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NYC EVVENTS FOR 2026 SEPTEMBER
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John Pazmino
NYSkies Astronomy In+c
www.nyskies.org
nyskies@nyskies.org
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
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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 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
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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: .new., .1st qtr), (full), (last qtr.
sunset is given for ech Saturday
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat sunset
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-30 -31 1 2 3 (4#. 5 19:22
6 7 8 9 .10. 11 12 19:10
13 14 15 16 17 .18#) 19 18:58
20 21 22 23 24 25 (26) 18:46
27 28 29 30 +1 +2# +(3. 18:35
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Houurs re Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UT - 4h).
INDEX OF EVENTS
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* = 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', uncertain resumption or irregular event
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BROOKLYN - BK
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Secret Science club - - - ???
telescope borrow progrqm - 0
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CONNECTICUT - CT
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*Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford 16
*Astro Soc of New Haven - 29
Boothe Memorial Astro So 4, 18
*Bowman Observatory - - - 2, 16
Connecticut star Party - 11-13
Litchfield Hills AAC - - 11
*McCarthy Observatory - - 12
New Pond Farm - - - - 19
Stamford Museum - - - - 4, 11, 18, 25
Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - ????
Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - - - AUT
Westport Astro Soc meeting 15
Westport Astro Soc starvwg 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
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Astro Soc of Greenwich mtg - greenwichtars@gmail.com, astrogreenwich.org
LONG ISLAND - LI
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*Amateur Observers Soc mtg ???
*Amat Obsrs Soc starvwing 0
Astro Soc of Long Island - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Custer Institute - - -- 5, 12, 19, 26
Hamptons Observatory - - ???
Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - AUT
SUNY Stony Brook Astro - 4
*Susan Rose Observatory - 5, 12, 19, 26
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MANHATTAN - MH
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*Amat Astro Assn starvwg - 0
anti-Bibi actibity - - - 8-22
Ctr for Atmos & Ocean Sci AUT
Columbia Univ Astro - - 26
CUNY Graduate Center- - AUT
Hayden Planetarium - - - 22m 24
Instt Stud Ancnt World 17, 22, 24, 26
Intrepid Museum - - - - - 17
Jupiter occultation - - - 8
Knicks trophy display - - 0
Labor Day - - - - - - - - 7
Milky Way autumn season 1-Nov 30
Natl Musm of Mathematics 9
NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - 0
NYU Astrop & Relatvty - - 8, 15, 22
*NYSkies Astronomy Seminar 4, 18 (digital sessions)
SciCafe' - - - - - - - ???
Simons Foundation - - - AUT
Steel across America exhbt 11
Tunnel-to-towers run - 27
Tribute in Light - - - - 11
UN General Assembly - - - 8-22
Urban Park Rangers - - 0
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Central Pk (Top of the Laen) - tags_p@yahoo.com, www.nyskies.org
Amat Astro Assn lecture - 718-522-5014, www.aaa.org
Ctr for Space Sci Edu - info@nyccsse.reading org,
www.nyccsse.org, 212-598-6164
METRO-NORTH - NY
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Bear Mountain - - - - - - - 19
Lake Taghkanic St Pk - - - 11
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn mtg - 15
Smolen Observatory - - - - - AUT
Steel across America exhbt - 1
Vassar Collee Obsy - - - - AUT
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - - 5, 12
Westchester Amat Astro - - 18
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NEW JERSEY - NJ
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A A A of Princeton - - - - 8
Amat Astro Inc meeting - - 4
Amat Astro Inc lecture - - 18
Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area - 11
McDowell Observatory - - - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Morris Museum Astro Soc - - 12
NJ Astro Assn sunviewing - 6, 13, 20, 27
NJ Astro Assn lecture - - - 26
NW Jersey Amat Astro - - - 4
North Jersey Astro Group - - 8
Peyton Observatory - - - - ???
Plasma Physics Lab - - - - AUT
Schommer Observatory - - - - 10, 17, 24
Sheep Hill Asro Assn meeting 7
Sheep Hill Asro Assn starvwg 18
*Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - - 5, 12, 19, 26
Washington Xing St Pk - - - 4, 11, 18, 25
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S*T*A*R - www.starastronomy.org, s-walters@comcast.net
*Raritan Vy Co Coll Plm - www2.raritanval.edu/planetarium
QUEENS - QN
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Flushin line closures - - - - 0
York College ObserVatory - - - AUT
REST OF WORLD
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STATEN ISLAND - SI
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Coll of SI Astrop Obsy - - - - AUT
THE BRONX - BX
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ONGOING AND CONTINDUING EVENTS
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all day - Amer Musm Natl Hist - MH - Knicks trophy display
Thru 2027 Jan 3. Trophy of NY Knicks basketball tram was added on
Jul 27 to current exhibit 'For the win'. Knicks won it by beating San
antonio spurs in June. Exhibit features ~70 other winner trophies for
many sports, with Knicks cup as new centerpiece. Incl with Musm adm.
wwww.amnh.org
all day - Flushing line - QN - Flushing line closings
Thru early 2027. Starting May 8 Flushing line closes on weekdays 12h-
05h (next day), weekends Fri 23h-Mon 05h. Segment is Hudwon Uds to
Jackson Hts with regular service jackson Hts to Flushing. Clsoing lets
Steinway tunnels undergo repair from hurricane Sandy damae. Other
peripheral work during closing else where on line. So Queens Bv to
travel btwn Manha and Queens. www.mta.info
all day - Brooklyn Publ Liby - BK - telescope borrow program
Library lends out telesopes.3-week borrow time, no renewing. Pick up
and return at Grand Army Plaza branch. scope is Celestron StarSense
Explorer 102mm refractor, altaz mount. telescope@!bklunlibrary.org
www.bbklynlibrary/branches/central/telescope,
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 - 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
LIST OF EVENTS
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Tue 1 Sep
11:00 - West Point - NY - 'Steel across america' exhibit
US Military Academy. Near end of nationwide tour observing 25th
anniversay of 2001 Sep 11 terrorit atttack on late World Trade
Center. Exhibit of steel beam from South Tower of WTC with
interpretative narration. Free. t2t.org
20:00 - 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
Wed 2 Sep
20:00 - Lyndhurst - NJ - clearsky starviewing
תת MccDowell Observatory, 2 DeKorte Pk Pz. Free.
www.njsea.com/observatory, 201-460-4001
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 mtg
CERTAIN MEETINGS ARE ONLY ONLINE; 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 4 Sep
18:30 - McBurney House - 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. www.nyskies.org, nyskies@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, astro.sunysb.edu
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture
Stamford Muum & Natr Ctr. Splanetarium show or indoor tlk, clearsky
starviewing. and talk. $14 musm adm. Obsy itself is closed.
www.stamfordmuseum.org, 203.977.652,
20:00 - Blairstown - NJ - NW Jersey Amat Astro meeting
Alan Observatory. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing.
Free, adv regn reqd. www.nwjaa.org, info@nwjaa.org
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 - Boohge Meml Astro Soc mtg
Boothe Memorial Pk, Museum. Free. 203-375-9675
sites.google.com/view/bmas-ct/home,
friendsofboothepk@gmail.com
20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc - meeting
Union Commty Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
Sat 5 Sep
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting
Custer Instt. Indoor program, clearsky starviewing. $5-$15.
Varies with program. www.custerobservatory.org,
president@custerobservatory.com, 631-765-2626
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
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Pk - NJ - astronomy leecture
UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
www.uacnj.org
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 6 Sep
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing
Robinson Obsy. clearsky sunrviewining.
Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500
Mon 7 Sep
all day - whole City - MH - Labor Day
Please check with event contact for session falling on this
day by rule or ediurnate schedule
19:30 - Boonton - NJ - Sheep Hill Astro Assn mtg
Boonton Senior Center. Free. www.sheephillastro.org
Tue 8 Sep
all day - United Nations - MH - UN General Assembly session
Thru Tue 22 Sep. Annual session of UN Genl Assmby at HQ, 1 Av & 42 St.
World leaders, heads of state, teams of delegates from ~180 countries
swarm into City. Tight secueity in zone ~1km radius around UN HQ.
Streets closed, buses rerouted, checkpoints for foot traffic,
vehicle/bag/package inspection, hit-&-run motorcades when attendees
travel beyond zone. To enter or cross zone please have in hand photoID
at checkpints. Free, including aggravation and discombablation. Local
news media.
all day - whole City - MH - anti-Bibi activity
Thru Tue 22 Sep. Possible unrest, riots, rallies, rarees against
israel PM Bibi while he is in City for UN Genl Assmby meeting. NYC
Mayor Mandani may stage an 'arrest' of Bibi for being a 'war
criminal'. Other anti-Israwl orgs may follow suit with demonstrations
at israel consulate, Bibi's hotel, Jewish landmarks. Incidents could
include blocking Bibi'S travels in City, confronting Bibi's security
escoys, disrupting Bibi's visits with Jewish associates. Please stay
clear of any such activity, follow police instructions. Local news
media.
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
14:30 - whole City - MH - Jupiter occultation
Daytime event on 2026 Sep 8. Requires good telescope skills to find
and follow Moon in daylight.Sky muct be clear, cean, drym with no
haze or moisture. Moon is waning crescent, 7% lighted, 31d W of Sun.
Jupiter ingress in dark limb; egressyg, bright. Daylight Savings Time,
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Event EDST P Lat & Long Sun Alt Azm Pos Ver Sep
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Ingress 14:59 D ----------- +45 33 264 242 121 ---
Middle 15:29 - +62.8 -96.0 +41 27 --- --- --- 1'
Egress 15:58 R ----------- +36 22 274 296 281 ---
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19:30 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting
Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org,
609-737-2575, info@princetonastronomy.org
20:30 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Ctr Enviro & Life Sci. Free.
njastro.org, 732-255-0343 g
Wed 9 Sep
16:00 - Natl Musm of Mathematics - MH - science show
Also 19:00. 635 6 Av, 19 St. 'Mathematical Encounters'.
Free, adv regn reqd. www.momath.org, 212-542-0566
20:00 - Lyndhurst - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI mtg- see Sep 2
Thu 10 Sep
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearssky starviewing
Rutgers Univ, Schommer Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
732-205-0020 , www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html
Fri 11 Sep
12:00 - Ground Zero - MH - Steel across america exhibit
Lierty St & Church St. Conclusion of nationwide tour observing 25th
anniversay of 2001 Sep 11 terrorist atttack on late World Trade
Center. Exhibit of steel beam from South Tower of WTC with
interpretative narration. Free. t2t.org
16:00 - Goshen - CT - Connecticut Star Party
Thru Sun 13 Sep. Astro Soc of New Haven. Strang Scout Reservation.
Dark skies, talks, demos, camping, food service, lodging, tourism.
$30 + extras, online, adv regn reqd. asnh.org
19:00 - Lsake 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
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.or
19:30 - Torrington - CT - Litchfield Hills A A C meeting
Five Points Arts Cttr. Free.lhaacsec@gmail.com, lhastro.org
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
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Sep 4
20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
Sat 12 Sep
11:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Museum Astro Soc meeting
Morris Museum. Free adv regn reqd. 973-386-1848
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,
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see sep 5
20:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 5
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 5
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Pk - NJ - astronomy leecture- see Sep 5
Sun 13 Sep
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing - see Sep 6
Tue 15 Sep
14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Sep 8
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro soc meeting
Westport Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
203-227-0925
20:00 - New Paltz - NY - M6d-Hudson Astro Assn mtg
SUNY New Paltz, CSB Audm. Free.
www.mhaa.nidhudsonastro.org
Wed 16 Sep
19:30 - Rocky Hill - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting
Rocky Hill Commty Ctr, Rn 1C,761 Old Main St. Free asgh.org
20:00 - Lyndhurst - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI mtg- see Sep 2
Thu 17 Sep
17:00 - Intrepid Museum - MH - Shuttle 50th anniversary show
Pier 86 and ship. Celebrate 50th anniversary of Shuttle Enterprise,
now a permanent exhibit at Musm Talks, films, food svc, tours.
ree, adv regn reqd.. www.intrepidmuseum.org
17:30 - Instt Stud Anct World - MH - cultural lecture
15 E 84 St, Masison & 5 Av. Various topics on history and
culture of ancient societies. Free, adv regn reqd.
isaw.nyu.edu, isaw@nyu.edu, 212-992-7800,
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearssky starviewing - see Sep 10
Fri 18 Sep
18:30 - McBurney House - 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. www.nyskies.org, nyskies@nyskies.org
19:30 - Pleasantville - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting
Pace Univ, Wilcox Hall, Free.
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
waa-president@wes
20:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture
Union Commty Coll, Roy Smith audm. indoor talk,
clearsky starvireing. free. www.asterism.org
20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Srattford - CT - Boohge Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Sep 4
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Sep 4
20:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Sheep Hill Astro Assn, Sheep Hill Obsy. Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.sheephillastro.org
Sat 19 Sep
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 - Jenny Jump St Pk - NJ - astronomy leecture- see Sep 5
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see sep 5
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 5
20:30 - 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 d 0
Sun 20 Sep
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing - see Sep 6
Tue 22 Sep
14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Sep 8
17:30 - Instt Stud Anct World - MH - cultural lecture - see Sep 17
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
Wed 23 Sep
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI mtg- see Sep 2
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Lyndhurst - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
Thu 24 Sep
17:30 - Instt Stud Anct World - MH - cultural lecture - see Sep 17
19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - astronomy lecture
Extra live discourse by Dr Neil Tyso on various science topics,
, 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
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearssky starviewing - see Sep 10
Fri 25 Sep
20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 4
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Sep 4
Sat 26 Sep
13:00 - Instt Stud Anct World - MH - cultural lecture - see Sep 17
MEETS AT 43:00, NOT 17:30
19:00 - Coluubia 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 - Jenny Jump St Pk - NJ - astronomy leecture- see Sep 5
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see sep 5
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 5
20;30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture
Robinson Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewining. Free.
Sun 27 Sep
09:00 - Battery Tunnel - BK - Tunnel-to-Towers run
From entrance of Tunnel, thru Tunnel, to West St & Murray St in Manh.
Honors firefighter Steven Siller who learned of WTC disaster when he
exited from Tunnel on way home from shift. Tunnel was then shut down
from all motor traffic, blocking Siller from driving back to WTC, He
suited up wth all battle gear from his car and ran on foot thru
Tunnel to WTC to join other FDDNY units. He, with ~3340 forefogjters.
perished in tower collapse. Runners and walkers must refister online.
Spectators niew from Tunel entrance and along Manh streets along way
to endpoint. No viewing from inside Tunnel. $75 adv regn reqd for
run/walk, free for spectators. t2t.org, info@t2t.org
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing - see Sep 6
Tue 29 Sep
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
Wed 30 Sep
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI mtg- see Sep 2
20:00 - Lyndhurst - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Sep 2
EVENTS SKIPPED IN THIS MONTH
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EVENT MAY RvESUME AT DIFFERNT PLACE AND TIME
INQUIRE AT EVENT CONTACT
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[AUT] AUTUMN RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITY OR IRREGULQR QCTIVITY
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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
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 - 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,
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
www.gc.cuny.edu/publicprograms
19:15 - Uniondale - LI - clear starviewing
Hofstra University,Berliner Hall, Rm 117. Free,
adv regn reqd. Cancelled for clouds. 516-463-2759
www.hofstra.edu/starsonsunday,
19:330 - York College - QN - astronomy lecture
MEETS ONLY DURING CLASSES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
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 - 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 - New Paltz - NY - clearsky startarviewing
SUNY New Paltz,Smolen Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
www.newpaltz.edu/ibservatory
20:30 - Coll of Staten Is - SI - clearsky starviewing
MEETS ONLY DURING CLASSES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Every night Mon-Thu. Astrop Obsy, 2800 Vistory Bv, Willowbrook SI.
Free, cancelled for clouds. WWW.csi.cuny.edu, 718-982-2000.
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,
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13:30 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting
Hofstra University,Berliner Hall, Rm 117. Free,
www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net
14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Jan 20
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,
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
19:00 - Bridgehampton - LI - astronomy lecture
Hampatonns Obsy. South firk Natl Hist Musm. Indoor talk,
clearsky starviewing. Free, adv regn reqd.
www.hamptonsobservatory.org
19:00 - 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 - Middletown - CT -clearsky starviewing
astro Soc of Gtr Hartf11ord, Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy.
Free. cancelled for clou1ds. asgh.org, 860-872-9069
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GENETaL news
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Ny phantom assistant, AI, helped me in other taks besides compiling NYC
Events. I needed a all-time table of tallest buildings in NYC an found a crude
list in a web. It was obviously incomplete. I gave the task to AI. It, within
seconfd, issued a table starting from the initial structures in New amstersam
thru now, including reversals of order as buildings were removed torn down,
list to fire, &c) or replaced (Trinity Church, World Trade Center). This
material is now in a new article in our web, noted under 'City nwews'. In an
othr instance I needed a table for the minimum brightness of star Alsol for a
range of dates. S&T has an observing tool in its web thatt is quick and easy
to get Algol times. I figured to let AI try its hand. It within seconds
pubched out the table. Itgave the times of minimum in both UTC and EDST.
Within a couple hours after hanging August's NYC Events in our web I got
several calls/emails. What happened to the solar eclipse on August 12? I had a
slug prepared for it but somehow it slipped past me while assembling the column. On
morng of Aug 1 I ssent up a corrected column with the solar wclipseon the
12th. There were TWO eclipses for NYSkies in August,
'Tunnel to towers' run is on Sep 27 but in May 2026 there apparently was
some other T-t-y event. I passed it up when compiling May's NYC Events in
favor of the Sep event. The May run was almost ignored in news media -- and
weakly promoted in the t2t web. The Sep run was heavily promoted by both with
some media fielding trams to take part. Public viewing from Battery Tunnel's
catwalk is not allowed Go to either Brooklyn end of Tunnel or along streets in
Manh leading to WTC.
Amat Obsrs Soc opened 2026-27 season with meeting on aug 30, rather than
usual early Sep. there is no othr genrtal meeting in Sep, the next is in Oct.
Hayden Plm has two events in Sep 2026. On 22 is normal monthly show. On 24
is extra live discourse by Dr Nei Tyson.
Columbia Univ Astro Sep session is on 26th, a Saturday. Usual dates are on
fridays. It's best before going there to inquire at contact for addiurnation.
Steel across America winds up its tour thru ~35 toens in US. It started at
Ground Zero in May 2026 and ends at Ground Zero on Sep 11.See Sep 1 and 11.
CITY NEWS
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On Aug 1 NYC Mayor Mandani extended time to challenge new 2nd-home tax. He
lready sent out notices to ~17,000 ownrs of these homes. Notice offered Aug 21
deadline to file challenge proving the home is a principal residence and owner
duly lives in it. Massive outcry moved Mandani to give more time, to Sep 18,
to file challenge.
In late Jul NYC NayorMandani said he will attend, and maybe speak at, the
Sep 11 observances near Ground Zero. He all along deprecated the WTC
destruction and neglected City services to survivors and next-of-kin. At issue
date over 80,000 people associated with the Sep 11 event signed resolution to
disinivite Manfani. He dismissed it and plans to come anyway to honor the
rescue/recovery teams -- but was silent about the ~2,900 victims.
DSNY in mid Jul began deploying Empite Bins for residen collection. They
ate about size and bulk as dumpster but more streamlined. They are set in curb
lane at or near residential building and can be opreated only by building's
staff. Trash collection within building for tenants is unchanged. Staff, with
assigned kycard, opens bin and places trash bags into it. Bin locks when lid
is closed. Empire Bins are not public trash bins, but are reserved to specigic
buildings. Bins eliminate heaps of garbaga bags on curb, to atttract vagrants
& brrmin and cause leaks and spills. DSNY is getting new trucks with motorized
arms to lift and empty bins and put them back in street. Rollout continues
thru 2026-2027.
NYC DOHlth on Jul 31 called end of Legionnaire's outbreeak in Upr E Side
of Manh. No new cases since Jul 20, 92 total cases, 7 deaths, all victims in
hospitals are ecovering. NYC DOBkds inspected ~180 AC cooling towers and all
were duly clened and disinfected.
Meta, operating Facebook and Instagram, on aug 26 settled with 29 states :
pay $18 billion and constrain youth access to its servives. Youths are;
* limited to 2 hr daily time OVER ALL LOGONS.
* shut out at night from 00h to 06h daily
* muted from notifications on school days from 08h to 15h
Hese restrictions can be relaxed by parental consnt. Youth age is verified by
methos currently testing. The $18G is divvided among states by formula with
NYS likely to get $1G.
A 6m-ong speedboat with driver and 13 riders overturned in NY Hr on Aug 8
~22:30 EDST. It was apparently doing sightseeing near Statue of Liberty. NYPD
rescued driver and 11 riders, but a woman and her baby drowned. Driver Manuel
Hemandez was arrested and now faces several federal charges.
Mnauel Hermandez, driver of speedboat that overturned, killing two riders, on
aug 8, was found to be an illegal who ran boat tours in his hazard-filled
sppedboat with no operator licence. He was out on bail for his actions and on
aug 19 US ICE took him in for deportation.
Staten Is Sup Ct on Aug 10 placed inunction on NYC''s new 2nd-home tax. It
cited several procedural faults, guilty-until-innocent method, and publishing
identities of 2nd-home owners. Current deadline to prove home is primary
residence,not subject to tax, on Sep 18, is tolled.
Luigi Mangione, accused of killing healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024,
pleaed guilty to federal charges of stalking. He did so in S D of NY on Aug
14to possibly deflect pending murder charges in NY Sup Ct in Sep. Plan is to
have state case dismissd for double jeopardy and he can serve long term in
federal jail. NYS trial was put on hold for further study.
US FAA on Aug 3 made the no-fly zone around Trump Tower in Manh
permanent. FAA set it up in 2016 for Donald Trump as prez candidate. It was
renewed several times during Teum['s political career. With repeated attempts
on his life likely to continue after Trump leaves ofice in 2028, the no-fly
zone is renewed into the indeinite future, starting Oct 18 when current
renewal runs out. It bans aerial activity within 1 mautical mile, ~1800m,
radius of tower from ground to frontier of outer space.
Galymzhan Abaildayev on Aug 3 early afternoo jumped off Brooklyn Brg into
East Rv and survived.He was seen to scale the rigging at the Manh tower,
reaching near its top. The wore only a robe which he toosed, leaving him
entirely in the buff. He deliberately jumped from ~80 elevation into river
where NYPD rescued hospitalized him.Abaildayev may face a boatload ofcharges.
Forida Chamber of Commerce on Aug 10 named NYC Mayor Mandani its 'economic
developer of the year' and st up a Times Sq billboard to for him. It's at
Broadway & 43 St.Florisa fetes Manfani for sending businesses, jobs, rcih
prople to Florida, enlarging state's economy moe than any other developer in
recent memory.
ChatGPT on Aug 8 dropped time limit for free use. Until then after the
free period ran out user had to pay a subscription. New scheme applies ONLY
for all-text features of ChatGPT like answering questions and looking up facrs
figures. Services involving files, images, musyc, already require paid
subscription.
SKY NEWS
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August 2026 was a mixed observing month. Between the many storms -- some
with flood warningss -- there were blear, tho not extraclear spans. The solar
eclipse on 12th was well observed in bright cloud-free sky, the Perseids were
dulled by haze, lunar eclipe on 27th was cllded out at start but mid to end
phases wer in open sky. Weather was moderate for what is usually the hottest
month of year, ranging in upper 20Cs eith isolated spikes to 30-31 C. Most
rain fell in mid afternoon with sometimes a second round near nightfall. Sky
usually cleared up after them leaving drenched ground and puddling for those
Observers watching Perseids, thru haze, got good first look at Saturn and
Pazmino's Cluster. Saturn rings are opening, still shallowly tilted. Some
observers note that with narroe rings Cassini's Division is easier to discern.
The Jupiter occultation on 8th is a rought raget. Sy must be toroly clean
and dry and you must have solid skill to find thin crescent Moon in daytime.
I eill likely pass it up aftr trying for the daytime Venus occutation in Jun.
'Dr Sky experience', WANC radio 770AM in NYSkies, on Aug 1 explored
curious feature of UFO sightings. The witness almost never states how the UFO
arrived on the scene. It was there when witness came onto it or it somehow
just popped into the scene. He doesn't see the vehicle approach from a
distance, like ships or trains. A sighting comonly ends by the craft simply
vanishing, fading, snapping off. Many cases do report the craft zoomed off
into far sky. Shoe discussed possible causes, like interdimensional crossing,
what ever may that be. This appearance/disappearance of UFOs was compared to
spirits and deities in ancient storiees. The beings are simply there and then
gone along side normal arrival and departure of armies or storms.
'The other side of midnight', WABC radio 770AM in NYSkies, on Aug 6
rdiscussed findings on the 'black triangle' UFO. Newly revealed reports of
this craft hint that it may not be a 'UFO' but possibly a US secret test.
vehicle. It's unIDed bevause witnesses were not part of its project. Vehicle
is triangle or wedge with lights at each corner, else completely dark. At
niht only the three lights are seen, looking like separate bodies flying in
formation. Altho aeronauticly numble, they behave much like current US heavy
bombers. Doubters point to reported humonous size, a hundred and more meters
on a side, and sightings from several parts of world.
In general dialog about UFOs with new reports and fillins for older ones a
puzzling prospect emerged during Aug 2026. Are the creatures 0anducting huamns
the ones abducting cows? Humans are gently invited to be taken away, are
treated tocalm relaxed examinations, then returned intact to pickup place.
Cows are snatcheed up, desensitized, hauled away for invasive surgery. Body
paers and blood are removed. leftover corpse is fumped near pickup place.
Can these two handlings of Earth lifeforms be the work of a particular one
species? Or are differnt creatures at work?
Tornado seeped over Atlantic Bh LI on Aug 20 during afternoon cold-front
storm. It spawned offshore, migrated inland to demolish vacation homes and
beach club buildings, then retreated offshore to wind down.NNo injuties or
deaths because residents eevacuated from potential flood. In same storm a
tornado wandered in Jamaica Bay near JFK airport, never touching land or
structures. It fizzled out in a couple minutes.
'Dr Sky experience' on Aug 15, 770Am on WABC radio in NYSkies, discussed
several topics based in current UFO data dumps. One long segment explored
origin of the vehicles we see at Earth. Under all feasble known methods they
do not come directly from an other star, not erven carried in a mother ship.
They likely have a forward base in our solar system or maybe from an uneplored
district of Earth itself. In this case the vehicles could belong to a species
that lives here onctinuously without frequent rturns to home world.
News media notices for the Aug 12 solar eclipse were overall lousy. They
said the eclipse was total without noting that phase was in Greenalnd and
Iceland. They at times said the sky will turn dark but to avoid looking
directly at Sun. Eclipse, a shallow partial one, was widely observed thruout
NYSkies in clear dry sky, long before afternoon rain.
'Coast-to-coast AM', WOR radio 710AM in NYSkies, explained how the current
UFO data dumps are filling in missing or loose details in old sightings. One
ecample was a witness who filmed a vehicle moving about ovre his town. The
film was proved authentic but it showed the craft in high sky with no ground
fratures for xontext or physical clues. In the released files were reports
from other, laten until now, witnesses who films or described the same vehicle
form other viewpoints. These included landscape that leaded now to a rasonable
estimate of craft size, spped, height above ground. In genral new info comes
from witnesses found in newly released reports and from newly emerging
witnesses under the current open UFI dialog.
Dense rain on Aug 27 afternoon hamprered viewing lunar eclipse in late
night. While rain ended near nightfall, it left drenched ground, large puddles
in roads, local flooding. Strong widn in parts of NJ tore down trees and power
lines. Affected observers had to look after cleanup and wait out powwer
cuts.Observers spared storm effects contended with rooving clouds masking much
of eclipse. I at home lost both contacts to clouds. I got a momentary clear
view near mid eclipse to see thin 'crescent moon' in high south and then when
umbra was galf-way off of Moon.
'Coast to coast AM' on Aug 28 presented news about aquatic UFOs from the
data dumps. It maay be that classical UFOs and the oceanic ones are the same
basic vehicle, not two separaate ones. Yhe craft seem to have one propulsion
method to move them thru either air or water, so far unknown. The bessels seem
to home in 'triables' in deep ocean. Thesr include Lk Baikal in Russia,
northrn Gt Lks in US, Caribean Sea,, SoCal-Catalina Is. There sightings
routinely report craft wntering and leaving water on sorties . Some reports
mention EMI with radios and digital devices. It is uncertain if vehiles travel
between triangles. Or the triangles harbor the same/similar model of craft.
In only a couple cases are crew seen and that's when bessel is parked in
shallow water near shore. In aerial or aquatic flight any crew is sealed
isnide the vessel. One plausible canjecture is that the beings in the craft ar
not directly extraterrestrial but are longterm natives of Earth, living in
deep ocean bases.
Q SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket, left over from earlier spaceflight, was spiked
into Moon on Augl 5 ~02:45 EDST. It hit near Einstein rater on lunar west,
sunlighted, limb.Selenographic coords approx 19.8d N, 93.3d W. Event was
unobservable by ground passive-optics methods. rvatories.
SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket carrying Starlink sats flied over US East Coast on
Aug 25 dawnbreak. Many witnesses thought it was a UFO but desctiptions and
info from SpaceX resolved ID. Witnesses reported a comet-like object flying in
high elecation S to N. They were seeing rocket's exhaust plume..
Solar activity is ebbing slowly after peaking in early 2026. During arg 12
solar eclipse observers reported no or only tiny sunspots. Yet occasional
large flares still erupt. with longer nights do scan north sky when outdoors
for possible aurorae.