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NYC EVENTS FOR JUNE 2017
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John Pazmino -
NYSkies Astronomy Inc
nyskies@nyskies.org
www.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 Yahoogroup
forum. Join NYSkies by visiting 'www.nyskies.org/yahoo.htm' and
picking either the email or website option.
All hours are Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UT - 4h).
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
noptional extra fees to consider.
cURRent Month calendar
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Plain dates are in current month;
-, previous month; +, next month.
Moon phase: .NM., .FQ), (FM), (LQ.
Sunset is noted for each Saturday
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat sunset
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-28 -29 -30 -31 .1) 2 3 20:23
4 5 6 7 8 (9) 10 20:27
11 12 13 14 15 16 (17. 20:30
18 19 20 21 22 .23. 24 20:31
25 26 27 28 29 .30) +1 20:31
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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
'S/O',= entry in 'skipped, Sep/Oct resumption' section
'M/A' = entry in 'skipped, Mar/Apr resumption' secrion
'???' = entry in 'skipped, uncertain resumption' seciton
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BROOKLYN - BK
Brooklyn Bridge Park - - 3
*Floyd Bennett Field - - - 2
NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - - 3
Parade of Trins - - - - - 17
Secret Science Club - - - 0
CONNECTICUT - CT
*A S of Gtr Hartford - - - S/O
Astro Soc of Greenwich - - S/O
*Astro Soc of New Haven - 27
Boothe Meml Astro Soc - - 2, 16
Bowman Observatory - - - 7, 21
*Litchfield Hills AAC mtg 9
*Litchfield Hills starvg 23
*McCarthy Observatory - - 10
New Pond Farm - - - - - - 3
Stamford Observatory - - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
*Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - - 17
Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - - - S/O
Western CT St Univ Obsy - S/O
Westport Astro Soc mtg - 20
*Westport Astro Soc starvg 7, 14, 21, 28
LONG ISLAND - LI
*Amateur Observers Soc - - 4
Amer Instt Aero & Astro - 14
Astro Soc of Long Island 7, 14, 21, 28
Brookhaven National Lab - ???
Custer Institute - - - - - 3, 10, 17, 24
Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - S/O
Montauk Observatory - - - 21
SUNY Stony Brook - - - S/O
*Susan Rose Observatory - 3, 10, 17, 25
MANHATTAN - MH
*Amat Astro Assn starvwg - 0
*Amat Astro Assn lecture - S/O
Amer Musm Natl Hist - - 7
Ctr for Atmosp Ocean Std S/O
Ctr for Science & Society S/O
Central Pk (Great Lawn) - 2,3,4, 9,10,11, 16,17,18, 23,24,25, 30
*Columbia Univ Obsy - - - ???
Cornelia Street Cafe' - 4
Earth Institute - - - -- S/O
Good Housekeeping lab - 9
Governors Island - - - - 1-Sep 25
Gullicar's Gate - - - - - 0
Instt Stud Ancnt World - S/O
*Inwood Astronomy Project 3, 10, 17, 24
Milky Way spring season - 1-30
Natl Musm of Mathematics 7
NY Academy of Sciences - ???
NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - - 2, 4, 9
NYPL Mid-Manhattan - - - 8
New York Univ Astro - - - S/O
*NYSkies Astronomy Seminar 2, 16
SciCafe' - - - - - - - - 7
Science & the Arts - - - ???
Simons Foundation - - - - ???
solar eclipse USPS stamp 20
South Ferry station - - - 0
Top of the Lawn - - - - - 2,3,4, 9,10,11, 16,17,18, 23,24,25, 30
TriState computer fair - 0
Urban Park Rangers - - - 0
Weekend Walks - - - - - - 1-Oct 31
World Science Fair - - - 4
World Science Festival - 1-4
Zika virus alert - - - - 0 -----------------
Ctr for Space Sci Edu - - info@nyccsse.org, www.nyccsse.org,
212-608-6164
Physics Club of NY - - - jdepalma@nyc.rr.com, www.sconyc-ny.org
NEW JERSEY - NJ
A A A of Princeton - - - S/O
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - 9
*Amat Astro Inc meeting - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
*Amat Astro Inc lecture - S/O
Instt for Advd Study - - S/O
Morris Musm Astro Soc - - 8
*New Jersey Astro Assn 24
No Jersey Astro Gp mtg - 14
No Jersey Astro Gp starvg S/O
Peyton Observarory - - - 21
Plasma Physics Lab - - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Rutgers Univ Astro Collqm S/o
Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr S/O
*S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - 1
Schommer Observatory - - 8, 15
Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - 4
*Sheep Hill Observatory - 16
*Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - 3, 10, 17, 24
Washington Xing St Pk - - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
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Buehler-Columbia AAA - - www.bergen.edu/buehler,
ropstbaum@bergen.edu
Dark Sky Observers - - - www.users.nac.net/gburke/club
McDowell Obsy -mec.rst2.edu, 201-460-8300
Montclair Telescope Club 973-948-5284, bischoff@garden.net,
users.erols.com/njastro/orgs/mtc.hrm
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
Alley Pond Park - - - - - 17
York College Observatory S/O
REST OF WORLD
STATEN ISLAND - SI
Coll of Staten Is Obsy - S/O
Great Kills Park - - - - 3
Staten Is Community TV - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
THE BRONX - BX
UPSTATE - NY
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - S/O
Ramapo Challenger Ctr - - 18
Vassar Coll Obsy - - - - S/O
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - 17
Westchester Amat Astro - 2
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Mid-Hudson Astro Asson - www.midhudsonastro.org, 845-485-5669
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Ongoing and continuing events
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all day - whole City - MH - Zika virus warning
WARNING APPLIES TO OTHEER MOSQUITO HAZARS LIKE YELLOW FEVER,
LUYME'S DISEASE, MALARIA, SARS.IN MAY 2017 NEW CASES ERUPTED
IN NEW YORK CITY ABD OTHER PARTS OF UNITED STATES AMONG
TRAVELLERS
RETURNING FROM ZIKA-INFECTED AREAS.
Indefinite duration. US CDC warns of new mosquito-carried
Zika VIRUS from most of Central America, most Caribbean
islands, Mexico. Bite caught in these areas can be fatal if
not quickly and properly treated.Travellers should get medical
checkup soonest after return to US. Details at health care
provider or public health authorities.
all day - South Ferry - MH - South Ferry station reopened
Indefinite duration. Old closed South Ferry station
reopened on April 4 for access to Battery Pk and SI Ferry.
You must be in 1st 5 cars to get off at South Ferry.
www.mta.info
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
all day - Gullivaer's Gate - MH - cultural exhibit
indef duration. 216 W 44 St, 7/8 Av. Opened in mid April 2017
for preview. Miniature models of landmarks and important
structures from around the world. Rooms arranged by quarter of
world and for New York City. $36, timed ticket, adv regn reqd.
Optional cost for stereopint of visitor into figurine placed
at desired item in exhibit. www.gulliversgate.com.
all day - 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
10:00 - whole City - MH - Tri-State Computer Fair
VARIOUS LOCATIONS, GENERALLY ON SUNDAYS
Source of computer systems, software, components, accessories.
$7. www.tri-statefairs.com, 718-227-5586
20:00 - Bell House - BK - Secret Science Club meeting
OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
149 7 St, 2/3 Av. Lecture and music on various science
topics. Free. secretscienceclub.blogspot.com, 718-638-4400,
List of events
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Thu 1 Jun
all day - Governors Island - MH - cultural shows
Thru 25 Sep. Island is open on every daym 10h-20h weekdayss,
10h-19g weejebds.Walkand tour thru former military base and
new urban park. Shows vary each day or visit by foot or bike.
Ferries run every day 10h-17h from Battery Marine Terml, MH,
and on weekdays from Pier 6, BK. Island is free but
ferry fare is $2 RT. www.nps.gov/gois
www.governoreisland.com
all day - whole City - MH - Weekend Walks street fairs
VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND DATES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Thru Oct 31. NYC Dept of Transptn closes certain steets in
all boros on Saturdayss for street fairs. Stores and local
orgs offer ntertainment, discount sales, exhibits, food
service Free.
www.nyc.gov/html/dot/weekendwalks/html/home/home.shtml
all day - whole City - MH - World Science Festival
VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Thru Sun 4 Jun. Lectures, shows, performances, exhibits for
all sciences. Some events are free, some pay. Many concurrent
events in different locations.
20:00 - Lincroft - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting
Brookdale Commty Coll, Mommouth Museum. Free.
www.starastronomy.org, s-walters@comcast.net
22:00 - whole City - MH - spring Milky Way season
Thru Jun 30. Spring season for sighting Milky Way from within
NYC. Requires dark clear sky and thoro knowledge of normal
luminous graffiti in sky. Milky Way is in high east sky at
about 02:00. www.nyskies.org/articles/pazmino/milky-ny.htm
Fri 2 Jun
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. Photo ID required for campus security.
www.pppl.gov/events
18:30 - McBurney House - MH - NYSkies Astronomy Seminar
DISCUSSION: SATURN WITH HIS RINGS WIDEST OPEN
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 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting
nion Co Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org, hfjacinto6@gmail.com
19:30 - Pleasantville - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting
Pace Univ, Miller Hall, Free. www.westchesterastronomers.org,
waa-president@westchesterastronomers.org
info@princetonastronomy.org º
19:30 - Staten Is Community TV - SI - science show
100 Cable Way, Mariners Hr SI. 'Geology forum' Live audience,
seating at 19:30, on air at 20:00. Free. www.sictv.org,
718-727-1414
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
20:00 - Floyd Bennett Field - BK - clearsky starviewing
Community Garden. NYSKies & Natl Park Svc. Free. Cancelled
for clouds. www.nyskies.org, stephenlieber@nyc.rr.com,
nyskies@nyskies.org
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture
Stamford Obsy. $3. Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing.
203-322-6537, www.stamfordmuseum.org, cescovil@earthlink.net
20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg
Boothe Meml Pk, Obsy. Free. www.bmas.org, info@bmas.org
20:30 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Amat Astro Assn of Princeton. Simpson Obsy. Free, cancelled
for clouds. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575,
Sat 3 Jun
16:00 - Bushwick breweries - BK - cultural tour
NYC-H2O. Walk thru history and culture of beer-making in
Bushwick breweries. $32.49, adv regn reeqd.
www.nych2o.org, matt@nych2o.org
19:00 - Brooklyn Bridge Pk - BK - clearsky starviewing
Pier 1, nest to Brooklyn Bridge.NYSkies provides explanation,
and interpretationfor World Science Festival's starviewing
session. www.worldsciencefestival.com,
info@worldsciencefestival.com
19:45 - West Reading - CT - clearsky starviewingh
New Pond Farm, obseratory. $10, adv regn reqd. , cancelled for
clouds. www.newpondfarm.org, 203-938-2117,
info@newpondfarm.org
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting
OCCASIONAL EXTRA EVENTS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Custer Instt. Indoor program, clearsky starviewing. $5-$15.
Varies with program. www.custerobservator
president@custerobservatory.org, 631-765-2626
20:00 - Great Kills Pk - SI - clearsky starviewing
Natl Pk Svc. Enter at Hylan Bv to playground; Free. Cancelled
for clouds. www.nps.gov/gate, 718-987-6790 n
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing
Amat Obsrs Soc. capus of Custer Institt. Sessions concurrent
with Custer's own events. Free, cancelled for clouds.
www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg
UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free.
www.uacnj.org
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky 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
203-837-8671, dawsond@wcsu.edu
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
Sun 4 Jun
09:00 - Washington Square - MH - World Science Fair
NYSKIES IS NOT AT THIS FAIR; IT WAS AT STARVIEWING ON JUNE 3RD
Street fair with exhibitors from all sciences. Displays,
performers, crafts, demos. Free.info@worldsciencefestival.com
www.worldsciencefestival.com,
10:00 - Fifth Avenue - MH - cultural tour
NYC-H2O. Walk thru history and culture of New York geology
along Fifth Avenue. $42.99, adv regn reeqd.
www.nych2o.org, matt@nych2o.org
13:15 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting.
Hofstra Univ, Berliner Hall. Free. www.aosny.org,
suerose@optonline.net
18:00 - Cornelia St Cafe' - MH - Entertaining Science show
29 Cornelia St & W 4 St, Play & music on various
science themes. $10 + one drink min.
www.corneliastreetcafe.com, 212-989-9319
19:30 - Boonton - NJ - Sheep Hill Astro Assn meeting
Boonton Senior Ctr. Free. www.sheephillastro.org,
contacts@sheephillastro.org, wwestura@optonline.net
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
Wed 7 Jun
16:00 - Natl Musm of Mathematics - MH - science show
aLSO 19;00. 'Mathematical Encounters'. Free, adv regn reqd.
212-542-0566, www.momath.org, info@momath.org
19:00 - Amer Musm Natl Hist - MH - SciCafe' show
Hall of Ocean Life or hall of planet Earth. Music, drinks,
chat with Museum scientists. Free, be 21 or be gone. GI photo
ID reqd. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
20:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Greenwich. Curtis Elem Schl, Bowman Obsy. Free.
Cancelled for clouds. rickbria@optonline.net, 203-415-6762. ,
astrogreenwich.org
20:00 - Centerport - li - Astro Soc of LI meeting
Vanderbilt Plm. Free. asliastronomy@yahoo.com,
www.asliclub.org
20:30 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport Astro Soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free. Cancelled for
clouds. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
Thu 8 Jun
18:30 - NYPL Mid-Manhattan Liby - MH - cultural lecture
' Lower Manhattan through time'. Free.
www.nypl.org/calendar/index.cfm
19:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Museum Astro Soc meeting
Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, 973-386-1848,,
www.mmastrosociety.org, info@morrismusem.org,
ckkrish@gmail.com
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Rutgers Univ, Schommer Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
732-205-0020, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html
pryor@physics.rutgers.edu
Fri 9 Jun
10:00 - Good Housekeeping Resrch Instt - MH - science tour
Also 11:30. Hearst Tower, 57 St & 8 Av. Walk thru history and
science of product testing center of Good Housekeeping
magazine. Free, adv regn reqd. 212-649-5000,
ghritours@hearst.com
10:00 - Princeton - NJ - science tour - see Jun 2
18:30 - High Bridge Park - MH - cultural tour
NYC-H2O. Walk thru history and culture of oldest survivng
bridge in City over harlem River, built for Croton aqueduct ,
now a footway bewtween Manhattan and bronx. $42.99, adv regn
reeqd. www.nych2o.org, matt@nych2o.org
19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area meeting
Ocean Co Coll, Student Ctr, Solar Lounge. Free.
www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, webmaster@astra-nj.org
19:30 - Torrington - CT - Litchfield Hills Amat Astro Club mtg
Central Congregational Church. Free.lhaacsec@gmail.com
lhastro.org,
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jun 2
19:30 - Staten Is Community TV - SI - science show - see Jun 2
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jun 2
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
20:30 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
Sat 10 Jun
20:00 - New Milford - CT - astronomy lecture
McCarthy Obsy, New Miford HS. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.mccarthyobservatory.org, 860-354-1595,
contact@mccarthyobservatory.org,
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jun 3
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 3
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 3
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 3
Sun 11 Jun
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
Wed 14 Jun
18:30 - East Meadow - LI - Amer Instt Aero & Astro lecture
Spumante Restaurant. Various topics in
aeronautics and astronautics. Free, optional $5 pizza-soda.
516-458-8593, davidparis@optonline.net
20:00 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free.
njastro.org, 973-655-7266
20:00 - Centerport - li - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jun 7
20:30 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7
Thu 15 Jun
20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 8
Fri 16 Jun
10:00 - Princeton - NJ - science tour - see Jun 2
18:30 - McBurney House - MH - NYSkies Astronomy Seminar
DISCUSSION: THE SUMMER MILKY WAY AND SURROUNDING STARS
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 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jun 2
19:30 - Staten Is Community TV - SI - science show - see Jun 2
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 3
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jun 2
20:00 - Stratford - CT - Boothe Meml Astro Soc mtg see Jun 2
20:30 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
20:30 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Sheep Hill Astro Assn Obsy, Free. Cancelled for
clouds. sheephillastro.otg, contacts@sheephillastro.org,
wwestura@optonline.net
Sat 17 Jun
11:30 - Brighton Beach - BK - Parade of Trains show
NY Transit Museum. Brighton line, Brighton Bh station. Visit
and ride several antique subway trains. Museum store, tech
chat, take
pictures and films of trains. Cintinuous rides along Brighton
line.
Free with subnway fare. www.nytransit museum.org
19:30 - Alley Pond Park - QN - clearsky starviewing
Alley Pond Enviro Ctr. $14 at door. Cancelled for clouds.
www.alleypond.com, info@alleypond.com, 718-229-4000
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 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford, Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free.
Cancelled for clouds. www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069,
pparkers@cs.com
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jun 3
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 3
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 3
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
Sun 18 Jun
14:00 - Airmont - NY - science show
Ramapo Challenger Ctr, 225 Rt 29. Multimedia
imulation of space missions. $20. wwwlhvcc.com,
director@lhvcc.com, 845-257-3416.
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
Tue 20 Jun
00:01 - whole City - MH - solar eclipse postage stamp
US Postal Service issues first-ever dynamic postage stamp! It
shows typical total solar eclips, seen inn Lybia on 2006 March
29 When warmed with finger press the picture xhanes to a disc
of full Moon! eclipse scene returns after cooling down. Stamp
must be stor+ed away from sunlight[!] and other UV radiation,
else effect is ruined. Back of sheet of srtamps has map of
2017 August 21 eclipse across US.
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro Soc meeting
Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
Wed 21 Jun
19:00 - Montauk - LI - astronomy lecture
Montauk Obsy, montauk Public Library. Indoor talk,
clearsky starviewing. Free. www.montaukobservatory.com
20:00 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7
20:00 - Centerport - li - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jun 7
20:30 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7
20:30 - 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
Fri 23 Jun
10:00 - Princeton - NJ - science tour - see Jun 2
19:30 - Staten Is Community TV - SI - science show - see Jun 2
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jun 2
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 3
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jun 2
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
20:30 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
20:30 Litchfield - CT - Litchfield Hills A A C lecture
White Meml Consrvn Ctr. Free. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. lhaac.shutterfly.com, lhaacsec@gmail.com
lhastro.org
Sat 24 Jun
20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Jun 3
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 3
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
20:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 3
20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn meeting
NJAA-HQ, Robinson Obsy. Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8600
Sun 25 Jun
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
Tue 27 Jun
19:00 - New Haven - CT - Astro Soc of New Haven meeting
Yale Univ, Leitner Family Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asnh.org, prez@asnh.org
Wed 28 Jun
20:00 - Centerport - li - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Jun 7
20:30 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 7
Fri 30 Jun
10:00 - Princeton - NJ - science tour - see Jun 2
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting - see Jun 2
19:30 - Staten Is Community TV - SI - science show - see Jun 2
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Jun 2
20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Jun 3
20:00 - Central Park - MH - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
20:30 - Wash'n Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Jun 2
Events Skipped This Month
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11:00 - Princeton - NJ - Instt Advd Stud lecture
Princeton Univ, Bloomberg Hall, library. Free.
www.sns.ias.edu/astro/astrocal.php,
wserber@astro.princeton.edu
11:00 - Palisades - NY - science lecture
Lamont-Doherty Earth Obsy, Monell Audm. Various topics in
geophysics and earth science. Free, 845-365-8634,
www.ldeo.columbia.edu, suzana@ldeo.columbia.edu,
13:30 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture
Seminar series. Rutgers Univ, Serin 401. Free. 732-445-3974,
www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/seminar
14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture
Meyer Hall, 5th fl. Various topics in astrophys and
relativity. Free. Have GI photo ID for campus security.
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
15:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting
Bruce Museum. Free with musm adm. rickbria@optonline.net,
203-415-6762, astrogreenwich.org
16:30 - Piscataway - NJ - astronomy lecture
Colloquium series. Rutgers Univ, Busch Campus, Astro & Phys
Lectr Hall. Free. www.physics.rutgers.edu/colloquium,
732-445-3974
18:00 -CUNY Graduate Center - MH - Ctr for Sci & Soc lecture
385 Fifth Av. 'Early modernb science intertwine An
Iberoamerican perspective'.. Free, adv regn reqd, Free,
limited seating. 212-854-7211,
scienceandsociety.columbia.edu
18:00 - Inst Stud Anc World - MH - cultural lecture
15 E 84 St, 5 Av/Madison Av. Various topics in history and
ulture of ancient civilizations. Free, adv regn reqd.
isaw.nyu.edu, isaw@nyu.edu,
212-992-7842
18:00 - Earth Institute - MH - science lecture
Columbnia Univ, Faculty House, 64 Morningside Dr. 'New York's
renewable energy future'. Free, adv regn reqd.
ei.columbia.edu, energypolicy@columbia.edu
18:00 - Inst Stud Anc World - MH - cultural lecture
15 E 84 St, 5/Madison Av. Exhibition lecture 'Weeks, months,
yeats in Greek and Roman calendars' with 'Time and Cosomos'
showw.. Free, adv regn reqd. isaw..nyu.edu isaw@nyu.edu,
212-992-7842
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
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
19:30 - Middletown - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting
Wesleyan Univ, Van Vleck Obsy. Free. www.asgh.org,
860-872-9069, pparkerrs@cs.com
20:00 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture
Union Co Coll, Smith Audm. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
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 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture
Westn Conn St Uv, Obsy/Plm. Indoor planetarium show,
clearsky starviewing. Free. www.wcsu.edu/starwatch,
20:00 - 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 20:00 -
Upper Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing
No Jersey Astro Gp. Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall.
Free, cancelled for clouds. njastro.org, 973-655-7266,
20:30 - Coll of Staten Is - SI - clearsky starviewing
Astrophys Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-982-2818,
csivc.csi.cuny.edu/supernove7/files/home.html,
robbins@mail.csi.cuny.edu,
20:30 - 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,
tpaglione@york.cuny.edu
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing
Vassar College, Observatory. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html,
845-437-7340
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10:00 - Upton - LI - science lecture
Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bldg 510.. 'Tiny bubbles in the mine: New
trsults from thr PICO-60 dark matter detector'. Free, have GI
photo ID for campus security. www.bnl.gov/physics/evnts,
631-344-2651
17:00 - Simons Foundation - MH - scinece lecture
160 5 Av & 21 St. 'Strange new worlds'. Free, adv regn reqd.
646-654-0066, ww.simonsfoundation.org
18:30 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH - Science and the Arts show
'TNo, No, Nobel' on women who missedthe Nobel Prize for
their work. Free. 212-817-7521, bschwartz@gc.cuny.edu,
scienceandarts@scienceandarts.pmailus.com,
19:00 - NY Academy of Sciences - MH - astronomy lecture
'The unification of physics: The ques for a Theory of
Everything'. $15, adv regn reqd. wwww.nyas.org, 212-298-8600
19:30 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting
Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org,
609-737-2575, info@princetonastronomy.org
20:00 - Columbia University - MH - astronomy lecture
Pupin Hall, signs to lecture room. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. outreach-admin@astro.columbia.edu,
www.astro.columbia.edu/outreach, 212-854-3278
20:00 - Jones Beach St Pk - LI - astronomy lecture
Amat Obsrs Soc. Roosevelt Natr Ctr. Indooe lecture, clearsky
starviewing. $4, adv regn reqd. www.aosny.org, 516-785-3614,
suerose@optonline.net May 1. Season runs thru June 30.
General News
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I put back the alert about the Zika virus in the 'ongoing and
continuing events'.The warning eased up about a year ago. US CDC
reported in May a spike in cases among people returning from Zika-
infected countries. So far there are no Zika mosquitos spotted in New
York City. The new cases are caused by bites gotten overseas.
Weekend Walks peaks in June-October, with a few events since
April. On assorted dates segments of street are turned into people
corridors. Businesses on the street set up displays or offer dales and
discounts. There may be performers.muaix, dancing. The Mother of
Weekend Walks is Summer Streets in August when a slice of Manhattan's
eastern flank is reserved for free-flow foot traffic. See June 1.
Boothe Meml Astro Soc may have lost its web. It was in late May
out of service with notice that its name is open for other takers. I
left the club in place with meetings on 1st and 3rd Fridays until
further news comes along.
I hated to do this nut it's time now to let the three National
Space Society chapters leave NYC Events. They, on Long Island, in the
City, in New Jersey, were inactive for many years and now have no
officers. If they revive, or if new spacefaring clubs come along,
they are welcome back into NYC Events.
I subsumed Jones Beach into the general starviewing entry for Amat
Obsrs Soc. While Jones Beach sessions take place annually in simmer,
commonly the dates are missed from the AOS web. for latest news about
them, inquire at the contact under 'Ongoing and continuous events'.
The final round of shows for Ringling brother, Barnum and Bailey
circus was a complete sell-out at Nassau Coliseum in May. Many
NYSkiers repeatedly tried for tickets and were shut our.
City News
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Fleet Week opened on May 24 with about 20 navy ships from several
countries visiting New York City. The ships are docked at piers on
Manhattan, in Brooklyn, and in Staten Island. Many are open for tours.
In addition, various air-sea shows are staged over the City and Long
Island. Event ends on May 30th.
A possible new annual event is 'Parade of trains' in Brooklyn on
June 17th. This is a fabulous display of antique subways -- that let
you ride in! It was an one-time event in 2015 for the centennial of
the BMT subway division and in 2016 for the 40th anniversary of the NY
Transit Museum. Probably a thousand rail fans turned out for 2016,
with delegations from Boston, Chicago, Toronto, and other subway
towns. The Museum was so amazed at the fervor of the visitors that
perhaps it'll run the show every year. See under June 17.
On 2017 April 24-26 US DHS and regional emergency agencies
staged 'Operation Gotham Shield', simulated EMP attack. Mock 10-
kiloton atom-bomb airburst over Rutherford NJ sent electromagnetic
pulses over a 200km radius to test ways to react to a real attack.
Results were not yet issued as at late May.
Astronomers are fired up to get the new solar eclipse stamp! it's
the first US Postal Service dynamic stamp, that changes from a typical
solar eclipse to a lunar disc by warmth of a finger press!! Because
the stamp is a 'forever' stamp, now 46c each, I expect to see thee in
circulation for years and years to come. See June 20.
A flap broke out in mid May 2017 about the Puerto Rican parade in
New York . NYC mayor deBlasio and City Council plan to honor Lopez
Rivera at the parade. They treat him as a hero of PR's fight against
American slavery. He is actually a criminal who killed dozens of
people in bombings, like at Fraunces Tavern in 1970s. Ex-prez Obama
released Rivera from federal prison in January 2017, citing
humanitarian reasons. Many parade sponsors dropped out in protest as
at late May, including two Spanish TV stations. deBlasio vows to do
the parade, by himself if he must, and present Rivera with highest
city honors. Parade is set for June 11, 2017, in Fifth Av.
The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar on May 5 was drenched by heavy
afternoon rain. Only a couple astronomers sat the meeting. We
discussed the Milky Way as both a galaxy and feature in the sky. We
finished early and a couple of us did supper at Good Stuff restaurant.
We planned to redo the topic on the 19th/
NYSkies Astronomy Seminar on May 19 was a do-over of the May 5th
meeting. We studied the Milky Way to learn how the structure of the
galaxy shows up in the textured band across the sky. We reviewed some
history of the galaxy with show-&-tell historical articles from te
1700s and 1800s. Ga;o;ep showed with the newly-invented telescope that
the Milky Way belt was made of countless small stars. Herschel was
first to map out the stars to discover that we live in a confined
sandwich roll or rice-cake suspended in nothingness. His estimates of
the size were woefully too small, yet in his day it was immense, many
millions of Earth-Sun distances in radius. This model prevailed
thruout the 1800s. Parsons saw with is largest of all telescopes in
the 1840s that some larger and reasonably closer nebulae were spiral
shaped. At first there was no connection between thee spiral nebulae
and our galaxy. In the 1920s we debated the actual size of the Milky
Way and the existence of other Milky Ways. Shapeley assessed a
diameter of some 300,000 lightyears, in ignorance of star dimming by
the interstellar medium. Hubble with 2-182m Mt Wilson observatory and
photography resolved the Andromeda nebula into stars and structure
like nearby parts of the Milky Way. He, with some allowance for star
dimming, fathomed Andromeda at some 800,000 lightyears away, way
outside our Milky Way. Our galaxy was merely one of possibly thousands
of others 'island universes'. in 1930s by mapping star clusters and
certain nebulae we found that the Milky Way could have spiral arms
like Andromeda. Proof came in late 1940s with radio measurements of
interstellar gas that we do got spiral arms. The number of arms was
uncertain but it seems there are two, wrapped around a couple turns.
Out solar system is in an arm about 2/3 from the center of the galaxy.
We see more stars in line with the arms and fewer when looking
orthogonal from it. This causes the band in the sky, which even
binoculars break into clumps and heaps of stars. Ongoing studies
showed that globular clusters sit in a cloud around the galaxy and in
a nest in the galactic center. Nebulae and open star clusters sit in
the arms. other galaxies are every where beyond the Milky Way. This
deployment of objects is biased in the sky along the Milky Way belt.
Because we look in different directions in the galaxy according as the
season, the mix of objects in the sky shifts during the year. We
studied charts illustrating this seasonal shift. In spring, for
example, there are few open clusters because the Milky Way in evening
is low around the horizon. The open view overhead, perpendicular to
the Milky Way reveals lots of galaxies. Because we are near the outer
edge of the galaxy, the Milky Way is brighter in summer, when we look
thru a thicker mass of stars and also toward the galactic center. In
winter the Milky Way is weakest for then we look outward to a thinner
part of the spiral arm. We discussed the chances of seeing the Milky
Way from the City, a fat that in fairness has a slim chance of
success. Yet usually -- not for sure -- we do catch sight of the
brighter parts of the summer Milky Way. In May-June and in September-
November the air is generally drier and darker, being the transition
between summer and winter. These windows are when we have the best
chance of seeing the Milky Way, if the weather cooperates. So far in
May it hasn't. Takeaways were maps of the Milky Way, diagrams of Milky
Way structure, change in deepsky objects with season, picture of
Hubble's resolution of andromeda.
NYSkies Seminar on May 19 had a special treat for astronomers. A
week or so earlier I got a stack of strong large totebags from the
Susan Komen breast cancer run. These I gave to the astronomers at the
the meeting in appreciation for their work in promoting our profession
in the City.
On May 25, 2017, NYSkiers watched the NASA Live web to hear a
presentation of findings from the Juno spaceprobe. it's orbiting
Jupiter with perizeon[!] a few thousand kilometers over the south
pole. The prone's orbit is strongly excentric to fly thru a deep range
of jovian gravity to figure out the planet's internal layers and
density. By issue time the news with gorgeous pictures are in the NASA
web.
Some NYSkiers heard Brian Green on Bloomberg radio's 'Masters of
business' on 2017 May 27. He discussed the World Science Festival,
string theory, cosmology, and the abysmal status of science education
in schools.
penn Station is under a capacity squeeze from repairs done by
Amtrak. These relate to derailments in April and to long-deferred
replacement of older equipment. Some tracks will be out of service,
forcing trains to cut back schedules and expect service delays.
Situation will last thru the summer.
Renovated George Washington bus terminal opened on 2017 May 16 for
morning rush. It's at Manhattan side of GW Bridge with access from Ft
Washington Av and the Upper Broadway and Washington Hts subway lines.
Depot will handle greater number of buses from northern New Jersey and
Catskills to help relieve traffic at Port of Authority terminal near
Times Square. Old GW depot fell into disuse and disrepair in past 20
years. Project took three years and ~$200 million.
A Honda car deliberately mow-down of people in Time Square with
his car on 2017 May 18 ~11:45 EDST. he first drove south in 7 Av. did
a U-turn at 42 St, and plowed along people plaza heading north. One
person killed on the spot, about two dozen injured. Driver Richard His
car crashed against a bollard at Broadway & 45 St. Rojas tried to run
away but was tackled by police and witnesses. Rojas has prior arrests
for drunk driving and seemed to suffer from a wartime mental
condition. Attack so far seems unrelated to ongoing jihad situation.
A private LearJet 35 plane crashed on 2017 May 15 ~15:30 EDST,
killing its two occupants. Plane was coming to land at Teterboro
Airport, New Jersey, in an apparently normal flight from Philadelphia
PA . Suddenly ~500 meters from runway it pitched down and spiked into
open area among industrial buildings.. There were no ground casualties
or injuries,
Subway signals blacked out on 9 May 2017 ~08:30 EDST around DeKalb
Av station. All yellow and orange line service thru station was shut
down. Stations south of DeKalb Av were closed for having no trains.
Trains caught north of Dekalb Av were turned back or sent to other
lines. Signals were energized again in mid afternoon to restore
service. Power cut probably started in nearby Con Edison facility/.
NYSkies this year has a new role at World Science Festival. We
partner at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Pk on June 3, Saturday evening.
This is NOT Pier 1 on Manhattan near Battery Pk! We provide resource
and takeaways for the Festival's starviewing session. We skip the
science street fair on Sunday the 4th, but please visit it for all of
its other shows and exhibits.
Sky News
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May 2017 was a downer for stargazing with hazy or cloudy skies.
There were no nights clear enough for the Milky Way and omega Centauri
challenges. Massive rains on May 5 smothered attendance at the NYSkies
Seminar, in addition to causing widespread rail and toad tie-ups and
scattered coastal and street flooding. There was
Jupiter wowed every one in May 2017, he being in high sky at
nightfall. The Great Red Spot darkened in spring, now being an obvious
orange oval. On the 25th NYSkiers watched on NASA Live web the
presentation of initial findings from the Juno probe at Jupiter.
May, and June, would be prime months for observing galaxies. The
Virgo and Coma galaxy clusters are in high sky, where from the City we
can spot 15-20 of their members. With the adverse weather most
observers were lucky to catch sight of even five.
Manhattanhenge is on May 29-31, after issue of this NYC Events.
I'll report on viewing it in the July issue. Next period for
Manhattanhenge is July 9-11.
Saturn comes into the night sky near midnight with opposition on
June 15. The rings are fully open, 26-1/2 degree tilt. Even small
scopes show texture in the rings and Cassini's division along most of
the ring circumference.
Astronomers are finalizing their plans to view the August solar
eclipse. Some are taking dedicated eclipse tours to the western
states. others are visiting family/friends in or near the eclipse
path. Others may hop a bus or train into the center path and return
right after the eclipse.
The Milky Way season continues thru June 30. In May there was no
chance of a sighting due to adverse weather. Make sure you prepare for
a sighting attempt with dark adaption and familiarity with the Milky
Way path among the stars. See under June 1.