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NYC EVENTS FOR JANUARY 2023 --------------------------- John Pazmino NYSkies Astronomy In+c www.nyskies.org nyskies@nyskies.org The following astronomy activities in the commuting ring enclosing New York City are operated by various organizations. A few cultural items of special importance to City astronomers are also included. Altho NYC Events confirms the listed items, they are subject to change by their sponsors. Check with their contacts. Let the sponsor know that you learned of its event thru NYC Events. Frequently asked questions and explanation of NYC Events is at 'www.nyskies.org/nyc-faq.htm'. You may ask for previous NYC Events thru 'nyskies@nyskies.org' because only the current issue is in the website. It is replaced by next month's issue. For events which missed NYC Events, check the NYSkies email GROUP at 'nyskies@groups.io'. Join the nyskies group by sending an empty, blank, email to nyskies+subscribe@groups.io'. Any text in the email AND subject is ignored. The email address you used to subscribe from is the one you then after converse with the group. Messages come to you when posted in the group. Send messages to the group by email to 'nyskies@groups.io'. General notes ------------ '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 -------------------- 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 16:45 8 9 10 11 12 13 (14. 16:52 15 13 17 18 19 20# .21. 17:00 22 23 24 25 26 27 .28) 17:08 29 30 31 +1 +2 +3# +4 17;17 ----------------------------------------------- All hours are Eastern Standard Time (UT - 5h). Index of Events ------------- * = 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 ------- ----------------------------------------------- BROOKLYN - BK Secret Science Club - - - spr CONNECTICUT - CT *A S of Gtr Hartford - !!! Astro Sco of Greenwich - !!! *Astro Soc of New Haven - !!! Bowman Observatory - 4, 18 Litchfield Hills AAC mtg 13 Litchfield Hills AAC lect SPR *McCarthy Observatory - 14 New Pond Farm - - - - - SPR Stamford Museum - - - - - 6, 13, 20, 27 Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - 18, 25 Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - - 7, 14, 21 Western Conn St Uv - - - !!! Westport Astro Soc mtg - 17 Westport Astro Soc starvg 4, 11, 18, 25 ------------------------- Boothe Meml Astro Soc - 203-377-9933, ww w.facebook.com/Boothe-Memorial-Astronomical-Society LONG ISLAND - LI *Amateur Observers Soc - - 8 *Amat Obsrs Soc starvwing !!! Amer Instt Aero & Astro - !!! Astro Soc of Long Island 4, 11, 18, 25 Custer Institute - - - - 7, 14, 21, 28 Hmaptons Observatory - - !!! Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - SPR LIRR svc to Grd Cntl Tml - 1 SUNY Stony Brook Astro - SPR *Susan Rose Observatory - 7, 14, 21, 28 MANHATTAN - MH *Amat Astro Assn starvwg - 0 *Amat Astro Assn lecture - !!! Amer Instt Archaeology - !!! Ctr for Atmos & Ocean Sci SPR Ctr for Science & Society SPR Central Pk (Great Lawn) - !!! Civil Rights Day - - - - - 16 Columbia Climate School - !!! Columbia Univ Astro - - - SPR East Side Access opens - 1 Glone at Night - - - - - 13-23 Govvernors Island - - - - 0 Hayden Plm 'Frontiers' -- S17 Hayden Plm 'Live!' - - - SPR Instt Stud Ancnt World - !APR Intrepid Museum - - - -- SPR *Inwood Astronomy Project !!! Jupiter Joe's Astronomy - !!! Natl Musm of Mathematics 11 New Years Day - - - - - - 1 NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - 0 New York Map Society - - !!! NYU Astrop & Relatvty - - 24, 31 *NYSkies Astronomy Seminar 6, 20 (digital Seminars) Periehlion Day - - - - - 4 Simons Foundation - - - - SPR *Top of the Laawn - - - - !!! Urban Park Rangers - - - 0 ------------------------------- Ctr for Space Sci Edu - - info@nyccsse.reading org, www.+nyccsse.org, 212-608-6164 METRO-NORTH - NY Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - !!! Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 25 Vassar Collee Obsy - - - 18, 25 Ward Pound Ridge - - - - SPR Westchester Amat Astro - 13 NEW JERSEY - NJ A A A of Princeton - - - !!! *Amat Astro Inc meeting - 6, 27 *Amat Astro Inc lecture - 20 A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 13 Morris Musm Astro Soc - - SPR NJ Astro Assn starviewing SPR NJ Astro Assn sunviewing SPR No Jersey Astro Gp mtg - 18 No Jersey Astro Gp starvgSPR Peyton Observator y - - - SPR Plasma Physics Lab - - - !!! Rutgers Univ Astro Collqm !!! Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr !!! *S*T*A*R -- - - - - - - - !!! Schommer Observatory - - 12, 26 *Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - !!! *Sheep Hill Observatory - !!! *Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - SPR Washington Xing St Pk - - SPR ----------------------------- 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 - SPR REST OF WORLD STATEN ISLAND - SI THE BRONX - BX ============================= going 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 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 ------------ ################################################################# # 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. # ################################################################# Sun 1 Jan all day - whole City - MH - New Years Day Please check with event contact for session falling on this day by rule or outdated schedule 05:00 - Grand Central Ter,omal - MM - East Side Access opens TENTATIVE DATE; INQUIRE AT CONTACT New terminal for Long Is RR opens for service. Named 'Grand Central Madison', it is 3rd and 4th deck of GCT, 8 tks, 4 platforms. Entry thru west side of GCT. LIIRR trains now WORK BOTH Penn Station or GCT. check schedules. www.mta.info. Schematic map: ------------------------------------ from LIRR | to GCT |63 St Tnl deck 1 & 2 | ######## % \ ---# deck # % \ Park Av / -# #3 # %elevators -\-------------\ / #########%escalators \---# deck # \--# #4 # ######## ------------------------------------------------------ 05:00 - whole Island - LI - LiRR svc to Grd Cntl Tml TENTATIVE DATE; INQUIRE AT CONTACT Long Is RR starts service to GCT 's new East Side Access dept. LIRR lines work BOTH Penn Station or CT. Check schedules. www.mta.info. Wed 4 Jan all day - whole City - MH - Perihelion Day Celebrate Earth's rounding of cloest point in her orbit around Sun. Many astronomers, others, exchange perihelion greetings, usually by homemade cards ad flyers. No known commercial greeting cards. 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 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 Fri 6 Jan 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 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.. Stamford Obsy itself is closed. 203.977.652, nfo@stamfordmuseum.org Sat 7 Jan 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 Sun 8 Jan 13;30 - Garden City - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting Cradle of Aviation, Garden. free. www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net Wed 11 Jan 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 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jan 4 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 4 hu 12 Jan 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 13 Jan 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 Cttr. Free. lhaacsec@gmail.com, lhastro.org 20:00 - 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: ---------------- 2022 Nvember 16-25 2022 December 15-24 2023 January 13-23 2023 February 12-21 2023 March 13-22 -------------- Details at www.nyskies.org/gannyc.htm. 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jan 6 Sat 14 Jan 19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 7 19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jan 7 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 Mon 16 Jan - whole City - MH - Civil Rights Day Please check with event contact for session falling on this day by rule or outdated schedule Tue 17 Jan 19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - 'Frontiers' lecture Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W, then follow usher. $15, adv regn reqd. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs 20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro soc meeting- see Oct 1 Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925 Wed 18 Jan 19:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 4 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jan 4 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 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 4 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jan 4 20:15 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free. njastro.org, 973-655-7266 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 Fri 20 Jan 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 20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lec meeting Union Co Coll, sperry Obsy. indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org Sat 21 Jan 19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 7 19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jan 7 Tue 24 Jan 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 25 Jan 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 4 20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 18 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jan 4 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 18 Thu 26 Jan 20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewng - see Jan 12 ri 27 Jan 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jan 6 20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lec meeting - see Jan 6 Sat 28 Jan 19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jan 7 19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jan 7 Tue 31 Jan 14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Jan 24 = = = = = Events skipped in this month -------------------------- EVENT MAY RESUME AT A DIFFERNT PLACE AND TIME; INQUIRE AT CONTACT ---------------------------------------------------------------- [SPR] SPRINGr RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITY ----- Fayerweather Hall, Rm 513. 'Serendipity and epiphany in scientific discovery' Free, asv regn reqd. 212-853-1612, scienceandsociety@columbia.edu, scienceandsociety.columbia.edu 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 14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing Robinson Obsy. clearsky sunrviewining. Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500 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 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 17:30 - West Reading - CT - cleatsky starviewing New Pond Farm, obseratory. outdoor clearsky starviewing. $10, adv regn reqd, cancelled for clouds. www.newpondfarm.org, 18:00 - Inst Stud Anc World - MH - cultural lecruee 15 E 84 St, 5/Madison Av. Various topics on history and culture of ancient societies. Free, adv regn reqd. isaw.nyu.edu, isaw@nyu.edu, 212-992-7800 18:00 - 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 N 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 19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - 'Astronomy live!' lecture Live narrated planetarium show. Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W. $15, adv regn reqd. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs 19:30 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. 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, secretscienceclub@gmail.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 - 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 - 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 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. ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ [!!!] ENCOMBERED BY CORONAVIRUS; UNCERTAIN RESUMPTION -------------------------------------------------------- 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 = = = = = 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 = = = = = 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 = = = = = 13:30 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture Seminar series. Rutgers Univ, Serin W330. Free. 732-445-3974, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/seminar = = = = = 15:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting Greenwich Audubon Ctr. Free with musm adm. greenwichtars@gmail.com, astrogreenwich.org = = = = = 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 = = = = 18:00 - Columbia Climate School - MH - science lecture Columbnia Univ, Lerner Hall, Arledge Audm.. 'Sea level rise: Causes, impacts and options for solutions'. Free, adv regn reqd. climate.columbia.edu 18:00 - East Meadow - LI - Amer Instt Aero & Astro lecture Borlli's Restaurant, 1580 Hempstead Tk. Various topics in aeronautics and astronautics. 'The road to space, the next thousand years'. $40, incl dinner, adv regn reqd. 516-458-8593, davidparis@twc.com 18:00 - Amagansett - LI - astronomy lecture amptons Obsy. Amagansett Library. Indoor talk, clearsky sunviewing. Free. www.montaukobservatory.com = = = = = 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 18:15 - Amer Musm Natl Hist - MH - Amat Astro Assn lecture Kaufmann Theater. Free, no musm adm fee. 718-522-5014, president@aaa.org, www.aaa.org = = = = = 18:30 - 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 = = = = = 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 = = = = = 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 = = = = = 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 = = = = = 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 ---------- Little advance in restoring normal operations in astronomy for New York. a couple events slided back to '!!!' because their events ae now online. Others moved into 'SPR' usually turning latent for the /winter break at their hosts. Hayden Pln resumed in-person lectures in its 'Frontiers' series. See Jan 17. Its 'Live!' lectures are still in 'SPR' perhaps to start up in February. A clever medium between remote and in-person events was relayed to me from beyond NYSkies. A museum lets public into its auditorium but the presentation is projected onto a screen from the speaker's remote location. Is this an 'in-person' event? Yes, it's like watching a movie or in a cinema. Audience is physicly present at the theater for the normal personal interactions. There were occasional instances of such 'in-person remote' shows in NYSkies before the lockdown. City news --------- MSC Cruises starts in April 2023 sailing its 'Escape' ship from Brooklyn Terminal, Pier 6.Trip run year-round cruises head for Canada, On Dec 8 NYC Transit closed out its last remaining token clerk. Token clerks are now circulating station agents to assist riders. All money transactions are done thru the MetroCard vending points. Booths stay in place as office for agents. St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Liberty St and West St, Manh, reopened on Dec 6 in its all-new edifice. Old building was atomized in the WTC attacks in 5001 Church, like old one, is dazzling white stone with contemporary and traditional elements. It was designed by Calatrava, who designed the nearby Oculus, PATH rail terminal. Church is also a National Shrine for the WTC victims.. John Bachelor, WABC AM770 New York, 0 Dec discussed 'The elephant in the universe' with author Schilling. They reviewed history of dark matter from 1920s noting work of Kapteyn, Zwicky, ostriker, Rubin, others.They explained current hunt with AMS (on IS), DAMA, Xenon, CMB, blackholes, Web, neutrinos. First NYS-licenced cannabis stores opened on Dec 29 at 750 Broadway, Greenwich Vg MH. Run by Housing works, npo FOR hiv/aids SERVICES.it's convenient to East Vg and NYU. 8 St (Broadway line) and Astor Pl (Lexington Av line) are a few steps away. NYS is awarding cannabis licences gradually with some 25 in NYC in 2023. Cannabis smoking was legalized in March 2021 but until now it was unlawful to sell or buy. Partakers 'shot the Tubes' to NJ's cannabis shops. The December 2 Seminar on the HR diagram was a widely appreciated lesson. Readers, probably by referral or pass-along, noted the Seminar was the clearest, lively, mature explanation of the diagram they sat. It's in our web at www.nyskies.org/av-files/av-files.htm with the two files, narration and slideshow, near the bottom of the links of Seminars. Groundbreaking on Dec 8 on expansion of Metro-North Railroad in the Bronx. Amtrak line in Bronx and Queens rebuilding to send MNR trains from Westchester/Connecticut to Penn Station by 2027. Project includes new bridges and interlockings, third-rail on certain tracks, four Bronx stations in Hunts Point, Parkchester, Morris Park, CoOp City. On Dec 11 the final PA crossing converted to EZPass tolls, no longer accepting cash. The Lincoln Tnl closed it toll booths, letting motorists clock thru with their EZPass payment boxes. Drivers without EXPass get billed for toll by mail. Other crossings already with EZPass are Holland Tnl, George Washington Brg, Bayonne Brg Goethels Brg, Outerbridge Xg. SantaCon returned in full force after coronavirus on Dec 10. It was cancelled or curtailed until now. People, all genders, wearing Santa Claus costumes bar-hopped all night long. They purposely get so drunk they pass out in street or discharge noxious body effluents. Fights and brawls break out. Order was restored during the 11th. NYS Senate law 4511A took effect on Dec 3. It prohibits 'hateful speech' contect in INTernet social media doing business within the state. It mandates such media post clearly and concisely their ```````program for recognizing, qualifying, removing hateful speech. content may be found be the media, subscriber complaint, NYS Internet enforcement agencies. Media not properly monitoring and cleanig content are subject to severe fines and possible legal charges. Small fire broke out on SI ferry 'Sandy Ground' on Dec 22 17:18 EST. Boat with ~900 riders and crew was heading to St George SI. Altho fire was suppressed by fire protection system, all people were taken off by tugboats and brought to St George. FDDNY and US Coast Guard secured ferry in harbor for investigation. Five riders had minor injuries during the evacuation, all treated at scene or local hospital. Sky news ------ December was poor observing month due to overall cloudy skies. While stars were covered, observers uncovered out of winter gear under the mild, almost spring, air. The only seasonbal temps came on Dec NYSkies region observed lose miss of Mars by Moon on Dec 7. Thin cloud interfered but frequent clearings offered good views. Northern side enjoyed graze of Mars along lunar mountains. southern section saw wider miss.0 Air was mild and calm, letting observers stand outside comfortably in indoor dress. Dec 12 was Day of Our LAdy of Guadalupe, named for Mexico town of Virgin Mary's apparition on 1531 Dec 12 (Julian). Story tells that she impressed her likeness in witness's cloak, preserved in town's monument. It also has a sketchedf starmap. Constellations are mirrored as if seen from outside celestial sphere. Natl UFO Reporting Ctr ion Dec 15 noted that NYC in 2022 observed 28 UFOs. Manhattan saw 1; Queens, 6; Brooklyn, 4;Staten island, 3; The Bronx, 2. City spotted 27 during 2021. First major winter storm rumbled across NYSkies on Dec 23,, owl hours. Dense rain in NYC, thick snow beyond. Strong wind, -10C temps came in early morning, ripping off loose fixtures, toppling weak structures. High water flooded the Rockaways and Jamaica Bay coast. Storm entered from Midwest where it crippled air travel during yearend holidays. On 2023 Jan 1-7 all nine planets string out along the ecliptic in evening sky. They aren't in order and Mercury-Venus-Pluto shuffle about low in SW. East from there are Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars. Moon cruises past the planets, standing for Earth. Perihelion Day is January 4 with Earth 147.1 million k, from sun. Many astronomers celebrate it with homemade greeting cards, there being no commercially offered ones. usual design is doctored picture of Earth orbit near perihelion point. After he Mars-Moon conjunction on 2022 Dec 7-8 readers asked about future Moon -planet conjunctions. Here is a table for Jan-Mar 2023. Please test each for your longitude to see if best fit is a day earlier or later. .Row gives UT date-time, conjuncting objects, zodiac location.. ---------------------------------------------------- 03