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NYC EVENTS FOR 2025 JUNE =====================- John Pazmino NYSkies Astronomy In+c www.nyskies.org nyskies@nyskies.org ################################################################# My desktop computer is still out of action. The company that sold me the wrong power unit seems unable to furnish the correct one or offer an other fix. I'm sending this matter up to the desktop's own company as a complaint and request for remedy. I lerned in this episode that the tubular plugs on power units come in two sizes, at least. Each is only half or so millimeter differeent in diameter. The unit sold to me has the fatter plug that does not even git thru the power socket. So, this NYC Events is composed with my weak ,aptop and Seminars remain on hold. ################################################################### The following astronomy activities in the NYSkies region,roughly 100km radius from Herald Square on Manhattan, are open to the public. A few cultural items of interest to astronomers are also included. Altho NYC Events confirms the items, they are subject to change after NYC Events is issued. Inquire at the event's contact for addiurnate news. Let the contact know that you learned of its event thru NYC Events. Frequently asked questions about NYC Events are at 'www.nyskies.org/nyc-faq.htm'. Only the current issue is in the web. It is replaced by next month's issue. You may request previous NYC Events thru 'nyskies@nyskies.org'. These are archived offline and incorporate corrections refered to our attention since their issuance. For events missing NYC Events, check the NYSkies email GROUP at 'nyskies@groups.io'. When ADVISING about a new event deliberately account for the seven W's: What, Where, When, Who, Wht, Why, hoW, Wow. Join the nyskies group by sending an empty, blank, email to nyskies+subscribe@groups.io'. Any text and subject in the email are ignored. The email address from where you sent the subscribe is the one you then after converse with the group. Messages come to you when posted in the group. Send messages to the group AT 'nyskies@groups.io'. GENERAL NOTES ------------ '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 contact. 'adv regn reqd', for 'advance registration required/requested', means that YOU MUST SIGN 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. Mind well all instructions in he ticket. skipping or improperly following them may complicate your admision. Admission prices are the 'rack rate'. You could qualify for discounts, as may be offered by the event. Besides the admission price there may be collateral or optional fees to consider. CURRENT MONTH CALENDAR -------------------- 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 given for each Saturday --------------------------------- Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat sunset --- --- --- -- ---- --- -- --- ------- 1 .2) 3 4 5 6# 7 20:25 8 9 10 (11) 12 13 14 20:28 15 16 17 (18. 19 20# 21 20:31 22 23 24 .25. 26 27 28 /20:31 29 30 +1 .+2) +3 +4# +5 20:28 ------- ------------------------------------------- All hours are Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UT - 4h). INDEX OF EVENTS ------------- * = NASA-JPL Night Sky Network affiliate /date = in-person event in 'list of events' /ection ' 0 ' = in-person event in 'ongoing and continuing events' section 'AUT'= event in 'skipped, autumn resumption' section 'SPR' = event in 'skipped, spring resumption' secrion '???' = event in 'skipped' for uncertain or low-interest event '!!!' = event in 'skipped' for having no in-person event 'N/A' = no details avaible via under-powered substitute computer ------- ----------------------------------------------- BROOKLYN - BK ------------- Mermaid Parade - - - - - - 21 Secret Science club- - - ??? ---------------------- CONNECTICUT - CT ------------------- *Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford ??? Astro Sco of Greenwich - !!! *Astro Soc of New Haven - 24 Boothe Memorial Astro Soc 6, 20 66 *Bowman Observatory - - 4, 18 Litchfield Hills AAC mtg ??? Litchfield Hills AAc lect ??? *McCarthy Observatory - - 14 New Pond Farm - - - - - N/A Stamford Museum - - - - 6, 12, 20, 27 Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - ??? Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - --- AUT Westport Astro Soc mtg - - ??? Westport Astro Soc starvwg 4, 11, 18, 25 7, 14, 21, 28 -------------------------- LONG ISLAND - LI -------------------- *Amateur Observers Soc mtg 1 *Amat Obsrs Soc starvwing 0 Amer Instt Aeron & Astron ??? Astro Soc of Long Island 4, 11, 18, 25 Custer Institute - - -- 7, 14, 21, 28 Hamptons Observatory - - ??? Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - AUT SUNY Stony Brook Astro - AUT *Susan Rose Observatory - 7, 14, 21, 28 -------------------------- MANHATTAN - MH ---------------- AT&T text via email ends 17 *Amat Astro Assn starvwg - 0 *Amat Astro Assn lecture --!!! Amer Instt Archaeology - !!! Ctr for Atmos & Ocean Sci AUT Ctr for Sci & Soc - - - 0 Central Pk (Great Lawn) - !!! Columbia Univ Astro - - - AUT CUNY Graduate Center- - - AUT Govvernors Island - - -- 0 Hayden Planetarium - - - 17 Instt Stud Ancnt World - AUT Intrepid Museum - - - -- AUT Milky Way spring season - 1-30 Museum Mile Festival - - 10 Natl Musm of Mathematics ??? Newark airport flt reduct 1 NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - 0 New York Map Society - - !!! NYU Astrop & Relatvty - AUT *NYSkies Astronomy Semina , 20 (digital sessions) primary for NYC mayor - - 24 SciCafe' - - - - - - - - 4 Simons Foundation - - - - AUT *Top of the Laawn - - - - !!! Urban Park Rangers - - - 0 -------------------------------------- Ctr for Space Sci Edu - -- info@nyccsse.reading org, www.nyccsse.org, 212-598-6164 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 212-598-6164 end_of_the_skype_highlighting METRO-NORTH - NY ------------------ Bear Mountain - - - - - - 21 Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - !!! Mid-Hudson Astro Assn mtg 17 Mid-Hudson A A starvwg - - ??? Vassar Collee Obsy - - - AUT Ward Pound Ridge - - - - 21, 28 Westchester Amat Astro - 13 ------------------------------ NEW JERSEY - NJ ----------------- A A A of Princeton - - - - 10 *Amat Astro Inc meeting =-- - 6 Amat Astro Inc lecture - - QUT Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area ??? Morris Musm Astro Soc - - - 1, 14 NJ Astro Assn lecture - - - AUT NJ Astro Assn sunviewing - AUT NW Jersey Amat Astro - - - !!! North Jersey Astro Group - - 10 Peyton Observatory - - - - AUT Plasma Physics Lab - - - - N/A Rutgers Univ Astro Collqm !!! Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr - !!! *S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - - !!! Schommer Observatory - - - - N/A Sheep Hill Asro Assn - - - - ??? *Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - - 7, 14, 21, 28 Washington Xing St Pk - - - 6, 13, 20, 27 ----------------------------------------- Dark Sky Observers - www.users.nac.net/gburke/club Montclair Telescope Club - 973-948-5284 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 973-948-5284 end_of_the_skype_highlighting,, users.erols.com/njastro/orgs/mtc.htm Passaic Co Astro Assn - www.users.nac.net/gburke/PCAA, 973-523-0024 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 973-523-0024 end_of_the_skype_highlighting *Raritan Vy Co Coll Plm - www2.raritanval.edu/planetarium Skyland Stargazers - skylandstargazers.tripod.com n QUEENS - QN --------------- new bus netowek starts - - - - 29 York College ObserVatory - - - AUT REST OF WORLD --------------- STATEN ISLAND - SI --------------------- THE BRONX - bx ------------- ============================================== EVENTS WITH UNAVAILABLE DETAILS DUE TO COMPUTER DTROUBLE INQUIRE AT CONTACT FOR CURRENT ACTIVITY AND EVENTS ------------------------------------------------------ 20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearssky starviewing 1 Rutgers Univ, Schommer Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds. 732-205-0020 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 732-205-0020 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 09:00 - Princeton - NJ - science lecture Plasma Physics Lab. Various topics related to PPPL work. Free,. Have state/fedl photo ID for campus security. www.pppl.gov/events/science-saturday 18:00 - West Reqding - CT - astronomy lecture New Pond Farm, obseratory. outdoor clearsky starviewing. $10, adv regn reqd, cancelled for clouds. www.newpondfarm.org www.newpondfarm.org ONgOING AND CONTINUING EVENTS -------------------------- 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 is free but ferry fare is $3 RT. Adv regn reqd, no at-door tkts. www.nps.gov/gois, www.govisland.com allday - 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 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 - Columbia Univ - MH - Ctr for Sci and Soc lecture VARIOUS LOCATIONS, DATES, TIMES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT Fayerweather Hal..Free, adv regn reqd. 212-853-1612 scienceandsociety@columbia.edu, cienceandsociety.columbia.edu all day - whole City - MH - cultural tour VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND TIMES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT NYC-H2O. Walk, bike, ride thru history and culture of NYC muwater system facilities and natural waterways in and near the City. Events are pay or free, adv 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 718-522-5014 , www.aaa.org lLIST OF EVENTS ------------- Sun 1 Jun all day - whole City - NH - Newark airport flight reduction Thru Jun 30. On May 20 US FAA reduced flights are newark airport due to air traffic problems there. In and out flights are each limited to 28/hr over all airlines. Airlines are shuffling schedules to start/end flights else where or to cancel them. discuss options with your airline, specially if you already are booked to pass thru Newark airport. 00:00 - whole City - MH - Milky Way speing season Thru Jun 30. Spring 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 east sky at about 02:00. www.nyskies.org/articles/pazmino/milky-ny.htm 13:30 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting Hofstra University,Berliner Hall, Rm 117. Free, www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net 20:00 - Morristown - NJ - astronomy woekshop Morris Museum Astro Soc. Morris Museum. Assistance and tuition on handling your telecope. Inddor session, cleasky starviewing. Free, bring own scope. 973-386-1840, www.morrismuseum.org/astro-society, info@morrismusem.org, ckkrish@gmail.com, www.mmastrosociety.org Wed 4 Jun 19:00 - Amer Musm Natl Hist - MH - SciCafe' social Enter at 77 St, follow ushers to event hall. Discuss various science topics with Musm sceintists. Re reshments and drinks. Free, adv regn reqd. For 21+ YO. Have fedl/state photo ID. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing Westport Astro soc. Westport Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting SOME MEETINGS ARE REMOTE ACCESS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT Vanderbilt Plm. Free. asliastronomy@yahoo.com, www.asliclub.org 20:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing Astro Soc of Greenwich. Curtis Elem Schl, .a Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds. greenwichstars@gmail.com, astrogreenwich.org Fri 6 Jun 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'. 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 r 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture MEETS ON CERTAIN FRIDAYS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT Stamford Muum & Natr Ctr. Live planetarium show and talk. $14 musm adm. Obsy itself is closed. www.stamfordmuseum.org, 203.977.652, 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 20:00 - Srattford - CT - Bootge Meml Astro Soc tg Boothe Memorial Pk, Museum. Free. 203-375-9675 sites.google.com/view/bmas-ct/home, 0friendsofboothepk@gmail.com 20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc - meeting Union Commty Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starvireing.Free. www.asterism.org Sat 7 Jun 20:00 - 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. www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net- see Jul 1 20:00 - 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 Tue 10 Jun 18:00 - Upper Fifth Avenue - NH - Musum Mile Festival 5 Av closed 79 St-106 St from motor traffic 18h-22h. Musea, galleries, institutes in/near 5 Av are open for free. Some offer special shows or tours. Free. www.mcny.org 19:30 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575, info@princetonastronomy.org 20:15 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting LOCATION NOT STATED; INQUIRE AT CONTACT Montclair St Univ, Ctr Enviro & Life Sci. Free. njastro.org, 732-255-0343 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 732-255-0343 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Wed 11 Jun 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jun 4 Fi 13 Jun 19:30 - Pleasantville - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting Pace Univ, Wilcox Hall, Free. www.westchesterastronomers.org, waa-president@wes 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jun 6 20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 6 Sat 14 Jun 11:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Museum Astro Soc meeting Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 973-386-1848 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, 973-386-1848 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 973-386-1848 end_of_the_skype_highlighting,, www.morrismuseum.org/astro-society, info@morrismusem.org, ckkrish@gmail.com, www.mmastrosociety.org 11:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Museum Astro Soc meeting Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 973-386-1848 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, 973-386-1848 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 973-386-1848 end_of_the_skype_highlighting,, www.morrismuseum.org/astro-society, info@morrismusem.org, ckkrish@gmail.com, www.mmastrosociety.org 11:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Museum Astro Soc meeting Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 973-386-1848 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, 973-386-1848 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 973-386-1848 end_of_the_skype_highlighting,, www.morrismuseum.org/astro-society, info@morrismusem.org, ckkrish@gmail.com, www.mmastrosociety.org 20:00 - New Milford - CT - astronomy lecture NcCarthy Obsy, New Milford HS. indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.mccarthyobservatory.org, 860-354-1595, mccarthyobservatory@gmail.com 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 7 20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jun 7 Tue 17 Jun 00:00 - whole City - MH - AT&T text-via-email ends AT&T discontinues ability to send text message via email. Sender uses recipient's 10-digit phone number as username and AT&T as email service. Example: '98765432100txt.att.net'. Recipient gets message in phone's texting function. Sender, recipient, phone number don't have to be on AT&T's net and feature is free like any regular email. Other cell services have similar feature, so far still working but may soon also be dropped. 19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - astronomy lecture Lecture in 'Live!' or 'Frontiers' series, besides routine sky shows. Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W, then follow usher. $15, adv regn reqd. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/calendar 20:00 - New Paltz - NY - M6d3H udson Astro Assn mtg SUNY New Paltz, CSB Audm. Free. www.mhaa.nidhudsonastro.org Wed 18 Jun 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4 20:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing -ee Jun 4 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jun 4 Fri 20 Jun 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'. 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 r 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jun 6 20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 6 20:00 - Srattford - CT - Bootge Meml Astro Soc tg - see Jun 6 Sat 21 Jun 13:00 - Coney Island - BK - Mermaid Parade Steps off at Surf Av & W 21 St, ends at Surf Av & W 10 St. Floats with costumed performers as King Neptune or Queen Mermaid. Outfit and acting judged for King & Queen title for year. View from any where along route. Free. www.coneyisland.com 20:00 - Beear Mountain - NY - clearsky starviewing Rockland Astro Club. Anthony Wayne Rec Pk, picnic field. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.rocklandastronomy.com 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, 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 7 20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jun 7 Tue 24 Jun all day - whole City - MH - primary for NYC mayor Voters registered with specific political party select their part's candidate for NYC mayor. Each party's winner, by rank- choice method,goes into general election in Nov 2025. www.vote.nyc 19:00 - New Haven - CT - Astro Soc of New Haven meetinG LOCATION NOT STATED; INQUIRE AT CONTACT [Yale Univ, Leitner Family Obsy]?. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.asnh.org, prez@asnh.org Wed 25 Jun 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 4 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jun 4 Fri 27 Jun 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jun 6 20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 6 Sat 28 Jun 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 7 20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7 20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jun 7 20:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 21 Sun 29 Jun 00:01 - whole Boro - QN - new bus network begins C Transit starts phasing in new bus network for Queens. Some routes removed, new ones added, others rerouted. Busstops shifted. Late night and weekend service expanded. More intersections with subway stations. Complete by Sep 2025. www.mta.info NTS SKIPPED IN THIS MONTH EVENT MAY RvESUME AT DIFFERNT PLACE AND TIME INQUIRE AT EVENT CONTACT ====================================== [AUT] AUTUUMN RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITY -------------------------------- 14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing Robinson Obsy. clearsky sunrviewining. Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 908-368-8500 end_of_the_skype_highlighting 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 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 17:00 - Intrepid Museum - MH - Free Friday show Pier 86 and ship. Exhibits, demos, talks. Clearsky movies and starviewing. Free. www.intrepidmuseum.org 17:30 - Instt Stud Anct World - MH - cultural lecture 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, 18:00 - Simons Foundation - MH - scinece lecture TOPIC IS THE APRIL 8TH SOLAR WCLIPSE 160 5 Av & 21 St. Various topics on physics, astronomy, maths. Free, adv regn reqd. 646-654-0066 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 646-654-0066 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, www.simonsfoundation.org 18:30 CUNY Graduate Center - MH - cultural lecture 365 5 Av & 34 St. Various history and culture topics elated New York City. Free, adv regn reqd. 212-817-7000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 212-817-7000 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, www.gc.cuny.edu/publicprograms 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, astro.sunysb.edu 19:00 - 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 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 212-854-3278 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, 212-854-3257 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 212-854-3257 end_of_the_skype_highlighting 19:330 - York College - QN - astronomy lecture Core Academic Bdg, Rm AC-2E01. Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. Free, adv regn reqd. 718-262-2082 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 718-262-2082 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/observatory, 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 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture Union Commty Coll, Roy Smith audm. indoor talk, clearsky starvireing. free. www.asterism.org 20:00 - Uniondale - LI - clear starviewing Hofstra University,Berliner Hall, Rm 117. Free, adv regn reqd. Cancelled for clouds. 516-463-2759 516-463-2759, www.hofstra.edu/starsonsunday, observatory@hofstra.edu 20;30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture Robinson Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewining. Free. www.njaa.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 end ================================================ ;???] UNCERTAIN DATE OR LOW-INTEREST EVENT ------------------------------------------ 14:00 - Bell House - BK - Secret Science Club meeting MEETS AT ENSEMBLE STUDIO, 545 W 52 ST, 10/11 AV, $24 ADM 149 7 St, 2/3 Av. (Gowanys Hills) Lecture and music on various science topics. Free, adv regn reqd. secretscienceclub.blogspot.com, 16:00 - Natl Musm of Mathematics - MH - scienceshow Also 19:00. 'Mathematical Encounters'. Free, adv regn reqd. www.momath.org, 212-542-0566 18:00 - East Meadow - LI - Amer Instt Aeron & Astron lecture Borelli's Restaurant, 1580 Hempstead Tk. $50 incl dinner. Adv regn reqd. 516-458-8593 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 516-458-8593 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, davidparis@twc.com 18:00 - Southampton - LI - astronomy lecture Hamptons Obsy. Southampton Arts Ctr.Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free, adv regn reqd. www.hamptonsobservatory.org 18:30 - 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 19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area meeting Ocean Cnty Coll, Building #13. Free. www.astra-nj.com, webmaster@astra-nj.org 19:00 - Rocky Hill - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting Rocky Hill Commty Ctr, Rn 1C,761 Old Main St. Free asgh.org 19:00 - Litchfield - CT - Litchfield Hills A AC lecture White Memorial. Inddor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. 19:30 - Torrington - CT - Litchfield Hills A A C meeting Five Points Arts Cttr. Free.lhaacsec@gmail.com, lhastro.org 20:00- Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing Sheep Hill Astro Assn, Sheep Hill Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.sheephillastro.org 20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro soc meeting- see Oct 1 Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925 203-227-0925 20:00 - Lk Taghkanic St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing M6d Hudson Astro Assn. West Beach parking lot. Free, , cancelled for clouds. Free, adv regn reqd. www.mhaa.nidhudsonastro.org 20:00 - Middletown - CT -clearsky starviewing Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford, Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free. cancelled for clouds. asgh.org, 860-872-9069 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 860-872-9069 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, pparkerrs@cs.com ===================================================== [!!!] NO IN-PERSON EVENTS DUE TO ASSORTED CAUSES -------------------------------------------------------- 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 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 732-445-3974 end_of_the_skype_highlighting 13:30 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture Seminar series. Rutgers Univ, Serin W330. Free. 732-445-3974 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 732-445-3974 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/seminar 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 15:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting Greenwich Audubon Ctr. Free with musm adm. greenwichtars@gmail.com, astrogreenwich.org 18:15 - Amer Musm Natl Hist - MH - Amat Astro Assn lecture Kaufmann Theater. Free, no musm adm fee. 718-522-5014 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 718-522-5014 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, president@aaa.org, www.aaa.org 18:30 - Hunter College - MH - Amer Instt Archaeolgy lecture Hemmerdinger Screening Room. Various topics on archaeology and 20:00 - Blairstown - NJ - NW Jersey Astronomers meeting Alan Observatory. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.nwjaa.org, info@nwjaa.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 - 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 GENERAL NEWS ---------- June 2025 beings several ultural and civic events of interest to readers. They range from a funky almost silly mermaid costume parade in Coney Island to free admission to premier musea on Fifrh Av. The span inconvenience in sending text messages to potential disrutpion of life in Queens with its new layout of bus routes. Several events close shop for the summer, returning in the fall. hee are in the 'AUT' section. Natl Musm of Math seems to skip its monthly 'Math encounters' event. It is missing from in usual place in wb and isn't obvious else where. It normally is on first Wed of month. Westport Astro Soc skips its June meeting, to celebrate its 50th anniversary and ribbon-cut club's new observatory. Next regular meting is in July. Morris Musm Astro Soc has two meetings in Jun. On the 1st is workshop tutoring how to work your telescope. on the 14th is regualar meeting. Mid Husaon Astro Assn has gwo session in June, like in May. The 17th is lecture at SUNY New Paltz coll. Date of regular monthly starviewing is uncertain because webpage at its section is gqrbled. In1uire at contact. Seeral wes were redesigned, fooling my laptop to cough at loading them. By a ork-around I got to most of them. a couple still do not display properly, noted in 'Events ... unavailable ...'. CITY NEWS ------- In late Apr air traffic at Newark-Liberty airport was severely curtailed. Some airlines removed flights, sending them to other airports. Others put up with delats of many hours. Cause is combo of shortage of air traffic controllers, major airport construction, traffic equipment breakdown at Philadelphia airport. it helps move traffic for Newark-Liberty. situation cold last thru summer 2025. Dr Sky on May 4 began 2nd weekend show on WABC radio, 770AM New York. He was on air already on Sat morn 00h-02h, and is now also on Sun 00h-02h. Prez Trump on May 1 turned off federal support from PBS TV and MPR radio stations. Amount removed was helpful but not crucial for stations's ops. Both will continue as before with increased private and corporate support. PBS in NYC works on Ch13 with occasional sci/astro sows. Newark NJ Mayor Baraka and 3 NJ congressionals tried to beak into ICS detention hall in Newark on May 9. Group went to hall at open time and pushed thru entry gate. ICE guards stopped them and scuffle broke out. Baraja was arrested for tresspass, then later released. The others, being bystanders, were let off. . Baraka claimed NJ's laws impelled him to resist ICE deportation work. NJ Transit train drivers walked off on May 16 00:01 EDST, first strike since 1983. Strike affects only heaby rail service, light rail and bus continue to operate. On May 18 ~19h strike was settled. Trains rsumed ops on 20th. News in April about pending NJ Transit strike noted it was set for 'May 15 midnight'. Continuing news in May turned out to mean the midnight at END of May 15, and STARTING May 16. NYC Events for May 2025 was issued with the erroneous meaning of strike starting on May 15. This is reminder for astronomers -- and all othrs -- to be extra careful when stating times as 'midnight'm '12am', '12pm'. Go to 24-hr syule! New Canada wildfires sprang up in late May 2025. STheir smoke drifted over Gret Lakes region of US, depressing air quality. If fires continue or spread, NYC, other East Coast areas, may suffer smoke incation in June. Ground broke on May 28 for new Midtown Bus Terminal on Duer Av & 41 St, Midtown West MH. This is for initial temp depo, topen in 2027, to shift bus traffic out of existing depot. Then depot is demolished and all-new permanent one built on same site, open in 2032. Temp terminal is knocked down or sold off. New Midtown Bus Terminal can move 1,000 bus/hr, connect to Lincoln Tnl by own ramps, support retail/commercial development and new elevated park on roof. News chatter in May 2025 noted a tickertape parade on Jul 9 to honr weterans of post-9/11 service. News described usual features of TT parade with expected 2 million spectators. Parade is on July 6 or 2026 during NYC celebration of US 250 anniversary. It is NOT in July 2025, next month. NYC jjils were siezed by US SD of NY on May 14. After several years of legal action for mismanagement and curruption, feds put the entire jail systems into rerceivrship reporting to the SD. Properties include riekts Is, largest signle jail in world, 25,000 person capacity. Mexico navy tall ship 'Cuauhte'moc' on May 17 ~20:30 EDST collided with Brooklyn Bridge. One mast snagged ondeck as ship was towed south in East Rv. 5-6 m piece smapped off and fell onto ship. 2 of crew were killed, many others injuried. 'Cuauhte'moc' was in town practicing for NYC's show of tall ships at US 250th anniversary in 2026. Bridge was closed for damage inseection. There was no serious injury to Bridge and traffic was let thru by 23h. US Dept of Treasury on May 22 ended puchase of stock to make penny coins. It estimates present stock will last until end 2025, when production of the penny ends. US penny, one cent coin, started in 1792 with Lady Liberyu on face, replacing colonial image of British king. In 1909 penny switched to prs Lincoln, enduring until now. Treasury estimates 14 billion pennies in circulation, with some 10 billon stashed away in jars and cans. AntiJewish/proHamas disruption took place at Brooklyn Coll, Midwood BK and Columbia U, Morningside hts MH on May 8. agitants at Brooklyn put up tents in qhadrangle and harassed Jew-looking students. At Columbia gang took over Butler Liby and disrupted atudents inside. In both incidents NYPD cleared the sites and arrested many agitants. Some were handed to ICE for further inquiry. Frank Morano, WABC radio host, won NYC Council seat in election on Apr 30. He finishes out term vacated by previous councilar. Other two, Curtis Sliwa for mayor and Anthony Weiner for council, go into party primaries races in June. Morano and Sliwa are now occasional guests on WABC shows. a few teaders were worried for missing the May 7 'deadline' to obtain Real-ID. May 7 was just the start of Real-ID requirement for air travel within US. If you have no anticipated air travel you did NOT 'miss' a dealine. Just go and put in for Real-ID at local DMC office as your time allows. Mind well more and more needs for ID in ther situations prefer Real-ID. The wildfire in Ocean cnty NJ was put outin early May 2025. firefighters contained the fire and contracted it. Efforts were gretly assisted by repeated srong rains in early May. I hear that readers with old driver licences, before Real-ID, are worried. It seems that some DMV offices do not allow upgrading the licence to Real-ID status. You must wait until renewal of current licence. One workaround is to play innocent and apply for all-new nondriver ID. It will be in Real-ID compliant for all ID functiosn, including air travel. Use current drivers licence only for vehicle and traffic situations. NYS MTA got fedl restraining order to keep congestion toll running aftr May 21 killdate. US DOT cancelled approval issued in LATE 2024 and gave two extensions. MTA was supposed to furnish data for transit operations and safety but in stead applied for court stay. Hearing is on Jun 9. Toll collection continues at lest thru then. KY NEWS ------ May 2025 was a miserable obsrving month. Many nights were cloudy or rainy. Clear nights were far from Milky Way or omega Centauri quality with no sightins reported. Temps oscillated from 10C to 25C. Manhattanhenge on May 29-31 is at issue date and will be discussed in July's NYC Events. More news about NJ drones. Reports emerging in april that 'drones' are spotted in many parts of lover-48 US, all with similar description. They look like familiar drones but are utterly silent, show no obvious propulsion, and are exrra agile in flight. They easily rvadee chase by Earth-based drones and retreat into high sky or out into ocean. Huge new sunspot came to east limb of Sun on May 2. Typical of recen large spots, it was seen by protetced bare eye. Cloud & rain over NYSkies in early May delayed local viewing. Several readers were puzzled why they didn't see Moon crossing the Pleiades on Ma 4. Event was impossible to directly see because Moon was only a couple degrees from Sun. They tried to watch on SOHO LASCO- C3 pictures. No Moon! SOHO satllte sots ~1.5< l, frp, Eartj. tpward Sim, with Moon BEHOMD SOHO's cmaaeras. nge occurred at issue time. too late to report on. Nws is held over to the July issue. Next Manhattanhenge is July 9-11. = = = = =