STATION AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE 
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 John Pazmino
 NYSkies Astronomy Inc
 nyskies@nyskies.org
 www.nyskies.org
 2005 October 15

[Abstracts of papers and posters presented at the 94th Annual Meeting 
of the AAVSO, held in Newton, Massachusetts, October 14-15, 2005]  

    Grand Central Terminal in New York City is acclaimed by 
astronomers for its fabled "Sky Ceiling", the largest star map in 
human history. However, there are over a dozen astronomy features of 
this rail hub dating from its opening in 1913 through its newest 
section in the 1990s. These were demonstrated for the first time by 
NYSkies at the 2003 Earth Day show in the terminal. NYSkies had about 
the most humble of booths but the very grandest of all exhibits! 
Slides and handouts highlight the astronomy of Grand Central Station, 
station at the center of the universe.