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NYC EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2022
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John Pazmino
NYSkies Astronomy In+c
nyskies@nyskies.org
The following astronomy activities in the commuting ring enclosing
New York City are operated by various organizations. A few cultural
items of special importance to City astronomers are also included.
Altho NYC Events confirms the listed items, they are subject to
change by their sponsors. Check with their contacts. Let the sponsor
know that you learned of its event thru NYC Events.
Frequently asked questions and explanation of NYC Events is at
'www.nyskies.org/nyc-faq.htm'.
You may ask for previous NYC Events thru 'nyskies@nyskies.org'
because only the current issue is in the website. It is replaced by
next month's issue.
For events which missed NYC Events, check the NYSkies email GROUP
at 'nyskies@groups.io'.
Join the nyskies group by sending an empty, blank, email to
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ignored.
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after converse with the group. Messages come to you when posted in the
group. Send messages to the group by email to 'nyskies@groups.io'.
General notes
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'whole City' means the event has no specific or dedicated place.
It may be enjoyed from the whole NYSkies territory or at a number of
individual places. Celestial events are typicly 'whole City' events.
'all day' means the event is continuous or repeating during the
open hours of the host facility. Facilities may have limited hours per
day or days per week. Check with the event contacts.
'adv regn reqd', for 'advance registration required/requested'
means that the event requires or requests signing up before the event.
You must have your ticket in hand at the gate. There could be a
deadline some days before the event, after which no more signups are
accepted. Check with the event contact for specifics.
Prices cited are the 'rack rate'. You could qualify for discounts
as may be offered by the sponsor. Besides the base price there may be
optional extra fees to consider.
Current Month calendar
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Plain dates are in current month;
-, previous month; +, next month.
#, NYSkies Astronomy Seminar, digital sessions at
(www.nyskies.org/av-files/av-files.htm)
Moon phase: .NM., .FQ), (FM), (LQ.
Sunset is noted for each Saturday
All hours are Eastern Daylight Savings Time
(UT - 4h).
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu fri Sat sunset
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-28 -29 -30 -31 1 2# .3) 19:25
4 5 6 7 8 9 (10) 19:13
11 12 13 14 15 16# (17. 19:02
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18:50
.25. 26 27 28 29 30 +1 18:38
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Index of Events
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* = NASA-JPL Night Sky Network affiliate
date = entry in 'list of events' section
0' = entry in 'ongoing and continuing events' section
'AUT'= entry in 'skipped, autumn resumption' section
'SPR' = entry in 'skipped, spring resumption' secrion
'???' = entry in 'skipped, uncertain resumption' section,
'!!!' = entry in 'skipped, encumbered due to lockdowns
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BROOKLYN - BK
Secret Science Club - - - AUT
CONNECTICUT - CT
*A S of Gtr Hartford - - 21
Astro Sco of Greenwich - AUT
*Astro Soc of New Haven - !!!
Bowman Observatory - - - 7, 21
Connecticut Star Party - 23-25
Litchfield Hills AAC mtg !!!
Litchfield Hills AAC lect 24
*McCarthy Observatory - - 10
New Pond Farm - - - - - AUT
Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - 3
Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - - AUT
Western Conn St Uv - - - !!!
Westport Astro Soc mtg - 20
Westport Astro Soc starvg 7, 14, 21, 28
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Boothe Meml Astro Soc - 203-377-9933,
ww w.facebook.com/Boothe-Memorial-Astronomical-Society
LONG ISLAND - LI
*Amateur Observers Soc - - !!!
*Amat Obsrs Soc starviewing!!!
Amer Instt Aero & Astro -T!!!
Astro Soc of Long Island 7, 14, 21, 28
Brookhaven National Lab - !!!
Custer Institute - - - 3, 10, 17, 24
Hmaptons Observatory - - !!!
Hofstra univ Obsy - - - - AUT
SUNY Stony Brook - - - - 2
*Susan Rose Observatory - 3, 40, 17, 24
MANHATTAN - MH
*Amat Astro Assn starvwg - 0
*Amat Astro Assn lecture - AUT
Amer Instt Archaeology - AUT
Ctr for Atmosp & Ocean Sci AUT
Ctr for Science & Society 9, 24
Central Pk (Great Lawn) - !!!
Columbia Clinate Schhol - !!!
Columbia Univ Astro - - - !!!
Govvernors Island - - - - 0
Hayden Plm 'Frontiers' -- AUT
Hayden Plm 'Live!' - - - AUT
Instt Stud Ancnt World - AUT
Intrepid Museum - - - -- 30
*Inwood Astronomy Project !!!
Jupiter Joe's Astronomy - !!!
Labor Day - - - - - - - 5
Milky Way aurumn season - 1 -Nov 30
Natl Musm of Mathematics 7
NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - 0
New York Map Society - - !!!
NYU Astrop & Relatvty - - 27
*NYSkies Astronomy Seminar 2, 16 (digital Seminars)
Simons Foundation - - - - 7
*Top of the Laawn - - - - !!!
Tribute in Light - - - - 11
Tunnel to Towers run - - 25
Urban Park Rangers - - - 0
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Ctr for Space Sci Edu - - info@nyccsse.reading org, www.+nyccsse.org,
212-608-6164
METRO-NORTH - NY
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - !!!
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 23
Vassar Collee Obsy - - - 7, 14, 21, 288
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - 17
Westchester Amat Astro - 16
NEW JERSEY - NJ
A A A of Princeton - - - !!!
*Amat Astro Inc meeting - !!!
*Amat Astro Inc lecture - AUT
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 9
Morris Musm Astro Soc - - 10
NJ Astro Assn starviewing 3, 10, 17, 24
NJ Astro Assn sunviewing 4, 11, 18, 25
No Jersey Astro Gp mtg - 21
No Jersey Astro Gp starvg AUT
Peyton Observator y - - - !!!
Plasma Physics Lab - - - !!!
Rutgers Univ Astro Collqm AUT
Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr AUT
*S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - !!!
Schommer Observatory - - 8, 15
*Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - !!!
*Sheep Hill Observatory - !!!
*Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - ,l 10, 17, 24
Washington Xing St Pk - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
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Dark Sky Observers - www.users.nac.net/gburke/club
Montclair Telescope Club - 973-948-5284,,
users.erols.com/njastro/orgs/mtc.htm
NW Jersey Amat Astro - www.nwjaa.org, info@nwjaa.org
Passaic Co Astro Assn - www.users.nac.net/gburke/PCAA, 973-523-0024
*Raritan Vy Co Coll Plm - www2.raritanval.edu/planetarium
Skyland Stargazers - skylandstargazers.tripod.com
QUEENS - QN
York College Observatory - AUT
REST OF WORLD
STATEN ISLAND - SI
Coll of SI Obsy - - - - - AUT
THE BRONX - BX
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going and continuing events
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all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural shows
HOURS VARY BY SEASON; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Open all year! Walk and tour thru former military base and
new urban park. Shows vary each day or visit by foot or bike.
Ferries run every 40 min from Battery Marine Terml, MH. On
weekdays also from Pier 6, BK; and Atlantic Basin, BK. Island
r is free but ferry fare is $3 RT. Adv regn reqd, no at-door
tkts. www.nps.gov/gois, www.govisland.com
all day - whole City - MH - cultural tours & lectures
VARIOUS PLACES, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Urban Park Rangers. Tours of parks, landmarks, nabes, hoods.
Lectures on history and culture of NYC. Program varies each
month. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks
all day - whole City - MH - cultural tour
VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND TIMES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
NYC-. Walk, bike, ride thru history and culture of NYC
muwater system facilities and natural waterways in and near
the City. Events are pay orfree, adn regn reqd. Bike tours
need own bike. www.nych2o.org,
matt@nych2o.org
all day - whole City - MH - clearsky starviewing
VARIOUS PLACES, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Amat Astro Assn. Sessions convene in parks usually at dusk.
Occasional daytime sunviewing. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
president@aaa.org, 718-522-5014, www.aaa.org
List of events
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# Events with dates are on-site events, with revised lockdown #
# restrictions for attendees. Have in hand your facial mask and #
# follow all procedures at the event. Inquire at each event's #
# contact for specific instructions. Mind well that local lock- #
# down authorities may intervene on site against violators. #
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Thu 1 Sep
21:00 - whole City - MH - Milky Way autumn season
Thru Nov 30. Fall season for sighting Milky Way from within
NYC. Requires dark clear sky and thoro knowledge of normal
luminous graffiti in sky. Milky Way is in high west sky at
at nightfall. www.nyskies.org/articles/pazmino/milky-ny.htm
Fri 2 Sep
18:30 - McBurney Houall - MH - NYSkies Astronomy Seminar
SEMINARS ARE OFFERED AS DOWNLOAD AUDIO-VIDEO FILES AT
'www.nyskies.org/av-files/av-files.htm' UNTIL ON-SITE MEETINGS
RESUME AFTER THE LOCKDONW ERA.
125 W 14 St, 6/7 Av. Discussion of astronomy topics, show &
tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. nyskies@nyskies.org, www.nyskies.org
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, slutterbie@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Amat Astro Assn of Princeton. Simpson Obsy. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575,
info@princetonastronomy.org
Sat 3 Sep
19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing
Amat Obsrs Soc. capus of Custer Institt. Sessions concurrent
with Custer's own events. Free, cancelled for clouds.
www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net
19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting
Custer Instt. Indoor program, clearsky starviewing. $5-$15.
Varies with program. www.custerobservatory.org,
president@custerobservatory.org, 631-765-2626
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg
UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture
Robinson Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewining.
Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500
21:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford, Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free.
cancelled for clouds. www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069,
pparkerrs@cs.com
Sun 4 Sep
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing
Robinson Obsy. clearsky sunrviewining.
Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500
Mon 5 Sep
all day - whole City - MH - Labor Day
Please check with event contact for session falling on this
day by rule or outdated schedule
Wed 7 Sep
16:00 - Natl Musm of Mathematics - MH - scienceshow
Also 19:00. 'Mathematical Encounters'. Free, adv regn
reqd. 212-542-0566, www.momath.org, info@momath.org
17:00 - Simons Foundation - MH - scinece lecture
160 5 Av & 21 St. 'Quantum simulation: A microscopic view of
the quantum qorld'. Free, adv regn reqd. 646-654-0066,
www.simonsfoundation.org
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
SOME MEETINGS MAY BE ONLINE EVENTS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Vanderbilt Plm. Free. asliastronomy@yahoo.com,
www.asliclub.org
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport Astro Soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
20:30 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Greenwich. Curtis Elem Schl, Bowman Obsy. Free.
Cancelled for clouds. rickbria@optonline.net, 203-415-6762.
astrogreenwich.org
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing
MEETS ONLY DURING CLASSES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Vassar College, Observatory. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html,
845-437-7340 Thu 8 Sep
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewng
Rutgers Univ,`Schommer Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
732-205-0020, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html
pryor@physics.rutgers.edu
Fri 9 Sep
10:00 - Columbia Univ - MH - Ctr for Sci & Soc lecture
Fayerweather Hall, Rm 513. 'Serendipity and epiphany in
scientific discovery' Free, asv regn reqd. 212-853-1612,
scienceandsociety@columbia.edu,
scienceandsociety.columbia.edu
19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area meeting
Ocean Cnty Coll, Novins Planetarium. Free.
www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, webmaster@astra-nj.org
20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Sat 10 Sep
11:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Museum Astro Soc meeting
Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, 973-386-1848,,
www.morrismuseum.org/astro-society, info@morrismusem.org,
ckkrish@gmail.com, www.mmastrosociety.org
19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Sep 3
19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 3
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 3
20:00 - New Milford - CT - astronomy lecture
McCarthy Obsy, New Miford HS. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.mccarthyobservatory.org, 860-354-1595,
mccarthyobservatory@gmail.com
20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture - see Sep 3
Sun 11 Sep
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing -see Sep 4
19:30 - whole City - MH - Tribute in Light memorial
World Trade Center. Two parallel blue beams shine dusk to
dawn to honor victims of 2001 World Trade Center collapse.
Beams approximate floor plan of Twin Towers and can reach
tens of kilometers high. Geometry determines height of beam
top as observed from all over NYSkies. Details in local news
media. www.nyskies.org/articles/pazmino/trib-lt.htm
Wed 14 Sep
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 7
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 7
Thu 15 Sep
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewng - see Sep 8
Fri 16 Sep
18:30 - McBurney Hall - MH - NYSkies Astronomy Seminar
SEMINARS ARE OFFERED AS DOWNLOAD AUDIO-VIDEO FILES AT
'www.nyskies.org/av-files/av-files.htm' UNTIL ON-SITE MEETINGS
RESUME AFTER THE LOCKDONW ERA.
125 W 14 St, 6/7 Av. Discussion of astronomy topics, show &
tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. nyskies@nyskies.org, www.nyskies.org
19:30 - Pleasantville - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting
Pace Univ, Wilcox Hall, Free.
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
waa-president@westchesterastronomers.org
20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Sat 17 Sep
19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Sep 3
19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 3
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 3
20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture - see Sep 3
20:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing
Westchester Amat Astro. Meadows Picnic Area. Free. Cancelled
for clouds. waa-president@westchesterastronomers.org
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
Sun 18 Sep
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing -see Sep 4
Tue 20 Sep
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro Soc meeting
Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
Wed 21 Sep
19:30 - New Brittain - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting
Central CT St Univ, Copernicus Plm. Free. www.asgh.org,
860-872-9069, pparkerrs@cs.com
20:00 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free.
njastro.org, 973-655-7266
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 7
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 7
20:30 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 7
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 7
Fri 23 Sep
16:00 - Goshen - CT - Connecticut Star Party
Thru Sun 25 Sep. Astro Soc of New Haven. Strang Camp. Dark
skies, talks, demos, camping, food service, lodging, tourism.
$24 + extras. www.asnh.org
20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:30 - Lk Taghkanic St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn. West Beach parking lot. Free, ,
cancelled for clouds. Adv regn reqd with vehicle make,
model, plate number for park security. `
www.mhaa.nidhudsonastro.org
Sat 24 Sep
11:00 - Litchfield - CT - Litchfield Hills A A C lecture
White Meml Consrvn Ctr. Free. Indoor lecture, clearsky
sunviewing. lhaacsec@gmail.com, lhastro.org
17:00 - Hunter College - MH - Ctr for Sci & Soc show
North Bldg, Rm 424. 'Diving into math with Emmy Noether', play
about several mathematicians. Free, adv regn reqd.
212-853-1612, scienceandsociety@columbia.edu,
scienceandsociety.columbia.edu
19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 3
19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Sep 3
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Sep 3
20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture - see Sep 3
Sun 25 sep
09:00 - Battery Tnl to Ground Zero - MH - Tunnel-to-Towers run
Tunnel-to-Towers Foundtn. Bklyn portal of Battery tunnel thru
Lower Manhattan to Ground Zero. Honoring Steve Siller's r's
run to WTC and death in its collapse on 2001 Sep 11. ~10,000
first responders retrace Siller's 5km route. View from along
route, except inside tunnel. Free. www.t2t.org
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing -see Sep 4
Tue 27 Sep
14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture
726 Broadway, Rm 940. Various topics in astrophys and
relativity. Free. Have GI photo ID for campus security.
physics.nyu.edu/events.htm
Wed 28 Sep
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Sep 7
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 7
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 7
Fri 30 Sep
17:00 - Intrepid Museum - MH - Free Friday show
Pier 86 and ship. Exhibits, demos, talks. Clearsky movies
and starviewing. Free. www.intrepidmuseum.org
20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Events skipped in this month
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EVENT MAY RESUME AT A DIFFERNT PLACE AND TIME; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
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[AUT] AUTUMN RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITY
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10:30 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture
Colloquium series. Rutgers Univ, Busch Campus, Astro & Phys
Lecture Hall. Free. www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium,
732-445-3974
regn reqd. climate.columbia.edu/events/lamont-open-house-home.
13:30 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture
Seminar series. Rutgers Univ, Serin W330. Free. 732-445-3974,
www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/seminar
15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture
Ctr for Atmosp & Ocean Studies. Weaver Hall, 251 Mercer
St. Various topics in geophysics and earth science. Free.
caos.cims.nyu.edu, shafer@cims.nyu.edu
15:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting
Greenwich Audubon Ctr. Free with musm adm.
rickbria@optonline.net, 203-415-6762, astrogreenwich.org
18:00 - Inst Stud Anc World - MH - cultural lecruee
15 E 84 St, 5/Madison Av. Various topics on history and
culture of ancient societies. Free, adv regn reqd.
isaw..nyu.edu, isaw@nyu.edu, 212-992-7800
18:15 - Amer Musm Natl Hist - MH - Amat Astro Assn lecture
Kaufmann Theater. Free, no musm adm fee. 718-522-5014,
president@aaa.org, www.aaa.org
18:30 - Hunter College - MH - Amer Instt Archaeolgy lecture
Hemmerdinger Screening Room. Various topics on archaeology and
anthropology. Free, adv regn reqd. GI photo ID required for
campus security. www.aia-nysociety.org,
info@aia-nysociety.org
19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - 'Frontiers' lecture
Kayfnamm Thtr. Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W. $15, adv regn reqd.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - 'Astronomy live!' lecture
Live narrated planetarium show. Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W.
$15, adv regn reqd. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:45 - West Reading - CT - cleatsky starviewing
New Pond Farm, obseratory. outdoor clearsky starviewing. $10,
adv regn reqd, cancelled for clouds. www.newpondfarm.org,
20:00 - Upper Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing
No Jersey Astro Gp meeting. Montclair St Univ, CELS Hall.
Free, adv regn reqd, cancelled for clouds. njastro.org, 9
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
MEETS ONLY DURING CLASSES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
860-685-3664, www.wesleyan.edu/astro/events
20:00 - Bell House - BK - Secret Science Club meeting
OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
149 7 St, 2/3 Av. Lecture and music on various science
topics. Free. secretscienceclub.blogspot.com, 718-638-4400,
20;00 - York College - QN - astronomy lecture .
Core Academic Bdg, Rm AC-2E01. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free, adv regn reqd. 718-262-2082,
www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/observatory,
20:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture
Union Co Coll, Smith Audm. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
20:00 - Lincroft - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting
Brookdale Commty Coll, Mommouth Museum. Free.
www.starastronomy.org, s-walters@comcast.net
20:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture
Westn Conn St Uv, Obsy/Plm. Indoor planetarium show,
clearsky starviewing. Free. www.wcsu.edu/starwatch,
203-837-8671, dawsond@wcsu.edu
20:00 - Uniondale - LI - clearsky starviewing
Hofstra University,Berliner Bdg, Rm 117. Free,
adv regn reqd. Cancelled for clouds. 516-463-2759,
www.hofstra.edu/Academics, observatory@hofstra.edu
20:30 - Coll of Staten Is - SI - clearsky starviewing
Astrophys Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-982-2818,
csivc.csi.cuny.edu/supernove7/files/home.html,
robbins@mail.csi.cuny.edu,
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all day - whole Island - LI - clearsky starviewing
VARIOUS PLACES, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Amat Obsrs Soc. Sessions convene in parks usually at dusk.
Occasional daytime sunviewing. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net
all day - whole City - MH - clearsky starviewing
VARIOUS PLACES, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Jupiter Joe's Sidewalk Astronomy. Sessions convene in parks
usually at dusk. Occasional daytime sunviewing. Free. `
Cancelled for clouds. www.jupiterjoesastronomy.org,
jupiyerjoesastronomy@gmail.com
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10:00 - Princeton - NJ - science tour
Plasma Physics Lab. Walk thru history and culture of fproject
to capture energy from controled hydrogen fusion. Free, adv
regn reqd. Have GI photo ID for campus security.
www.pppl.gov/events
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11:00 - at home - NY - Lamont-Doherty Open House
Thru Oct 14. At-home interactive visit at geological
observatory. No on-site activity, take part via computer. Get
tool & specimen kit and computer instructions, Sign up by Oct
7 for snail-mailed items to arrive before event. Free, adv
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13;15 - Unionsale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting
Univ, Berliner Hall. free. www.aosny.org,
suerose@optonline.net
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14:00 - Avenues HQ - MH - New York Map Society lecture
11 E 26 St, 17th floor. Various topics about map making,
cartography, geography. Free, adv regn reqd. Have GI photo ID
for caampus security. www.newyorkmapsociety.org,
mapsocietyny@gmail.com
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15:30 - Upton - LI - Summer Sundays science show
Brookhaven Natl Lab. Small seminar room. 'What is the Higgs
boson hiding?'. Free, have GI photo ID for campussecurity.
631- 344-2651, www.bnl.gov/evnts
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18:00 - Columbia Climate School - MH - science lecture
Columbnia Univ, Lerner Hall, Arledge Audm.. 'Sea level rise:
Causes, impacts and options for solutions'. Free, adv regn
reqd. climate.columbia.edu
18:00 - East Meadow - LI - Amer Instt Aero & Astro lecture
Borlli's Restaurant, 1580 Hempstead Tk. Various topics in
aeronautics and astronautics. 'The road to space, the next
thousand years'. $40, incl dinner, adv regn reqd.
516-458-8593, davidparis@twc.com
18:00 - Amagansett - LI - astronomy lecture
amptons Obsy. Amagansett Library. Indoor talk, clearsky
sunviewing. Free. www.montaukobservatory.com
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18:30 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH -'GC presents' lecture
365 5 Av & 34 St. 'Climate change:The effects on coastal
environments''. Free, adv regn reqd. 212-817-7000,
www.gc.cuny.edu/publicprograms
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19:00 - New Haven - CT - Astro Soc of New Haven meetinG
Yale Univ, Leitner Family Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asnh.org, prez@asnh.org
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19:30 - Boonton - NJ - Sheep Hill Astro Assn meeting
Boonton Senior Ctr. Free. www.sheephillastro.org,
contacts@sheephillastro.org, wwestura@optonline.net
19:30 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting
Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org,
609-737-2575, info@princetonastronomy.org
Union Co Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
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20:00 - Columbia University - MH astronomy lecture
Pupin Hall, follow signs to room. Insdoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.astro.columbia.edu/content/outreach,
212-854-3278, 212-854-3257
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH cleasky starviewing
OCCASIONAL EXTRA SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Inwood Astronomy Project. Meet at park entrance, Seaman Av
& Isham St. Free. Cancelled for clouds. 917-529-2359
www.inwoodastronomy.org, jasonskendall@gmail.com
20:00 - Princeton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Princeton Univ, Peyton Hall. Free. Cancelled for clouds
www.astro.princeton.edu/observatory/publicobserving.php,
jeg@astro.princeton.edu, lee@astro.princeton.edu
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing
PLUS OCCASIONAL EXTRA SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Top of the Lawn. North path of Great Lawn. Free. Cancelled for
clouds. tags_p@yahoo.com, www.nyskies.org, nyskies@nyskies.org
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20:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Sheep Hill Astro Assn Obsy.Free, adv regn reqd, cancelled for
` clouds. www.sheephillastro.org,
contacts@sheephillastro.org, wwestura@optonline.net
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General news
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By a page composing glitch in NYC Events, Aug 2022, the dates for
Washington Crossing starvireing were mistaken. The sessions were on
Fridays, Aug 5, 12, 19, 26. Dates are corrected in the archive
edition. Some events resuming in autumn are still presenting only
online events, no in-person ones. I moved these 'AUT' events to the
'!!!' section.
Secret Science Club restored in-person meetings at Bell House,
Gowanus BK. Its wb mentions a recent meeting but has no word on future
I moved its entry to 'AUT'. ones. www.secretscienceclub.org
Litchfield Hills AAC's lecture is at 11:00 for sunviewing. There
is no evening starviewing. See Sep 24.
Morris Musm Astro Soc meeting on Sep 10 celebrates club's 50th
anniversary. web is unclear if it is a regular public event or an in-
house one. Inquire at contact.
Coronavirusa news
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On 12 August 2022, was the effective termination of coronavirus in
America. On this day US CDC dropped almost all virus rules such as
personal spacing, indoor masks, quarantine, vaccine/test proof. It
keeps drasticly relaxed rules for schools, vulnerables, residents in
confined quarters.
While there is no longer a overall national virus regimen,
states, towns, properties may maintain their own rules. These may
will vary among locations. They may include procedures for other
medical hazards such as monkeypox, polio, Lyme's disease.
You should always have in hand your vaccine papers and face mask.
Note well that while an event may have no strong constraints, the host
property may still restrict entry onto its premises. Inquire at the
event's contact.
City news
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Old-Timers baseball game ws played on Jul 30 at Yankee Stadium.
Many of the the former players were pulled out of ranks for not having
coronavirus shots! The shortened team paraded on field, coming from
stadium's memorial park, not dugout.
WABC-radio softball team played against NYPD team at Ferryhaek
ballpark, St George SI, on July 30. Some NYPD players seemed to be
recruited from team of, erm, Sing Sing state prison! Radio host
Curtis Sliwa dislocated shoulder in sliding at 2nd base and left game.
An other radio staffer, taking over at 2nd base, was hit in face by
batted line-drive and went off-field. NYPD won the game.
A few readers had trouble finding the atom bomb film. It petered
out in the broadcasts by end July. I give here a link for a YouTube
copy. I also offer a film about NYC Mayor Adams doing a cooking show
on aug 5! SEVERE WARNING: Do not drive a vehicle or operate machinery
while viewing the films.
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The atom bomb film:
ww.youtube.com/watch?v=zznmdUJbeU8
The cooking show (wait for Adams to begin his segment):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATXqEEpqitE (audio may ne weak)
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NYC Mayor Adams greeted busload of illegal aliens arriving in New
York on Aug 7 ~07:00 EDST. the Greyhound bus docked at Port of
Authority depot and 14 new New Yorkers stepped out. Adams was told
there were 40 on the bus. Bus driver explained that 26 bailed out at
rest stop in NJ because they feared the crime climate in the City.
During coronavirus episode ~16 million taxpayers missed filing
2019 and 2020 federal returns. They were duly charged fees,
penalties, interest when the overdue returns were filed, most in 2022..
On Aug 24 US IRS ruled that all such payments will be refunded and
taxpayer records adjusted to remove delinquency status. Readers in
this situation should get IRS refunds by October. Details at your tax
advisor.
Central Pk carriage horse Ryder collapsed in 45 St & 9 Av, Hell's
Kitchen MH, on Aug 10 ~17h EDST. He was under lead to stable after
day's work in Park. Driver whipped horse to make him get up as
onlookers protested. Ryder eventually got up with NYPD help. Vet exam
found Ryder was ~26 YO and had nuerological ailment. As at issue date
Ryder's condition and future were uncertain.
The 9/11 Tribute Musuem near World Trade Center closed its doors on
August 17! It suffered drastic cut in visitors due to coronavirus
restrictions and City's crime climate. The artifacts will transfer to
the NYS Museum, Albany NY. Public functions will move to online
services.
In late August 2022 uniformed officers in NYOD fell to 34,000!
Full strength is ~39,000. Decline, almost all during 2022, comes from
retirements, resignations, shifting to other police forces. Some
police units are now so understaffed they are running in idle mode.
On Aug 28 NYC Mayor Adams ordered all NYPD 'house mouses' into
street duty, filling in for officers lost by attrition. He has no
other program to recruit new police officers.
Sky news
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August 2022 was a lousy month for observing. Most nights were
cloudy or hazy, some with intermittent rain. Perseids were spoiled by
large Moon lighting up hazy sky. Possible aurora from recent solar
storms wee hidden by cloud or haze. Weather generally wa torrid, temps
on 30C, full humidity, low breezes.
Comet 2022-E3 (ZTF) is attracting notice as it brightens along
expected lightcurve. It may become a bare-eye target in late 2022.
Orbit elements here from CBAT:
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Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5
Peri T 2023 Jan. 12.78611 TT
Pwei AU 1.1122561
Arg Peri 145.81440
Asc Node 302.55394
Exc 1.0002828
Incl. 109.16862 +0.72479144 -0.47035834
From 1491 observations 2021 Oct. 25-2022 July 18,
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China's Tiangong space station is much easier to spot with its
newly added modules. It can be -2 magn at brightest along its pass
over NYSkies. Get timetable from www.heavens-above.com. On very first
visit, select town and then bookmark the new address with town within
it. then after use the bookmark/.
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