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Big Apple Astro Colloqm - 8
Cafe' Science - - - - - - 11
Cafe' Scientifique - - - 5
Central Park - - - - - - XX, 2, 3
Citicorp Center - - - - - 1-Jan 5
Columbia Univ Obsy - - - 15
Columbia University - - - 1, 13
Cornelia St cafe' - - - - 3
Cosmic Cantina restaurant 4
Courant Institute - - - - 6
CUNY Graduate Center - - 11
Earth Institute - - - - - 4
Goddard Inst for Spc Std 8
Hayden Planetarium - - - 5, 19, 26
Highbridge Park - - - - - 17
Hubblelicious World Tour 3, 4, 6
Inst Strings, Cosmology - 1
Inwood Hill Park - - - - 2, 10, 16
IRT service disruption - 1
Little Red Lighthouse - - 9
Lower Manhattan stations 1
Mars 2112 restaurant - - 3
Natl Space Soc-NYC - - - 2
NY Acady of Sciences - - 1, 12,
New York University - - - 1-2, 1, 8
NYSkies - - - - - - - - - 7, 21
Pleiades occultation - - 3
Rockefeller University - www.rockefeller.edu, 212-327-8000,

Sci Ind Biz Liby - - - - 6, 7
Sony WonderTech Lab - - - 2
String Cosmology conf - - 15
The Delancey bar - - - - 6
Times Square - - - - - - 1-31

NEW JERSEY
A A A of Princeton - - - 12
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 8
Amat Astro Inc - - - - - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Buehler-Columbia AAA - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Hubblelicious World Tour 9
Metra Rocketry Assn - - - 7
Morris County Coll - - - 9
Morris Museum Astro Soc - 14
New Jersey Astro Assn - - www.njaa.org, 908-368-8600
Natl Space Soc-NJN - chapters.nss.org/nj/njn,
Newark Museum - - - - - - 1-15
North Jersey Astro Gp - - 7, 13, 14
Ocean Co Coll - - - www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium, 732-255-0343,
Princeton Univ Obsy - - - 12
Princeton University - - 1-May 5
Rutgers Univ Obsy - - - - 14, 28
Rutgers University - - - 1-22, 6, 13, 20, 27
S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - 7
Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 3, 15
Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - www.uacnj.org
Washington Xing Pk - - - www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575,


PENNSYLVANIA
Bucks-Mont Astro Assn - - 6
Delaware Vy Amat Astro - 8
Lackawanna Astro Soc - - 5
Lehigh Vy Amat Astro Soc 9

QUEENS
Alley Pond Park - - - - - 16, 23
Fort Totten - - - - - - - 2, 3
York College - - - - - - 13

STATEN ISLAND
Coll of Staten Is - - - - 12
Great Kills Park - - - - , www.aaa.org,
718-494-1370
High Rock Park - - - - - 16
SI Community TV - - - - - 4
South Beach - - - - - - - 16
Van Briesen Park - - - - 3
Willowbrook Park - - - - 9

THE BRONX

UPSTATE
Anthony Wayne Rec Area - www.rocklandastronomy.com, 201-768-3298,
,
Bear Mountain St Pk - - - 718-468-8087, ,
www.aaa.org
Catskills Astro Club - - 16, 23
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - 6

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NYC EVENTS FOR JANUARY 2007
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John Pazmino
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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'.
All hours are Eastern Standard Time.

Index of events
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Dates for events; contact if no events
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BROOKLYN
Floyd Bennett Field - - - XX
Fort Greene Park - - - - 6, 21
Prospect Park - - - - - - 6, 7

CONNECTICUT
A S of Gtr Hartford - - - 17
Astro Soc of Greenwich - , 203-896-6786-x338,
www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich
Astro Soc of New Haven - www.asnh.org,
Bethany Observatory - - - 26
Boothe Meml Astro Soc - - 5, 19
Bowman Observatory - - - 9, 25
CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn XX
Mattituck Astro Soc - - - 18
Peabody Museum - - - - - 1-spring 2007
Stamford Observatory - - 5, 12, 19, 26
Van Vleck Observatory - - 31
Western CT St Univ - - - www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/starwatch,
203-837-8671,
Westport Astro Soc - - - 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31

LONG ISLAND
Amat Obsrs Soc - - - - - 7
Astro Soc of Long Is - - 3, 10, 17, 31
Brookhaven Natl Lab - - - www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000
Caumsett St Histrcl Pk - XX
Cold Spg Hr Lab - - - events.cshl.edu/lectures.html, 516-367-8455
Custer Institute - - - - 6, 13, 20, 27
Natl Space Soc-LISS - - - chapters.nss.org/ny/longisland,

Robert Moses St Pk - - - XX
Science Club of Long Is - 11
SUNY Stony Brook - - - - XX
Vanderbilt Planetarium - 24

MANHATTAN
92nd Street Y - - - - - - 28
Amer Mus Natl Hist - - - 1-Aug 19, 11, 18, 25
Cafe' Science - - - - - - 8
Cafe' Scientifique - - - 2
Citicorp Center - - - - - 1-5
Columbia Univ Obsy - - - 19
Columbia University - - - 10, 17, 24, 31
comet McNaught 2006-P1 - 1
Cornelia St cafe' - - - - 7
Courant Institute - - - - XX
CUNY Graduate Center - - web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, 212-817-8215
,
Earth Institute - - - - - XX
Goddard Inst for Spc Std 8-9
Hayden Planetarium - - - 2, 16, 30
Inst Strings, Cosmology - 5, 12, 19, 26
Inwood Hill Park - - - - 7, 14
IRT service disruption - 1
Location One - - - - - - - 3
Lower Manhattan stations 1
Natl Space Soc-NYC - - - 6
NY Acady of Sciences - - 11
New York Unearthed - - - 27
New York University - - - www.physics,nyu.edu/cgi-bin/astro
, 212-998-7706
NYSkies - - - - - - - - - 4, 18
passport requirement - - 8

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perihelion Day - - - - - 3
Rockefeller University - 12
Sci Ind Biz Liby - - - - 9, 10, 24
South Street Seaport - - 20, 30
Top of the Lawn - - - - - XX

NEW JERSEY
A A A of Princeton - - - XX
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 12
Amat Astro Inc - - - - - 5, 12, 19, 26
Buehler-Columbia AAA - - 6, 13, 20, 27
Metra Rocketry Assn - - - XX
Morris Museum Astro Soc - 11
New Jersey Astro Assn - - www.njaa.org, 908-368-8600
Natl Space Soc-NJN - chapters.nss.org/nj/njn,
North Jersey Astro Gp - - 10, 11, 18, 25
Ocean Co Coll - - - www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium, 732-255-0343,
Princeton Univ Obsy - - - 9
Princeton University - - 1-May 1
Rutgers University - - - 17, 24, 31
S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - 4
Schommer Observatory - - 11, 25
Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 7, 19
Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - www.uacnj.org
Washington Xing Pk - - - www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575,


PENNSYLVANIA
Bucks-Mont Astro Assn - - 10
Delaware Vy Amat Astro - 12
Lackawanna Astro Soc - - 2
Lehigh Vy Amat Astro Soc 14

QUEENS
Alley Pond Park - - - - - 20
Fort Totten - - - - - - - 6, 7
York College - - - - - - natsci.york.cuny.edu/~yco, 718-262-2082,


STATEN ISLAND
Coll of Staten Is - - - - XX
Great Kills Park - - - - , www.aaa.org,
718-494-1370
SI Community TV - - - - - 8
Wolfe's Pond Park - - - - 20

THE BRONX

UPSTATE
Anthony Wayne Rec Area - www.rocklandastronomy.com, 201-768-3298,
,
Bear Mountain St Pk - - - 718-468-8087, ,
www.aaa.org
Catskills Astro Club - - XX
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - XX
Lwr Hudson Vy Challr Ctr 21
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 16
Orange Co Astro Assn - - XX
Swinging Bridge dam - - - 1
Vassar College - - - - - 24, 31
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - XX
Westchester Amat Astro - XX
Wilcox Park - - - - - - - XX

List of events
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XXX - XX Jan
DATE NOT SET; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
---------------------------------
12:00 - Bethany - CT - CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn meeting
Bethany Town Hall. Free. www.ctra-narconn.org, 860-583-1690
14:00 - Palisades - NY - science lecture
Lamont-Doherty Earth Obsy. Geochemy Bdg. Free. 845-365-8634,
www.ldeo.columbia.edu,
15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture
251 Mercer St. Free. caos.cims.nyu.edu,
19:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing
Westchester Amat Astro. Meadows Picnic Area. Free, cancelled
for clouds.
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
19:00 - Columbia University - MH - science lecture
Earth Inst. Schl of Journlsm, 3th fl. Free.
, www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu,
19:15 - College of SI - SI - clearsky starviewing
Astrop Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-982-2818,
,
supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu
19:30 - Riverdale - NJ - Metra Rocketry Assn meeting
Zeppelin Hobby store, Riverdale Sq Mall. Free.

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metrarocketclub.org, , 973-831-7717
19:30 - Wilcox Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing
Mid Hudson Astro Assn. Free, cancelled for clouds
mhaa.whodeanie.com. 845-485-5669,
19:30 - Stony Brook - LI - astronomy lecture
SUNY Stony Brook, Earth & Spc Sci Hall. Indoor lecture,
clearsky starviewing. Free. www.ess.sunysb.edu/astro,
631-632-8100,
20:00 - Caumsett St Histcl Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing
Amat Obsrs Soc. Parking lot, Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.aosny.org,
20:00 - Yonkers - NY - Westchester A A meeting
Hudson Rv Mus, Andrus Plm. Free.
www.westchesterastronomers.org,

20:00 - Chester - NY - clearsky starviewing
Orange Co Astro Assn, Deis Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
www.ocastronomy.org, , 845-641-2672
20:00 - R Moses St Pk - LI - clearsky starviewing
Amat Obsrs Soc. Parking field #2, Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.aosny.org,
20:00 - Liberty - NY - clearsky starviewing
Catskills Astro Club. Walnut Mountain Pk. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.catskillsastro.org, .
20:00 - Floyd Bennett Fd - BK - clearsky starviewing
Natl Pk Svc & NYSkies. Enter from Flatbush Av to model
flying field. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.aaa.org,
,
20:00 - Princeton - NJ - A A A of Princeton meeting
Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org,
609-737-2575,

XXX - XX Jan
20:00 - Central Park - MH - Top of the Lawn meeting
OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Informal gathering of local astronomers on perimeter path
on north side of Great Lawn. Free, cancelled for clouds.


Mon - 1 Jan
all day - Lower Manhattan stations - MH - station reconstruction
Every Sat & Sun. Indefinite duration. Many Lwr Manh subway
stations closed for major work at various hours. Check
posters and flyers for your routes. www.mta.info.
all day - Princeton - NJ - science exhibit
Thru May 1. Princeton Univ, Friend Center. 'Art of science'
images produced thru or inspired by science, Free.
www.princeton.edu/artofscience/about.html
all day - Citicorp Center - MH - yearend train exhibit
Thru 2007 Jan 5. First floor. Gigantic model of raillines
along Hudson Rv. Many gauges, animated scenery, period
railcars, day-night lighting, narration. Free.
all day - Amer Mus Natl Hist - MH - science exhibit
Thru 19 Aug 2007. Gallery 3. 'Gold' on geology, chemistry,
properties, application, value of gold. $21 timed tkt,
incl 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
all day - New Haven - CT - astronomy exhibit
Thru 6 May 2007. Yale Univ, Peabody Museum. 'Alien Earths'
on search for planets of other stars. $7 adm. 203.432.3188.
www.yale.edu/peabody,
00:01 - whole City - MH - IRT service disruption
weekday nights and entire weekends. From 2006 March 18 thru
winter 2006-2007. IRT service disruptions for construction
of South Ferry station and Fulton St interchange. Study
flyers and posters for reroutes and suspensions.
www.mta.info.
17:30 - whole City - MH - comet McNaught 2006-P1
Possible bright comet, but very close to Sun. Elements and
ephemeris from Minotr Planet Center as at 21 December 2006,
does not factor in sudden 4-1/2 magn increase in mid Decemeber.
-------------------------------------------------------------
PeriT 2007 Jan 12.7990, PeriAU 0.170728, ArgP 155.9765, AscN
267.4150, Exc 1.000014, Incl 77.8369,
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Date, 0hUT RightAsc (2000) Dec Earth Sun Elong Phase Mag
---------- ------------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---
2006-12-21 18h05.32m -09d34.5m 1.666 0.751 14.1 18.6 9.9
2006-12-26 18 19.65 -08 44.7 1.524 0.624 14.6 23.5 8.9
2006-12-31 18 37.03 -07 56.4 1.363 0.488 15.2 31.9 7.6
2007-01-05 18 59.50 -07 36.6 1.179 0.344 15.1 48.1 5.7
2007-01-10 19 31.41 -10 08.3 0.963 0.206 12.1 89.5 3.1
2007-01-15 20 10.21 -23 46.6 0.818 0.193 6.3 145.7 2.4
2007-01-20 20 34.69 -38 17.5 0.875 0.326 19.0 99.8 4.8
2007-01-25 20 51.57 -46 20.7 0.985 0.471 27.7 76.1 6.7

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Tue - 2 Jan
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 - Rialto Restaurant - MH - science lecture
265 Elizabeth St & Prince St. 'Cafe' scientifique'
discussion on various science topics. Free + own meal.
www.sciencecafenyc.org,
19:30 - Fleetville - PA - Lackawanna Astro Soc meeting
Keystone Coll, Cupillari Obsy. Free. ,.
members.aol.com/sabiajohn/LAS.html Wed - 8 Nov

Wed - 3 Jan
14:44 - whole City - MH - Perihelion Day
Earth passes perihelion, 0.983295 AU from Sun. New 'yearend'
holiday custom among many astronomers, including 'Happy
Perihelion' greeting cards.
19:00 - Location One - MH - science show
26 Greene St & Canal St. 'Dorkbot' artistic uses of
electricity. Free. dorkbot.org/dorkbotnyc/3.jan.2007
212-334-3347,
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport A S, Rolnick Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds,
www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925,
20:00 - Doylestown - PA - Bucks-Mont Astro Assn meeting
Peace Valley Natr Ctr. Free. www.bma2.com,
, 215-579-9973
20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
NY Inst of Techy, Schure Audm. Free. www.asliclub.org,


Thu - 4 Jan
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr
315 W 22nd St. Discussion of astronomy topics, show & tell,
skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. ,
212-273-5958
20:00 - Middletown - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting
King of Kings Lutheran Ch. Free. www.starastronomy.org,

20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 3

Fri - 5 Jan
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
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,


Sat - 6 Jan
13:00 - Ft Greene Pk - BK - cultural tour
Also Sat 13, 20, 27 Jan. Urban Pk Rangers. Ft Greene Vstr
Ctr. Walk thru history and culture of park and surrounds.
Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
14:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour
Also Sat 13, 20, 27 Jan. Urban Park Rangers. Fort entrance
on Cross Is Py. Walk thru history and culture of fort and
surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
15:30 - New York Univ - MH - Natl Space Soc-NYC meeting
Silver Hall, 32 Waverly Pl. Free, bring photo ID for campus
secuirty. chapters,nss.org/ny/nyc, ,
18:45 - Prospect Park - BK - cultural tour
Also 19:30 & 20:15. Urban Park Rangers. Bus stop inside
Grand Army Plaza gate. Bus ride thru star-friendly
illuminated gates of park. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting
Custer Inst. Free. www.custerobservatory.org,

20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture
Bergen Commty Coll, Buehler Obsy. Free.
www.bergen.edu/buehler, . Sun - 3 Dec

Sun - 7 Jan
13:00 - Inwood Hill Pk - MH - science tour
Urban Park Rangers. Inwood Hill Natr Ctr. Walk thru geology
and topography of park and surrounds. Free.
www.nyc.gov/parks
13:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour
Also Sun 14, 21, 28 Jan. Urban Park Rangers. Fort entrance

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on Cross Is Py. Walk thru history and culture of fort and
surrounds. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
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, 'Cosi simili, cosi diverse'
molecular chemistry and biology. $10 adm.
www.corneliastreetcafe.com, 212-989-9319
18:45 - Prospect Park - BK - cultural tour - see Jan 6
19:30 - Boonton - NJ - Sheep Hill Astro Assn meeting
Boonton Town Hall. Free. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm,


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Mon - 8 Jan
00:01 - whole City - MH - new passport requirement
US citizens returning by air to US from else where in
Western Hemisphere MUST present valid US passport.
Previously, any reasonable ID was sufficient, even expired
passport.
09:00 - Goddard Inst Spc Stud - MH - science conference
Thru Tue Jan 9. -nonCO2 and arctic climate imapcts'. Free,
adv regn reqd,bring GI photo ID for campus security.
www.giss.nasa.gov, 212-678-5540,
17:30 - PicNic cafe' - MH - Cafe' Science show
2665 Broadway & 101 St. Supper/chat with Columbia Univ
profs. $10, incl 1 drink, plus own supper. 212-222-8222,
alumni.columbia.edu/learn/s6_3.html,

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 - 9 Jan
17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - cultural lecture
'Pascal's wager' on the relation of matematics and religion.
Free. 212-592-7000, www.nypl.org/research/sibl
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 - clearsky starviewing
Princeton Univ, Peyton Hall. Free, cancelled for clouds
www.astro.princeton.edu/events.htm,


Wed - 10 Jan
16:15 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture
Pupin Hall, Rm 1332. Free. 212-854-3278,
www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach,

17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - cultural lecture
'Lights, motors, power' history of electric utility in NYC
Free. 212-592-7000, www.nypl.org/research/sibl
20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free.
njagweb.tripod.com, 973-655-7266,

20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 3
20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jan 3

Thu - 11 Jan
18:00 - NY Acady of Sci - MH - science lecture
'Moral minds' on a natural sense of right and wrong. $20
adm + opt dinner, adv regn reqd. www.nyas.org, 212-838-0230
19:00 - Amer Mus of Natl Hist - MH - science lecture
Linder Thtr. 'Newton's alchemy', Isaac newton and 17th
century chemistry.. $15 adm. 212-769-5100,
www.amnh.org/programs
19:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Mus Astro Soc meeting
Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, ,
http://www.morrismuseum.org/static/e...onomical.html-
19:30 - S Huntington - LI - Sci Club of LI meeting
S Huntoington Liby. 'Mars and the search for life'. Free.
www.sciencecluboflongisland.com, 631-421-1523,

20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing
No Jersey Astro Gp. Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall.
Free, cancelled for clouds. njagweb.tripod.com,
973-655-7266,
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 3
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 - 12 Jan
14:00 - Columbia Univ - MH - ISCAP meeting - see Jan 5
15:15 - Rockefeller Univ - MH - astronomy lecture
Caspary Audm. 'Observing the birth of the unvierse'. Free.
www.rockefeller.edu, 212-327-8000,

19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area mtg
Ocean Co Coll, College Ctr, Cafeteria. Free.
www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, Thu -
19:00 - Plymouth Meeting - PA - Delaware Vy A A meeting
Gtr Plymouth Commty Ctr. Free. dvaa.org,
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jan 5
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 5

Sat - 13 Jan
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Jan 6

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20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture - see Jan 6

Sun - 14 Jan
14:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - winter survival workshop
Urban Park Rangers. Inwood Hill Natr Ctr. Coping with winter
conditions for outdoor work. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
19:00 - Allentown - PA - Lehigh Vy A A S meeting
LVAAS HQ, South Mt. Free. www.lvaas.net,

Tue - 16 Jan
18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - This Just In
Live presentation on current astronomy news. $12 adm.
www.amnh.org/programs, 212-769-5100
19:30 - New Paltz - NY - Mid Hudson Astro Assn meeting
SUNY New Paltz, Coykendall Audm. Free.
mhaa.whodeanie.com, 845-485-5669,
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro Soc meeting
Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925,


Wed - 17 Jan
16:15 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Jan 10
16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - science lecture
Rutgers Univ, Physics Lecture Hall. Free. 732-445-3974,
www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium
19:30 - New Britain - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting
Centl CT St Un, Copernicus Plm. Free, www.asgh.org,
860-872-9069, Thu - 21 Dec
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 3
20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jan 3

Thu - 18 Jan
19:00 - St Paul's Luthrn Ch - MH - NYSkies Astro Semnr
315 W 22nd St. Discussion of astronomy topics, show & tell,
skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. ,
212-273-5958
19:00 - Waterbury - CT - Mattituck Astro Soc meeting
Naugatuck Vy Commty Coll, Ekstrom Hall. Free.
mastransit.org,
19:00 - Amer Mus of Natl Hist - MH - science lecture
Linder Thtr. 'Volcanic activity and formation of gold
deposits'. $15 adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 11
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 3

Fri - 19 Jan
14:00 - Columbia Univ - MH - ISCAP meeting - see Jan 5
19:00 - Columbia University - MH - clearsky starviewing
Pupin Hall, 13th floor & rooftop. Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach, 212-854-3278,

19:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Sheep Hill Astro Assn obsy, Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.uacnj.org/clubs/shaa.htm,
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 Jan 5
20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Jan 5

Sat - 20 Jan
13:00 - South Street Seaport - MH - astronomy workshop
SSS Museum, 12 FUlton St. 'How big?, how far?' making
diagrams and models of solar system . $5 adm. 212-748-8568,
www.southstseaport.org/calendar/calmain.htm
19:00 - Alley Pond Pk - QN - astronomy lecture
Alley Pond Enviro Ctr. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. $12 fee. www.allwypond.com, 718-229-4000 Sun -
19:00 - Wolfe's Pond Park - SI - clearsky starviewing
Urban Park Rangers. Comfort Station. Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.nyc.gov/parks, 718-967-3542
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Jan 6
20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture - see Jan 6

Sun - 21 Jan
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.
18:00 - Fort Greene Park - BK - astronomy lecture
Urban Park Rangers. Ft Greene Vstr Ctr. Indoor lecture,
clearsy starviewing. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks, 718-722-3218

Wed - 24 Jan
16:15 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Jan 10
16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - science lecture - see Jan 17
17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - cultural lecture
'The bridges of Central Park'. Free. 212-592-7000,

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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 Jan 3
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing
Vassar College, Observatory. Free, cancelled for clouds.
physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html,
845-437-7340

Thu - 25 Jan
19:00 - Bethany - CT - A S of New Haven mtg
Yale Univ, Bethany Obsy. Free. www.asnh.org,
19:00 - Amer Mus of Natl Hist - MH - science lecture
Kaufmann Thtr. 'The upside of down' on potential hazards of
air pollution. $15 adm. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 9
20:00 - Upr Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 11
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 3
21:00 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 11

Fri - 26 Jan
14:00 - Columbia Univ - MH - ISCAP meeting - see Jan 5
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jan 5
20:00 - Stamford - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 5

Sat - 27 Jan
13:00 - New York Unearthed - MH - science tour
17 State St & Pearl St. 'Underground adventure' archaeology
of NYC. $12 fee. 212-748-8757
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Jan 6
20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture - see Jan 6

Sun - 28 Jan
20:00 - 92nd St Y - MH - science lecture
Lexington Av & 92 St. 'Jewish tradition and the challenge of
Darwinism '. $25 adm. www.92y.org, 212-415-5500

Tue - 30 Jan
18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Celestial Highlights
Live skyshow of current evening sky. $12 adm.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:00 - South Street Seaport - MH - science lecture
Melville Gallery, 213 Water St. 'The water's edge' history
and geology of NYC waterways. $5 adm. 212-748-8568,
www.southstseaport.org/calendar/calmain.htm

Wed - 31 Jan
16:15 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Jan 10
16:45 - Piscataway - NJ - science lecture - see Jan 17
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
www.astro.wesleyan.edu, www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069,
Thu - 2 Nov
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 3
20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jan 3
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 24

General News
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Man!, did I get calls and emails about the December NYC Events.
The title was 'NYC Events for November 2006'! I forgot to update the
title from November to December!! This caused some mega mixup. You
tossed out what at first looked like an old issue, then you could not
find the current one! I, too, discarded a bunch of 'November'
leftovers. I corrected the archive copy of NYC Events.
One long-running event now has a name 'Top of the lawn' or 'Team
TOTL'. This is the informal group of astronomers who meets on clear
nights on the north walk of Great Lawn in Central Park.
Contacts for the Cafe' Science are updated and a new email address
is included.
The website for Westchester Amateur Astronomers is out of action
as at late December. This kicked its Yonkers general meeting and Ward
Pound Ridge starviewing into the 'XX Jan' section.
I again thank you for sending me notices of interesting events. Do
understand that NYC Events is primarily a consolidated roster of
astronomy and space activities, not a general one of all kinds of
events. That's why I include only a selection of 'cultural'
activities, those with an extra 'Wow' factor in them.
January 2007 finds a large number of events in the 'XX Jan' box!
These events reasonably have sessions in January but word about them
is ambiguous or missing. If your expected event is in that 'XX Jan'
section, please ask at its contacts about January sessions.

Event news
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Adorama Camera had on December 3rd a Celestron Day. Celestron
demoed many scopes in the store's newly redone 5th floor astronomy
room. A highlight was the demo of Celestron's SkyScout star finder.

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Being indoors, the device could not lock onto the GPS and magnetic
field. It sis play the builtin narrations and show its eyepiece
displays.
On Tuesday 5 December the Intrepid museum ship was moved from its
home at Pier 86, North River, to Bayonne, New Jersey, for a 2-year
overhaul. The ship, a WW II aircraft carrier, tried to move on
December 8th but was caught on mud and muck. After 4,000 trucks of the
stuff was dug out, six tugboats totaling 26,000 horsepower, slowly
hauled the ship to a Navy pier in Bayonne. There it stayed for a few
days until its repair yard was ready for it.
The Hubblelicious shows during December were well attended by
NYSkiers and National Space Society members. I went to the show at
Cosmic Cantina, near Union Square, Manhattan. Dave and india, the film
makers, screened clips from the cinema 'Saving Hubble', provided
refreshments and cheer. The film is due for release in summer of 2007.
There was a real glitch for the play 'Tesla' on Monday 11
December. NYC Events noted the curtain rise at 19:00, taken from
notices about the play. When my readers arrived, even a little early,
the play was already in progress! It started at 18:00 by a last minute
change of hour.
Please remember that events at the New York Academy of Sciences
convene at its new offices in 7 World Trade Center. The old home on 63
St and 5 Av was sold off. By good luck, if you go there by mistake,
it's a quick train ride to 7WTC.
Walk to 60 St and 5 Av. Enter 5 Av station, BMT 60 St line. Ride
the first downtown train, any route. If it is a local, ride it to City
Hall station. If it's an express, change to a local at Union Sq. From
City Hall walk south and west to 7WTC at Greenwich St and Vesey St.
The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar continues to attract an informed and
lively audience each session. On December 2nd it featured not one, not
two, but THREE speakers! I was already slated for a talk on the
sunshine effect at Ground Zero. Then, within a day or two of the
meeting, NYSkier Claudio Veliz returned from Kitt Peak to report on
his work there on cataclysmic variable stars! And, also a day or two
in advance, an astronomer visiting from Argentina inquired about the
Seminar. He, Dr Alfred Bennun, gave a brief introduction to his own
ideas about the cosmic background radiation and the Hubble expansion.
The Seminar on January 4th is 'Happy Perihelion Day' for NYSkies.
No special presentation, but a couple balloons and extra refreshments.
Come on down!

Sky News
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Generally cloudy, yet mild and calm, weather hampered routine
stargazing in December. Most clearsky starviewings were cancelled.
The Pleiades occultation on December 3rd was clouded out. As
afternoon progressed, the sky grew hazier and hazier. An hour before
the occultations began, the Moon was smothered in haze, rapidly
thickening into cloud. The series of Moon crossings continues into
2007 but the City misses most of them.
There were scattered reports of aurora on December 14th and 15th
from our upstate districts. They noted that clouds interfered with the
viewing, which was mostly bright glows in the local northwest horizon.
In the City, there ws no definite aurora activity and the sky was
covered in thin cloud.
Clouds interdicted views of the planet convention in the morning
dawn in mid December. We caught glimpses of Mercury, Mars, and
Jupiter, sometimes one at a time. Mars was the hardest to spot due to
his dimness and low altitude in dawn.
January 3rd is Perihelion Day. Many astronomers want a
nonanthropic way to celebrate the new year, Some celebrate the winter
solstice, but that's but for us in the north a particularly 'happy'
occasion. So Perihelion Day is the favorite way to give cheers for the
new year. A few even send out happy Periehlion greeting cards!
Perihelion Day is also a way to have a party away from the
congestion party calendar of December. So, NYSkies on January 4th has
its 'Happy Perihelion' session.
We MAY have a bright comet in mid January. Comet McNaught 2006-P1
rounds perihelion on January 12th and COULD reach 2nd magnitude. Even
if it does, it'll be only 15 degrees north of the Sun in strong
evening twilight. It'll take some really clear sky, keen eyesight, and
lots of luck to spot it. I give the details under January 1st.

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 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.

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