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NYC EVENTS FOR 2024 DECEMBER
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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 addressfrom 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 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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.1. 2 3 4 5 .6# 7 16:28
.8) 9 10 11 12 13 14 16:29
(15) 5 16 17 18 19 20# 21 1632
(22. 23 24 25 26 27 28 16:36
29 .30. 31 +1 +2 +3 +4 16:42
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All hours are Eastern Standar Time
(UT - 5h).
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' for uncertain or low-interest event
'!!!' = event in 'skipped' for having no in-person event
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BROOKLYN - BK
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Secret Science club- - - ??? 3
CONNECTICUT - CT
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*Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford 18
Astro Sco of Greenwich - !!!
*Astro Soc of New Haven - -!!!
Boothe Memorial Astro Soc 6, 20
*Bowman Observatory - - - - 4, 18
Litchfield Hills AAC mtg ???
Litchfield Hills AAc lect ???
*McCarthy Observatory - - 14
New Pond Farm - - - - 14
Stamford Museum - - - - - 6 13, 20, 27
Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - 14
Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - --- SPR
Westport Astro Soc mtg -- 17
Westport Astro Soc starvwg 4, 11, 18, 25
27
LONG ISLAND - LI
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*Amateur Observers Soc mtg -1
*Amat Obsrs Soc starvwing 0
Amer Instt Aeron & Astron ???
Astro Soc of Long Island - 4, 11, 18
Custer Institute - - -- 7, 14, 21, 28
Hamptons Observatory - - 20
Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - 1
LuminoCity Festival - - - 1-Jan 5
SUNY Stony Brook Astro - 6
*Susan Rose Observatory - - 7, 14, 21, 28
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MANHATTAN - MH
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*Amat Astro Assn starvwg 0
*Amat Astro Assn lecture --!!!
Amer Instt Archaeology - !!!
Ctr for Atmos & Ocean Sci SPR
Ctr for Sci & Soc - - - 0
Central Pk (Great Lawn) - !!!
Christmas Day - - - - - - 25
Christmas Eve - - - - - - 24
Columbia Univ Astro - - - SPR
CUNY Graduate Center- - - 9 -
Globe at Night - - - - - 22-31
Govvernors Island - - -- 0
Hayden Planetarium - - - 17
Holiday Nostalgia Train - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Instt Stud Ancnt World - 4, 5
Intrepid Museum - - - -- SPR
leap second skipped - - 31
Natl Musm of Mathematics 11
NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - 0
New Years Eve- - - - - - 31
New Years in Ti,es Sq - -
New York Map Society - - !!!
NYU Astrop & Relatvty - 3, 10
*NYSkies Astronomy Seminar 6, 20 (digital sessions)
Rock'r tree lighting - - -
SciCafe' - - - - - - - - ??? 9
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, 212-598-6164
METRO-NORTH - NY
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Bear Mountain - - - - - - SPR
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - !!!
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - -- 27
Vassar Collee Obsy - - - SPR
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - SPR
Westchester AmatAstro - - 13
NEW JERSEY - NJ
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A A A of Princeton - - - 10
*Amat Astro Inc meeting =- - 6
Amat Astro Inc lecture - - 20
Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area 13
Morris Musm Astro Soc - -- - ???
NJ Astro Assn lecture - - - SPR
NJ Astro Assn sunviewing - SPR
NW Jersey Amat Astro - - - !!!
North Jersey Astro Group - - ???
Peyton Observatory - - - - 10
Plasma Physics Lab - - - - Apr
Rutgers Univ Astro Collqm !!!
Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr - !!!
*S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - - !!!
Schommer Observatory - - - - 2l 19
Sheep Hill Asro Assn - - - - 20
*Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - - SPR
Washington Xing St Pk - - - SPR
Winter Wonderlights - - - - 1-Jan 5
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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
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 n
QUEENS -QN
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York College ObserVatory - - - 11
REST OF WORLD
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STATEN ISLAND - SI
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THE BRONX - bx
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Holiday Train Show - - - - 1-Jan 20
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nGOING 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 Island - LI - clearsky starviewing
VARIOUS PLACES, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Amat Obsrs Soc. Sessions convene in parks usually at dusk.
Occasional daytime sunviewing. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net
all day - Columbia Univ - MH - Ctr for Sci and Soc lecture
VARIOUS LOCATIONS, DATES, TIMES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Fayerweather Hall, Rm 513. 'Exploring Mars with Perserverance
and ingenuity''.Free, adv regn reqd. 212-853-1612, a
scienceandsociety@columbia.edu,
scienceandsociety.columbia.edu
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
lLIST OF EVENTS
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Sun 1 Dec
10:00 - whole City - MH - Holiday Nostalgia Train
NY Transit Musm runs vintage train mixed in with regular trains
on Sundays in Decemer. Route is 2 Av/Houston, express stops
on 6 av and 2 av lines, to 96 St/2 Av, and return. Lv 2 Av
even hours 10:00-16:00. Lv 96 St odd hours 11L00-17:00. Free
with subvway fare. www.nytransitmuseum.org.
10:00 - NY Botanical Garden - BX - Holiday Train Show
Thru Jan 20. Haupt Conservatory. Huge model train layout with
larg-scale vehicles. Scenety has many NYC landmarks. Display
lighted at night. Certain days only for 21+ YO because hard
drinks are offered at food service. Else all ages are
admitted. 10h-18h + certain evenings. $35 & up timed-entry,
adv regn reqd. www.nybg.org, 718-817-8716
13:30 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting
Hofstra University,Berliner Hall, Rm 117. Free,
www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net
16:30 - East Measow - LI - LuminoCity festival light show
Thru Jan 5. Eisenhower Pk. Luminous holiday and artistic
scenes, some animated, some operated by visitor cellphone. Tees &
a bushes with lighted leafs, birds. Closing fireworks display. Music,
docents. performers, kids activities, vendors, food service.
$38.80 timed entry, adv regn reqd. www.luminocityfestival.com,
info@luminocityus.com
17:30 - New Brunswick - NJ - winter Wonderlights show
Thru Jan 5. Middlesex Cnty Fairgrounds. Drive own car thru
circuit of animated illuminated holiday displays. Music plays
thru car radio. Size limit on car. Continuous flow, no stops.
$30-35/car, adv regn reqd. winterwonderlightshows.com
19:00 - Uniondale - LI - clear starviewing
Hofstra University,Berliner Hall, Rm 117. Free,
adv regn reqd. Cancelled for clouds. 516-463-2759,
www.hofstra.edu/starsonsunday, observatory@hofstra.edu
Tue 3 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 4 Dec
19:30 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Greenwich. Curtis Elem Schl, .a Obsy. Free.
Cancelled for clouds. greenwichstars@gmail.com,
astrogreenwich.org
20:00 - Rockefeller Center - MH - Christmas tree lighting
Initial lighting of annual tre in Rcok'r Pz. Best viewed from
Fifth Av side. Tree then after is lighted f17:00-23:59until
early Jauary 2025. On 24 Dec tree stays lighted all day.
Local news media.
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
SOME MEETINGS ARE REMOTE ACCESS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Vanderbilt Plm. Free. asliastronomy@yahoo.com,
www.asliclub.org
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport Astro soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
20:00 - Instt Stud Anct World - MH - cultural lecture
15 E 84 St, 5/Madison Av. Various topics on history and
culture of ancient societies. Free, adv regn reqd.
isaw.nyu.edu, isaw@nyu.edu, 212-992-7800
Thu 5 Dec
17:30 - Instt Stud Anct World - MH - cultural lecture- see Dec 4
Fri 6 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'.
125 W 14 St, 6/7 Av. Discussion of astronomy topics, show &
tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. nyskies@nyskies.org, www.nyskies.org r
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 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture
MEETS ON CERTAIN FRIDAYS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Stamford Muum & Natr Ctr. Live planetarium show and talk. $14
musm adm. Obsy itself is closed. www.stamfordmuseum.org,
203.977.652,
20:00 - Srattford - CT - Bootge Meml Astro Soc mtg
Boothe Memorial P, Museum. Free. 203-375-9675,
www.facebook.com/Boothe-Memorial-Astronomical-Society,
friendsofboothepk@gmail.com, www.bothememorialpark.org
20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc - meeting
Union Commty Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starvireing.Free. www.asterism.org
Sat 7 Dec
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting
Custer Instt. Indoor program, clearsky starviewing. $5-$15.
Varies with program. www.custerobservatory.org,
president@custerobservatory.org, 631-765-2626
20:00 - 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
Sun 8 Dec
10:00 - whole City - MH - Holiday Nostalgia Train - see Dec 1
Mon 9 Dec
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
Tue 10 Dec
14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Dec 3
18:30 - Princeton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Princeton Univ, Peyton Hall. Free. Cancelled for clouds
www.astro.princeton.edu/observatory/publicobserving.php,
jeg@astro.princeton.edu, lee@astro.princeton.edu
19:30 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting
Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org,
609-737-2575, info@princetonastronomy.org
Wed 11 Dec
16:00 - Natl Musm of Mathematics - MH - scienceshow
Also 19:00. 'Mathematical Encounters'. Free, adv regn
reqd. www.momath.org, 212-542-0566,info@momath.org
19:330 - York College - QN - astronomy lecture
Core Academic Bdg, Rm AC-2E01. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free, adv regn reqd. 718-262-2082,
www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/observatory,
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing- see Dec 4
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see dec 4
Thu 12 Dec
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearssky starviewing 1
Rutgers Univ, Schommer Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
732-205-0020, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html
Fri 13 Dec
19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area meeting
Ocean Cnty Coll, Building #13. Free.
www.astra-nj.com, 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
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture- dee Dec 6
Sat 14 Dec
18:00 - West Reqding - CT - astronomy lecture
New Pond Farm, obseratory. outdoor clearsky starviewing.
$10, adv regn reqd, cancelled for clouds. www.newpondfarm.org
www.newpondfarm.org
19:00 - New Milford - CT - astronomy lecture
NcCarthy Obsy, New Milford HS. indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.mccarthyobservatory.org, 860-354-1595,
mccarthyobservatory@gmail.com
20:00 - 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 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Dec 7
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing- see Dec 7
Sun 15 Dec
10:00 - whole City - MH - Holiday Nostalgia Train - see Dec 1
Tue 17 Dec
19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - astronomy lecture
ESTE PROGRAMA SE NARRA EIN ESPAN~OL
Lecture in 'Live!' or 'Frontiers' series, besides routine sky
shows. Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W, then follow usher.
$15, adv regn reqd. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/calendar
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro soc meeting- see Oct 1
Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
Wed 18 Dec
- 19:00 - Rocky Hill - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting
Rocky Hill Commty Ctr, Rn 1C,761 Old Main St. Free asgh.org
19:30 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Dec 4
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see dec 4
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing- see Dec 4
Thu 19 Dec
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearssky starviewing 1- see Dec 12
Fri 20 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'.
125 W 14 St, 6/7 Av. Discussion of astronomy topics, show &
tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies
territory. Free. nyskies@nyskies.org, www.nyskies.org r
18:30 - East Hampton - LI - astronomy lecture
Hamptons Obsy. South Fork Natl Hist Musm.Indoor talk,
learsky starviewing ot winter sky highlights. Free, adv regn
reqd. www.hamptonsobservatory.org
19:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
TENTATIVE DATE; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Sheep Hill Astro Assn, Sheep Hill Obsy. Free, cancelled for
clouds. www.sheephillastro.org
20:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture
Union Commty Coll, roy Smith audm. or talk, clearsky
starvireing. free. www.asterism.org
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture- dee Dec 6
20:00 - Srattford - CT - Bootge Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Dec 6
Sat 21 Dec
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Dec 7
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing- see Dec 7
Sun 22 Dec
10:00 - whole City - MH - Holiday Nostalgia Train - see Dec 1
20:00 - whole CIty - MH - Globe at Night
Thru Dec 31. 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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2024 Nov 22-Dec 01
2024 Dec 22-31
2025 (not yet issued
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Rue 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
Wed 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
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing- see Dec 4
Fri 27 Dec
16:30 - Lk Taghkanic St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing
M6d3Hudson Astro Assn. West Beach parking lot. Free, ,
cancelled for clouds. Free, adv regn reqd.
www.mhaa.nidhudsonastro.org
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture- dee Dec 6
Sat 28 Dec
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Dec 7
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing- see Dec 7
Sun 29 Dec
10:00 - whole City - MH - Holiday Nostalgia Train - see Dec 1
Tue 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 celebration
Any where in Sq with cleaar view of timeball. Performers, music,
speeches, firewoeks. Ball on Tines Tower drops at midnight to
ring in new year. Expect mormal attendance of full Yone
million. Stand in designated areas for viewing the ball. You
MUST Be 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 annbounced
in local news media.
23:59 - whole City - MH - leap second skipped
NO leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2024.
The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the
. International Atomic Time TAI is from 2017 January 1, 0h UTC,
until further notice: UTC-TAI = -37 s. datacenter.iers.org
EVENTS SKIPPED IN THIS MONTH
EVENT MAY RvESUME AT DIFFERNT PLACE AND TIME
INQUIRE AT EVENT CONTACT
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[SPR] SPRING RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITY
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-- 10:00 - 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
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
18:00 - Simons Foundation - MH - scinece lecture
TOPIC IS THE APRIL 8TH SOLAR WCLIPSE
160 5 Av & 21 St. Various topics on physics, astronomy, maths.
Free, adv regn reqd. 646-654-0066, www.simonsfoundation.org
19:00 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture
Pupin Hall, follow signs to room. Insdoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.astro.columbia.edu/content/outreach,
212-854-3278, 212-854-3257
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 - 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 Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg
UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net- see Jul 1
20:00 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing
Westchester Amat Astro. Meadows Picnic Area. Free. Cancelled
for clouds. waa-president@westchesterastronomers.org
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
20;30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture
Robinson Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewining. Free.
www.njaa.org
20:00 - Middeltown - CT - cleasky 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
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
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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
18:00 - East Meadow - LI - Amer Instt Aeron & Astron lecture
Borelli's Restaurant, 1580 Hempstead Tk. $50 incl dinner. Adv
regn reqd. 516-458-8593, davidparis@twc.com
18:30 - Bell House - BK - Secret Science Club meeting
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 - Litchfield - CT - Litchfield Hills A AC lecture
White Memorial. Inddor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
19:30 - Torrington - CT - Litchfield Hills A A C meeting
Five Points Arts Cttr. Free.lhaacsec@gmail.com, lhastro.org
20:00 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Ctr Enviro & Life Sci. Free.
njastro.org, 732-255-0343
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[!!!] NO IN-PERSON EVENTS DUE TO ASSORTED CAUSES
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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
13:30 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture
Seminar series. Rutgers Univ, Serin W330. Free. 732-445-3974,
www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/seminar
14:00 - Avenues HQ - MH - New York Map Society lecture
11 E 26 St, 17th floor. Various topics about map making,
cartography, geography. Free, adv regn reqd. Have GI photo ID
for caampus security. www.newyorkmapsociety.org,
mapsocietyny@gmail.com
15:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting
Greenwich Audubon Ctr. Free with musm adm.
greenwichtars@gmail.com, astrogreenwich.org
18:15 - Amer Musm Natl Hist - MH - Amat Astro Assn lecture
Kaufmann Theater. Free, no musm adm fee. 718-522-5014,
president@aaa.org, www.aaa.org
18:30 - Hunter College - MH - Amer Instt Archaeolgy lecture
Hemmerdinger Screening Room. Various topics on archaeology and
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
20:00 - Blairstown - NJ - NW Jersey Astronomers meeting
Alan Observatory. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing.
Free. www.nwjaa.org, info@nwjaa.org
20:00 - Lincroft - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting
Brookdale Commty Coll, Mommouth Museum. Free.
www.starastronomy.org, s-walters@comcast.net
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing
PLUS OCCASIONAL EXTRA SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Top of the Lawn. North path of Great Lawn. Free. Cancelled for
clouds. tags_p@yahoo.com, www.nyskies.org, nyskies@nyskies.org
GENERAL NEWS
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Christmas Eve and New Years Eve are on Tuesday and Christmas Day
is on Wednesday. Events could be set for these days by rule or
ediurnate schedule. Please inquire at the event contact for current
status of the event.
Remaining 'AUT' events are moved to 'SPR' until further news.
. Astro Soc Tomes Rv meets in December in Building #13 at Ocean Cnty
Coll. It usually meets at the College's Novis Plm.
SciCafe' at AMNH skips Dec session. It's back in Jan 2025
Note that the hayden Plm show on Dec 17 is narrated in Spanish. It can
be a chance to build sci/astro vocabulary.
Columbia Univ astronomy lectures lost entire autumn season due to
continuing antuJew/proHamas demonstrations on campus. Public entery
onto campus was restricted. I moved Colymbia to 'SPR' to wait for
further news.
Morris Musm Astro Soc Dec meeting is in-house holiday brunch.
Regular meetings resume in Jan 2025
North Jersey Astro Gp Dec mtg is an in-house potlick celebration
of winter solstice. Regular meetings resume in Jan 2025.
CITY NEWS
------- Prez Trump on Nov 6 won his 2nd prez term after being out of
office for one full term against outgoing Prez Biden. Only Cleveland
in late 1800s served two nonsequential terms. Victory came a02h on 6th
after PA and WI called election results for Trump, pushing him over
the goal of 270 electoral votes in president race.
On Nov 3 US moved back to standard time with apparently no
mishaps. None of the several state proposals to stay on standard, or
daylight, all year were exercised this year.
NYC Mayor Adams on Nov 1 was booked in Manh Fedl Ct for
corruption and finance charges. His trail starts on 2025 Apr 21.
NYC DEP on Nov 2 declared a water alert to conserve usage. NYC,
with rest of NYSkies, suffers extended drought since Sep, with Oct
being the driest on record with mere millimeters of rain.
In early Nov wildfires broke out thruout NYSkie under enduring
drought conditions. So far they seem to start by accident bt a couple
were triggered in hobo camps in wooded areas. For first time in
living memory fires erupted in several NYC parks like Clove Lakes PK
SI, Ally Pond Pk !N, Inwood Hill Pk MH, Van Cortlandt Pk BC, Prospect
Pk BK. Smoke from fires filled air on & off as the wind blowed
NYPD Academy, College Pt QN, was vandalized in predawn of Nov 2!
Building was closed for the night but
facility's security system was disabled. Vandals apparently hid on roof
and rappeled to ground. They splashed red paint on walls and floors,
damaged some loose fixtures and gear, burned US flag at building door.
NYPD is investigating.
FDNY responded to ~250 brushfires in NYC during Nov 1-15. Most
were small, put out by ire quenchers or single hose. A few were
multi-alarm cases. Fires were effect of prolonged dry windy weather
and water shortage thruout NYSkies.
NYSkies drought was interrupted by rain on Nov 21-26. Rain was
light and intermittent, with periods of sunshine. Rain helped in
fighting wildfires but but did not substantially relieve water
shortage. Orders for conserving water and preventing fires remain in
place.
First heavy rain during ongoing drought fell on Nov 27-28, right
onto the Macy's parade. Spectators were reduced to ~2 million but all
parade activity went off as planned. SA fish-min interruption at
~09:30 caused by antijew protestoRS was quickly cleared up by police.
First frost came to NYC on Nov 29 eve when temps crossed 0C. Thru
Nov daily temps declined slowly from 10-20 C to 5-15 C , then cold air
flowed in during 29th.
On Nov 22 US FHA gave last step go-ahead on revised Manh
congestion toll. Previous scheme was paused in Jun and new one offered
in Oct. Toll begins Dec 5 at $9/car, down from $15/car; other fees
also reduced.
US DOJ on Nov 23 asked cse judge to dismiss'documents' and
'elections' charges against Prez Trump. Cases were moving to trial
when Trump won 2024 presidency. Judge on Nov 25 dismissed all charges
, ending all further action in the cases.
N & W NYSkies turf in mid Nov faced first frost and light
snowfall. City still had 5C temp and rain. Area remains under water
conservation rules.
NNeil Tyson was guest on 'Real time with Bill Maher'm HBO, on Nov
22. They discussed the coronavirus vaccine episode and how scientists
handled public information about it. Tyson pointed out that much news
was bad science applied for social purposes.a
NYC Mayor Adams on Nov 26 stated plans are in the works to close
illegals camp in floyd Bennett Field. He expects Prez Trump will
revoke Begin permission to operate housing in federal parks. Camp is
tent city for ~2,000 illegals, some being a nuisance to surrounding
nabes.
SKY NEWS
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November 2025 was a better month for observing with mostly clear
sky. Major cloud and rain came only in mid 20s of month. Air was cool
and calm. Near month end it turned windy and chilly or cold. Globe at
Night on Nov 29 & 30 scored magn 3 or 4.
On the very last night of the fall Milky Way season there were a
couple reports of a MW sighting. At nightfall the Scutum cloud and
Cygnus patch were spotted from S SI and S BK. This was the only
instance in 2024 of positive MW within NYC. Observers missing a
sighting noted the sky was wall-to-wall faint stars, specially in
south Cap-Eri, and far north, Cam-UMa.
Comet 2024-S1 broke apart on Oct 28 as it skimmed thru sun's
corona. It never was easily seen, reaching only 8th Magn before
smothered in twilight. 2024-S1 was a Kreutz or sun-grazing comet , one
passing so close to Sun that chances of surviving thru perihelion are
slim.
Venus in Dec arcs high in SW thru gibbous phase. By yearend she
is nearing east elongation and half-moon phase.
Saturn's rings are still folding flat, now a thin line thru the
planet.
The long winter nights, nightfall early on clock, all for aurora
watch whenever outdoors under the stars. Keep eye on space weather
news for high Kp index >= 7 for NYSkies better chances of a display.
Globe at Night started off with clouds on Nov 22. First clear, and
dark, sky came on 29th with chilly air and3-4 magn transp Clear sky
continued to month end. Current run ends Dec1; next, Dec
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