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NYC EVENTS FOR DECEMBER 2022
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John Pazmino
NYSkies Astronomy In+c
www.nyskies.org
nyskies@nyskies.org
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The following astronomy activities in the commuting ring enclosing
New York City are operated by various organizations. A few
cultural items of special importance to City astronomers 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.
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at 'nyskies@groups.io'.
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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 given for each Saturday
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu fri Sat sunset
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-27 -28 -29 .-30) 1 2# 3 16;29
4 5 6 (7) 8 9 10 16:28
11 12 13 14 15 (16#. 17 16:30
18 19 20 21 22 .23. 24 16:33
25 26 27 28 .29) 30 31 16:38
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All hours are Eastern Standard Time (UT - 5h).
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 - - - 12
CONNECTICUT - CT
*A S of Gtr Hartford - !!!
Astro Sco of Greenwich - !!!
*Astro Soc of New Haven - !!!
Bowman Observatory - - - 7, 21
Litchfield Hills AAC mtg 9
Litchfield Hills AAC lect SPR
*McCarthy Observatory - 10
New Pond Farm - - - - - 17
Stamford Museum - - - - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - 3
Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - - 7, 14, 21
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 - - 4
*Amat Obsrs Soc starvwing !!!
Amer Instt Aero & Astro - !!!
Astro Soc of Long Island 7, 14, 14, 21, 28
Custer Institute - - - - 3, 10, 17
Hmaptons Observatory - - !!!
Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - 4
SUNY Stony Brook - - - 2
*Susan Rose Observatory - 3, 10, 17
MANHATTAN - MH
*Amat Astro Assn starvwg - 0 / *Amat Astro Assn lecture - !!!
Amer Instt Archaeology - SPR
Ctr for Atmosp & Ocean Sci 7
Ctr for Science & Society SPR
Central Pk (Great Lawn) - !!!
Christmas Day -- - - - - 25
Cristmas Eve - - - - - 24
Columbia Climate School - !!!
Columbia Univ Astro - - - SPR
Fifth Avenue for All- - - 4, 11, 18
Glone at Night - - - - - 15-24
Govvernors Island - - - - 0
Hayden Plm 'Frontiers' -- SPR
Hayden Plm 'Live!' - - - SPR
Instt Stud Ancnt World - !!!
Intrepid Museum - - - -- SPR
*Inwood Astronomy Project !!!
Jupiter Joe's Astronomy - !!!
Mars occultation/miss - 7
Natl Musm of Mathematics 14
New Years celegration - - 31
New Years Eve - - - - - - 31
NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - 0
New York Map Society - - !!!
NYU Astrop & Relatvty - - 6, 13
*NYSkies Astronomy Seminar 2, 16 (digital Seminars)
Simons Foundation - - - - SPR
*Top of the Laawn - - - - !!!
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
Bee Line free bus fare - 7-26
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - !!!
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 25
Vassar Collee Obsy - - - 7, 14, 21
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - APR
Westchester Amat Astro - 9
NEW JERSEY - NJ
A A A of Princeton - - - !!!
*Amat Astro Inc meeting - 2, 9
*Amat Astro Inc lecture - 16
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 9
Morris Musm Astro Soc - - 10
NJ Astro Assn starviewing SPR
NJ Astro Assn sunviewing SPR
No Jersey Astro Gp mtg - 21
No Jersey Astro Gp starvg 1
Peyton Observator y - - - 14
Plasma Physics Lab - - - !!!
Rutgers Univ Astro Collqm !!!
Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr !!!
*S*T*A*R -- - - - - - - - !!!
Schommer Observatory - - 1, 8
*Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - !!!
*Sheep Hill Observatory - !!!
*Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - SPR
Washington Xing St Pk - - SPR
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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 - ASPR
REST OF WORLD
STATEN ISLAND - SI
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
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 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 host or # #
public hralth agents may intervene on site against violators. #
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Thu 1 Dec
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 2 Dec
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 - sramford - CT - astronomy lecture
MEETS ON CERTAIN FRIDAYS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Stamford Muum & Natr Ctr. Live planetarium show and talk. $14
musm adm.. Stamford Obsy itself is closed. 203.977.652,
nfo@stamfordmuseum.org
20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lec meeting
Union Co Coll, sperry Obsy. indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
Sat 3 Dec
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 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford, Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free.
cancelled for clouds. asgh.org, 860-872-9069,
pparkerrs@cs.com
Sun 4 Dec
13;30 - Garden City - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting
Cradle of Aviation, Garden. free. www.aosny.org,
suerose@optonline.net
18:00 - 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
18:00 - Fifth Avenue - MH - Fifth Aveue for All show
Fifh Av, 49-57 St closed 18:00-23:59 from behicles. Becomes
evening street fair with music, performers, food service, view
Rock'r Ctr tee. Free. Local news media.
Tue 6 Dec
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 7 Dec
all day - White Plains - NY - Bee Line bus free fare
Thru Dec 26. All routes in Westchester county are FARE FREE!
No fare collected by street buses and paratransit vans.
transportation.westchestergov.com/bee-line
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
19:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Greenwich. Curtis Elem Schl, Bowman Obsy. Free.
Cancelled for clouds. greenwichstars@gmail.com,
astrogreenwich.org
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport Astro Soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
MEETS ONLY DURING CLASSES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
860-685-3664, www.wesleyan.edu/astro/events
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
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
22:00 - whole City - MH - Mars occultation/miss
Moon passes by Mars. NYC, LI, N NJ, and south get close miss,
Mars ~1 min S of Moon at 23:00 EST. Farther south get wider
miss. Upr Catskills, Upr Hudson Vy, andd north get brief
occultation at Moon's S limb. Farther north get longer
duration. Observe from 22:00 thru 00:00 on 8th to watch Moon's
movement passing Mars. Details for Manhattan:
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UT date-hour P star mag %ill eln Sun alt-az cusp pos ver
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Dec 8 3 59 M Mars-1.9 100+ 177 71 144 77N 162 192
Distance of Mars to Terminator = 0.9"; to 3km sunlit peak = 0.0"
Dec 8 4 0 G Mars-1.9 100+ 177 71
** GRAZE: CA 77.6N; Dist.127km in az. 338deg.
[Lat = 41.99 (E.Long+74.00)]
Distance of Mars to Terminator = 0.9"; to 3km sunlit peak = 0.0"
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UT time: month, day, hour, minute. EST = UT - 5h, EDST = UT - 4h
P: D, disappearance; R, reappearance; G, graze; M, miss
star: Zodiacal Catalog star with common name under each entry
mag: visual magnitude of star, combined if multiple
%ill: percent illuminated lunar disc;; +, waxing, - waning
eln: elongation from Sun along ecliptic. Direction implied by %ill
Sun: altitude of Sun if twilight or dayllight; blank for night
alt-az: altitude & azimuth of Moon
cusp: angle around limb from N/S cusp; + on bright side; -, dark
pos: angle CCW around limb from celestial north
ver: angle CCW around limb from zenith
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Thu 8 Dec
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewng - see Dec 1
Fri 9 Dec
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
19:30 - Pleasantville - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting
Pace Univ, Wilcox Hall, Free.
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
waa-president@westchesterastronomers.org
19:30 -Torrington - CT - Litchfield Hills A A C meeting
Five Points Arts Ctrr. Free. lhaacsec@gmail.com, lhastro.org
20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lec meeting - see Dec 2
Sat 10 Dec
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 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 3
19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Dec 3
19:03 - New Milford - CT - astronomy lecture
McCarthy Obsy, New Miford HS. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.mccarthyobservatory.org, 860-354-1595,
mccarthyobservatory@gmail.com
Sun 11 Dec
18:00 - fifth Avenue - MH - Fifth Aveue for All show - see Dec 4
Mon 12 Dec
20:00 - Bell House - BK - Secret Science Club meeting
149 7 St, 2/3 Av. (Gowanys Hills) Lecture and music on various \
science topics. Free. secretscienceclub.blogspot.com,
718-638-4400
Wed 13 Dec
14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Dec 6
Wed 14 Dec
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
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 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 4
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 7
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Dec 7
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 7
Thu 15 Dec
22:00 - whole CIty - MH - Globe at Night
Thru Nov 35. NYSkies runs its Globe at Night exercise this
season while Orion is in sky at nighfall. Same method and
procedure as for prior years for documenting sky transparency
over City. Dates this year ar:
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2022 Nov 16-25
2022 Dec 15-24
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Details at www.nyskies.org/gannyc.htm.
Fri 16 Dec
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
20:00 - sramford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Dec 2
Sat 17 Dec
17:30 - West Reading - CT - cleatsky starviewing
New Pond Farm, obseratory. outdoor clearsky starviewing. $10,
adv regn reqd, cancelled for clouds. www.newpondfarm.org,
19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 3
19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Dec 3
Sun 18 Dec
18:00 - fifth Avenue - MH - Fifth Aveue for All show - see Dec 4
Tue 20 Dec
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro soc meeting- see Oct 1
Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
Wed 21 Dec
19:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 7
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 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 4
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 7
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Dec 7
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 7
15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture - see Nov 9
20:15 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free.
njastro.org, 973-655-7266
Fri 23 Dec
20:00 - sramford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Dec 2
Sat 24 Dec
all day - whole City - MH - Christmas Eve
Please check with event contact for session falling on this
day by rule or outdated schedule
Sun 25 Dec
all day - whole City - MH - Christmas Day
Please check with event contact for session falling on this
day by rule or outdated schedule
Wed 28 Dec
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 4
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Dec 7
Fri 30 Dec
20:00 - sramford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Dec 2
Sat 31 Dec
all day - whole City - MH - New Years Eve
Please check with event contact for session falling on this
day by rule or outdated schedule
18:00 - Times Sq - MH - New Years Eve celebration
Returns aftr coronavirus edpisode. Performers, music,
speeches, firewoeks,ball on Tines tower drops at midnight to
ring in new year 2023. May be thinner attendance, only 1/2
million due to designated areas for viewing the ball. You
MUST ne emtirely self-sufficient with NO chance to refresh or
relieve until after midnight. Times Sq station is closed;
arrive by nearby stations. Free. Cautions and rules abbbounced
in local news media.
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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[SPR] SPRINGr RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITY
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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
14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing
Robinson Obsy. clearsky sunrviewining.
Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500
17:00 - Intrepid Museum - MH - Free Friday show
Pier 86 and ship. Exhibits, demos, talks. Clearsky movies
and starviewing. Free. www.intrepidmuseum.org
16:30 - 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
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
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
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 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg
UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
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 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Amat Astro Assn of Princeton. Simpson Obsy. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575,
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,
info@princetonastronomy.org
20;30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture
Robinson Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewining.
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[!!!] ENCOMBERED BY CORONAVIRUS; UNCERTAIN RESUMPTION
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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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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
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13:30 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture
Seminar series. Rutgers Univ, Serin W330. Free. 732-445-3974,
www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/seminar
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15:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting
Greenwich Audubon Ctr. Free with musm adm.
greenwichtars@gmail.com, astrogreenwich.org
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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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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 - 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
18:00 - 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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18:15 - 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
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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 - 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
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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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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
General news
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Secret Science Club is restored in-person meetings at Bell House.
December event is on the 12th.
Te observatories at Vassar Coll and Wesleyan Univ are open only
when classes are in session. Because both schools he long winter
breaks, with no sessions, I sip dates spanning the reasonable period
of these breaks. Events return in mid January.
Bee Line buses in Westchester county are fare free for the yearend
holidays! Ride all routes at all hours with no collection of fare. See
Dec 7
Litchfield Hills Amat Astro Club resumed in-person meetings. New
host is Five Points Arts Ctr, Torrington CT. See Dec 9
Amat Astro Inc resumed its Friday night meetings at Union County
coll. See Dec 2, 9, 16.
Columbia Univ started in-person lectures in mid November but posts
no event for December. Because now is close to winter break at
schools, I put Columbia in the 'SPR' section.
Residual events in the 'AUT' section were moved to 'SPR'. The
autumn season in just about finished with no activity. These events
may return in spring 2023.
Motorists on Manhattan must detour from Fifth Av on certain
Sundays in December.. The street around Rockefeller Ctr is closed from
vehicles, becoming a street fair. See Dec 4.
Attending the New Years show in Times Sq on Dec 31 requires
careful preparation! The event is staged in its pre-virus form, with
all the cautions in force. You will be confined at your viewing spot
for many hours with no ability ro refresh or relieve yourself. There
can be rules for safety, as noted in local news media. Se Dec 31.
City NEWS.
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On Nov 10 NYC began dismantling migrant tents on Randalls Is.
Residents were moved to Watson Hotel, 57 St/10 Av, MH. Tents had 500
beds but only some 15 were occupied.
Jordan Coleman, son of NYC mayor Adams, sang rappper song 'Itty
bitty' in Albania on Nov 23. He was in LOCAL SHOW 'Magic Song' show,
like American Idol. Listeners found Jordan's entry was a doctored
1960s 'Itty bitty teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini'! Some news
media in US played both to demonstrate similarity.
On Nov 23 criminal inquests were opened against NYC Mayor Adams.
by NYC Dept of Investigations. US Attys of S Dist NY and of E Dist NY
Themes include nepotism, corruption, collusion with criminals.
Macy's Thanksgiving parade on Nov 24 was a fully pre-virus event.
~25 balloons, dozens of floats and bands. Thick crowds on most blocks.
Cool air, clear blue sky. After parade in late afternoon sky started
to cloud up, then drizzle.
NYC Dept of Educ on Nov 17 ordered all city
school sports terms and mascots to remove 'native American' names,
It says such names insult Indians in population. New names must be in
place by end of school year, else school may lose city/state funding.
Teams'
Several news media report that other police services are
aggressively recruiting NYPD officers. They set up stands and vans
outside NYC Police Academy, College Pt QN, to promote their own towns.
Offers include higher start pay, relocation and housing allowance,
quick evaluation. Campaign so far is not opposed by NYPD or mayor.
Sky news
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November 2022 was a good observing month. Most nights were clear
with cool or only chilly air. Occasional clouds did come, at times
with light rain. Globe at Night scored 4th magn transp in Orion for
the Nov run. No Milky Way reports altho Nov 15th was extra dark with
5th magn transp. Lunar eclipse on 8th was observed all over NYSkies
under Indian summer weather.
Some weather news on Nov 7 missed mention of the lunar eclipse in
the coming predawn hours of the 8th! They noted cloud cover,
temperature, wind for next couple days but nothing about the eclipse.
Curtis Sliwa in his noontime show, WABC-radio AM770, on Nov 8
noted the lunar eclipse. It occurred in nYSkies about 6 hours earlier.
He noted the color of the umbra was red to suggest which party will
gain offices in the elections then in progress. Sliwa slipped when he
explained the eclipse occurs by the Sun moving in front of the Moon.
A few news media confused the hour of the lunar eclipse of Nov 8
lunar eclipse, implying it will occur in evening of 8th. This may have
caused many viewers to miss the event.
Mars on Dec 7 is occulted by Moon over most of US. In NYSkies Moon
closely misses Mars, passing ~1 min N of planet Miss is wider for
southern sites; narrower, north. See Dec 7.
Intl Earth rottn svc declared there is NO leapsecoon 31 Dec 2022.
Final minute of year,23:59 UT. has normal 60 seconds. Offest of UT
against atomic time remains -37s since 2017 Jan 1.
Observers thruout NYSkies were thrilled by lunar eclipse of
November 8! was widely The sky was clear with little interference
from Moon before eclipse, transp 4-182 overall. Air was cool ~10C,
occasional breeze, low humidity. Paenumbta shade appeared ~10min
before 1st contact. Umbra seemed to have two zones. Inner was brick
red, dark, diffuse mare outlines in binoculars. Other, south side, was
orange with disc texture in binocs. By mid totality dawn began. Many
observers lost Moon before moonset in bright dawn.
Comet 2022-E3 continues to brighten slowly, ~10.0 in mid Nov,
still on predicted lightcurve or a bit above it. It stays in CrB
until mid Dec, then drifts to N Boo and Big Dipper. Elements
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Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5
Peri T 2023 Jan. 12.78722 TT
Peri AU 1.1122566
Arg Peri 145.81470 0
Asc Node 302.55388
Excenty 1.0002729
Inclintn 109.16858m
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