars was on the 29th, which was a bit too cloudy to observe. On the 30th a Mars watch was held at Stew Rorer's rooftop with pleasing views of the planet thru his C-11 scope. Peter Tagatac and his group, who meet occasionally in Central Park as noted under 'XX Nov', reports that on the 30th stars of 4-1/2 to 5th magnitude were discernible in the zenith -- from the Park! During that afternoon his team showed Venus to Park visitors -- by naked eye! We lose Venus in November as she rides a shallow ecliptic in the southwest. In December the ecliptic tilts up, bringing her above the skyline for a last show before racing toward inferior conjunction in early 2006. Mars is in easy view by nightfall in November, with opposition on the 7th. He's well up by late evening, THE good and bright orange star in Aries. By end of October the south polar cap contracted to a nitid white dot and a dust storm was creeping over the equator and south parts of the globe. The Observer's Handbook arrived at NYSkies on October 20th. The cost is only $17, including pack and post. NYSkiers can pick up their copies at our Seminars or other astro and space events around New York, or just let me mail the book to you. Do use the coupon posted in NYSkies on the 21st. Our allotment in years past sold out by mid December, so please get your request in now, like tomorrow morning, to avoid gross disappointment.. City news ------- This section, as explained for September, is discontinued. It is now a separate article 'AAA news'. 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 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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NYC events 2/2 Nov 2/ 6
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Bethel Town Hall. Free. www.ctra-narconn.org, 860-583-1690 13:00 - Bartow-Pell mansion - BX - cultural tour Urban Park Rangers. Walk thru history and culture of mansion and surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks 18:00 - Cornelia Street Cafe' - MH - science show 29 Cornelia St. 'Improvising on chaos' for predicting future events. $10 adm. www.corneliastreetcafe.com, 212-989-9319 19:00 - Allentown - PA - Lehigh Vy A A S meeting LVAAS-HQ, South Mt. Free. www.lvaas.org, Mon - 14 Nov 15:00 - Willowbroook - SI - clearsky sunviewing - see Nov 7 19:30 - Holbrook - LI - Science Club of LI meeting Sachem Liby. 'Global warming'. Free. www.sciencecluboflongisland.com, 631-421-1523, 20:00 - Willowbroook - SI - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 7 NOTE LATER HOUR, 20:00, NOT 17:30 Tue - 15 Nov 18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - This Just In MEETS IN KAUFMANN THEATER; ENTER THRU 77TH ST GATE Live presentation on current astronomy news. $12 adm. www.amnh.org/programs, 212-769-5100 19:30 - New Paltz - NY - Mid Hudson Astro Assn mtg 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 - 16 Nov 13:30 - Upton - LI - astronomy lecture Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bldg 510. 'Detecting solar axions using Earth's magnetic field '. Free, bring GI photo ID for campus security. www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 16:00 - Upton - LI - science lecture Brookhaven Natl Lab, Berkner Hall. '100 years of photoemission from Albert Einstein to the quantum world'. Free, bring GI photo ID for campus security. www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - science lecture 'Decorative architectural ironwork'. Free. www.nypl.org/research/sibl, 212-592-7000 18:00 - NY Acady of Sci - MH - science lecture 'New York tackles climate change' $20 adm. www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230 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 Nov 2 20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - seee Nov 2 20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 3 20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Nov 2 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 Thu - 17 Nov 17:30 - Danbury - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 3 19:00 - Pratt Manhattan gallery - MH - science lecture 144 West 14th St. 'The airplane's impcat on art in the twentieth century'. Free, bring photo ID for building security. , 212-647-7778, www.pratt.edu/exhibitions/schedule.html 19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr 19:00 - Waterbury - CT - Mattituck Astro Soc meeting Naugatuck Vy Commty Coll, Ekstrom Hall. Free. mastransit.org, 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Nov 2 Continued in next message. --- þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004 ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
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