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NYC EVENTS FOR 2024 APRIL --------------------- John Pazmino NYSkies Astronomy In+c www.nyskies.org nyskies@nyskies.org The following astronomy activities in the NYSkies region,roughly 100km radius from Herald Square on Manhattan, are open to the public. A few cultural items of interest to astronomers are also included. Altho NYC Events confirms the items, they are subject to change after NYC Events is issued. Inquire at the event's contact for addiurnate news. Let the contact know that you learned of its event thru NYC Events. Frequently asked questions about NYC Events are at 'www.nyskies.org/nyc-faq.htm'. Only the current issue is in the web. It is replaced by next month's issue. You may request previous NYC Events thru 'nyskies@nyskies.org'. These are archived offline and incorporate corrections refered to our attention since their issuance. For events missing NYC Events, check the NYSkies email GROUP at 'nyskies@groups.io'. When ADVISING about a new event deliberately account for the seven W's: What, Where, When, Who, Wht, Why, hoW, Wow. Join the nyskies group by sending an empty, blank, email to nyskies+subscribe@groups.io'. Any text and subject in the email are ignored. The email 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 ------------ '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 -------------------- 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 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ------ 31 (1. 2 3 4 5# 6 19:27 7 .8. 9 10 11 12 13 19:34 14 .15) 16 17 18 19# 20 19:41 21 22 (23) 24 25 26 27 19:49 28 29 30 (+1. +2 +3# +4 19;56 ------------------------------------------------ aLL hours are Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UT - 4h). Index of Events ------------- * = NASA-JPL Night Sky Network affiliate date = in-person event in 'list of events' /ection ' 0 ' = in-person event in 'ongoing and continuing events' section 'AUT'= event in 'skipped, autumn resumption' section 'SPR' = event in 'skipped, spring resumption' secrion '???' = event in 'skipped, uncertain resumption' section, '!!!' = event in 'skipped, due ro variousencumberances ------- ----------------------------------------------- BROOKLYN - BK Gree-Wood Cemetery - - - 8 Secret Science Club - - - ?? CONNECTICUT - CT ------------------- *Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford 17 Astro Sco of Greenwich - !!! *Astro Soc of New Haven !!! Boothe Memorial Astro Soc 5. 19 *Bowman Observatory - - 3, 17 Litchfield Hills AAC mtg ??? Litchfield Hills AAc lect SPR *McCarthy Observatory - 13 New Pond Farm - - - - - 13 Stamford Museum - - - - - 5, 12, 19, 26 Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - SPR Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - --- 3, 10, 17, 24 Westport Astro Soc mtg - 16 19 Westport Astro Soc starvwg 3, 10, 17, 24 LONG ISLAND - LI -------------------- *Amateur Observers Soc - - 14 *Amat Obsrs Soc starvwing 0 Astro Soc of Long Island 3, 10, 17, 24 Custer Institute - - - - 6, 13, 20, 27 Hamptons Observatory - - -!!! Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - - 14 1 SUNY Stony Brook Astro - 5 *Susan Rose Observatory - 6, 13, 20, 27 ----------------------------- Amer Instt Aeron & astron - 516-458-8593, davidparis@twc.com MANHATTAN - MH ---------------- *Amat Astro Assn starvwg - 0 *Amat Astro Assn lecture -- !!! Amer Instt Archaeology - !!! Ctr for Atmos & Ocean Sci 3, 10, 17 Ctr for Sci & Soc - - - 0 Central Pk (Great Lawn) - !!! Columbia Univ Astro - - - 12 CUNY Graduate Center - - 3, 17, 18 Earth Day Festival- - - - 14 Govvernors Island - - -- 0 Hayden Planetarium - - - 23 Instt Stud Ancnt World - ??? Intrepid Museum - - - -- 8 lunar months coincide - - 9 Natl Musm of Mathematics 3 NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - 0 New York Map Society - - !!! NYU Astrop & Relatvty - - 16, 30 *NYSkies Astronomy Seminar 5. 19 (digital sessions) omega Centauri challengeú -1-May 30 partial solar eclipse - - 8 SciCafe' - - - - - - - 3 Simons Foundation - - - - ??? *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 ------------------ Bear Mountain - - - - - - 6 Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - !!! Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - 3 Vassar Collee Obsy - - - 3, 10, 17, 24 Ward Pound Ridge - - - - 6, 13, 27 Westchester AmatAstro - 12 NEW JERSEY - NJ ----------------- A A A of Princeton - - - 8 *Amat Astro Inc meeting - 5 Amat Astro Inc lecture - 19 Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area 12 Morris Musm Astro Soc - - 8, 13 NJ Astro Assn starviewing 6, 13, 20, 27 NJ Astro Assn sunviewing 7, 8, 14, 21, 28 NW Jersey Amat Astro - - SPR No Jersey Astro Gp mtg -- 16 Peyton Observatory - - 23 Plasma Physics Lab - - - SPR utgers Univ Astro Collqm - !!! Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr !!! *S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - !!! Schommer Observatory - - 11, 18, 25 *Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - 6, 8. 13. 20. 27 Washington Xing St Pk - 5, 12, 19, 26 ----------------------------- 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 Sheep Hill Astro Assn - www.sheephillastro.org, contacts@sheephillastro.org, wwestura@optonline.net c QUEENS - QN --------------- York College ObserVatory - - 10 REST OF WORLD --------------- Northeast Astronomy Forum 20-21 - - STATEN ISLAND - SI ---------------------/=========================== nGOING 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 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 LIST OF EVENTS ------------ ################################################################## # By January 2023 essentially all restrictions due to the vius # # were removed by public authorities in NYSkies. There's no more # # threat of penalty for violating the forer rules. There still # # be individual properties that continue cornovirus tules for # # their visitors and guests. Please have with you your vax card # # and faace mask to avoid unpleasant encounters at entry. Aomw # # properties have limited vistor presence, timed entry, shorter # # open hours, advnace registration. Ask at the event contact for # # particulars. Some properties no longer allow outside orgs to # # avail of their facilities. # ################################################################## Mon 1 Apr 00:00 - whole City - MH - omega Centauri challenge Thru 31 May. When cluster ome Cen, NGC5128, is on meridian it's about 2 deg alt, yet is observable from within NYC. Requires good observing skills, dark sky, clear horizon. www.nyskies.org/articles/pazmino/51285139.htm. Wed 3 apr 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 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 16:30 - Lk Taghkanic St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing MEETS AT SUNY NEW PALTZ, NEW PALTZ NY, ROOM SH181. MEETING IS PREVIEW OF SOLAR ECLIPSE. NO REGULAR STAR PARTY IN PARIL Mid-Hudson Astro Assn. West Beach parking lot. Free, , cancelled for clouds. Free, adv regn reqd with vehicle make, // model, plate number for park security. www.mhaa.nidhudsonastro.org 18:30 - CUNY Grad Ct - MH -'GC presents' cultural lectr 365 5 Av & 34 St. Various history and culture topics elated to New York City. Free, adv regn reqd. 212-817-7000, www.gc.cuny.edu/publicprograms 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, adn regn reqd. For 21+ YO. Have fedl/state photo ID. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting Vanderbilt Plm. Free. asliastronomy@yahoo.com, www.asliclub.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 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing Westport Astro Soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925 20:30 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing Astro Soc of Greenwich. Curtis Elem Schl, .a Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds. greenwichstars@gmail.com, 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 ri 5 Apr 18:30 - McBurney Houall - MH - NYSkies Astronomy Seminar SEMINARS ARE OFFERED AS DOWNLOAD AUDIO-VIDEO FILES AT 'www.nyskies.org/av-files/av-files.htm' UNTIL ON-SITE MEETINGS RESUME AFTER THE LOCKDONW ERA. 125 W 14 St, 6/7 Av. Discussion of astronomy topics, show & tell, skywatching reports, news of astro activity in NYSkies territory. Free. nyskies@nyskies.org, www.nyskies.org 19:30 - Stony Brook - LI - astronomy lecture SUNY Stony Brook, Earth & Spc Sci Hall. Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.ess.sunysb.edu/astro, 631-632-8100, slutterbie@notes.cc.sunysb.edu Free. www.nwjaa.org, info@nwjaa.org 20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing Amat Astro Assn of Princeton. Simpson Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575, info@princetonastronomy.org 20:00 - Srattford - CT - 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 20:00 - 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, 20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lec meeting Union Commty Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky0 starvireing.Free. www.asterism.org Sat 6 Apr 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 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 19:30 - 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 - 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;30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture Robinson Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewining. Free. www.njaa.org 20:00 - Bear Mountain - NY - clearsky starviewing Rockland Astro Club. Anthony Wayne Rec Pk, picnic field. Free, cancelled for clouds. www.rocklandastronomy.com Sun 7 Apr 14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing Robinson Obsy. clearsky sunrviewining. Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500 Mon 8 Apr 11:30 - Morristown - NJ - Morris Museum Astro Soc meeting ExTRA MEETING FOR VIEWING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE Morris Museum. Free. 973-386-1848, 973-386-1848,, www.morrismuseum.org/astro-society, info@morrismusem.org, ckkrish@gmail.com, www.mmastrosociety.org 13:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg EXTRA MEETING FOR VIEWING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE UACNJ Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net- see Jul 1 13;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing 3 EXTRA MEETING FOR VIEWING THE SOLAR ECLIPSE Robinson Obsy. clearsky sunrviewining. Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500 13:00 - Intrepid Museum - MH - solar eclipse vireing Pier 86 and ship. Extra feature eith general admission. Vire solar eclipse from flight Deck with Intrepid-theme glasses NS WZPLinwea. www.intrepidmuseum.org 13:00 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting MEETING MEETING IS LIVE YOUTUBE WEBCAST OF THE SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH NO IN-PERSON ACIVIRY. IT REPLACES THE REGULAR APRIL MEETING. Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org, 609-737-2575, info@princetonastronomy.org 13:30 - Green-Wood Cemetery - NK - solar eclipse viewing Enter at 500-25 St. Examine eclipse thru safely-filtered telescopes and hand-held filters provided by amat Astro Assn. Free. www.aaa.org 13:30 - whole City - MH - partial solar eclipse About 91% diameter, 3/4 area, of Sun covered by Moon. Full solar protecion required for direct viewing, else use projection or indirect methods. Timtable for New York: ----------------------------------------------------------- EDST | event | alt-azm | ver | remaarks -------+------------.-+-------+-+----+--------- 06:27 | sunrise | 0 80 | --- | daytime begins 12:57 | Sun ttransit | 57 180 | --- | apparent noon 14:08 | 1st contact | 54 211 | 216 | eclipse begins 15:22 | mid eclipse | 43 234 | 285 | 91% diam covered 16:36 | 4th contact | 31 252 | 3 | eclipse ends 19:27 | unset | 0 281 | --- | daytime ends --------------------------------------------------- 'ver' is angle along sun's limb CCE from top. | Rclipse is total over Jamestown, Buffalo, Rcohester, syracuse, Watertwon, Lake Placid, Plattsburg within New York State. Tue 9 Apr 18:00 - whole City - MH - lunar months coincide Two major lunar months begin together at sundown. Jewish month Nisan and Islamic month Ramadan both bank off of april 8 New Moon with first Crescent on 9th. Possible extra significance because solar eclipse occurred at this New Moon. Details at Jewish and Islamic cultural media. eclipse. Wed 10 Apr 15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture - see Apr 3 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Apr 3 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 3 20:00 - Middeltown - CT - cleasky starviewing - see Apr 3 20;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, 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 3 Thu 11 Apr 20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearksy starviewing Rutgers UnivSchommer Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds. 732-205-0020, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html Fri 12 Apr 19:30 - Pleasantville - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting Pace Univ, Wilcox Hall, Free. www.westchesterastronomers.org, waa-president@westchesterastronomers.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 19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area meeting Ocean Cnty Coll, Novins Planetarium. Free. www.astra-nj.com, 732-255-0343, webmaster@astra-nj.org 20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 5 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Apr 5 Sat 13 Apr 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, 19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Apr 6 19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 6 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 19:30 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 6 20:30 - West Reading - CT - cleatsky starviewing New Pond Farm, obseratory. outdoor clearsky starviewing. $10, adv regn reqd, cancelled for clouds. www.newpondfarm.org 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Apr 6 20;30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture - see Apr 6 Sun 14 Apr 12:00 - Union Square - MH - Earth Day exhibition North flank of park. Exhibit booths in tent city, music, performnaces, demos, crafts, takeaways, food service. Fre. www.earthdayinitiative.org 14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing - see Apr 7 13:30 - Uniondale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting Hofstra University,Berliner Hall, Rm 117. Free, www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net 20:00 - 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 16 Apr 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 20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro soc meeting- see Oct 1 Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925 20:30 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting Montclair St Univ, Ctr Enviro & Life Sci. Free. njastro.org, 732-255-0343 Wed 17 Apr 15:30 - Courant Institute - MH - science lecture - see Apr 3 18:30 - CUNY Grad Ct - MH -'GC presents' cultural lectr- see Apr 3 19:30 - Rocky Hill - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting Rocky Hill Commty Ctr, Rn 1C,761 Old Main St. Free asgh.org 20:00 - Middeltown - CT - cleasky starviewing - see Apr 3 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Apr 3 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 3 20:30 - Greenwich - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Wed 3 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 3 Thu 18 Apr 18:30 - CUNY Grad Ct - MH -'GC presents' cultural lectr- see Apr 3 20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearksy starviewing - see Apr 11 Fri 19 Apr 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 r 20:00 - Srattford - CT - Bootge Meml Astro Soc mtg - see Apr 5 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Apr 5 20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 5 20:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lec lecture Union Commty Coll, Smith Audm. Free. indoor talk, clearsky starvireing.www.asterism.org Sat 20 Apr 09:00 - Suffern - NY - Northeast Astronomy Forum Thru Sun 21 Apr. Rockland Astro Club. SUNY Rockland Coll. Vendors, dealers, exhibits, demos, talks, food service. $38 1-day, $69 2-day. www.rocklandastronomy.com 19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Apr 6 19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 6 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Apr 6 20;30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture - see Apr 6 Sun 21 Apr 14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing - see Apr 7 Tue 23 Apr 19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - astronomy lecture lecture in 'Live!' or 'Frontiers' series, besides routine sky shows. Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W, then follow usher. $15, adv regn reqd. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/calendar 20:00 - 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 Wed 24 Apr 20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting - see Apr 3 20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 3 20:00 - Middeltown - CT - cleasky starviewing - see Apr 3 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 3 Thu 11 Apr 20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearksy starviewing - see Apr 11 Fri 26 Appr 20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture - see Apr 5 20;00 - Wash'n X'ing - NJ - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 5 Sat 27 Apr 19:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Institute meeting - see Apr 6 19:00 - Susan Rose Obsy - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 6 19:30 - Ward Pound Ridge - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 6 20;30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn lecture - see Apr 6 20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Apr 6 Sun 28 Apr 14;00 - Vorhees St Pk - NJ - clearsky sunviewing - see Apr 7 Tue 30 Apr 14:00 - New York University - MH - astronomy lecture - see Apr 16 EVENTS SKIPPED IN THIS MONTH EVENT MAY RvESUME AT DIFFERNT PLACE AND TIME INQUIRE AT EVENT CONTACT ====================================== [SPR] SPRING RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITY -------------------------------- ------ 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 17:00 - Intrepid Museum - MH - Free Friday show Pier 86 and ship. Exhibits, demos, talks. Clearsky movies and starviewing. Free. www.intrepidmuseum.org 19:00 - Litchfield - CT - Litchfield Hills A AC lecture White Memorial. Inddor talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. 20:00 - Blairstown - NJ - NW Jersey Astronomers meeting Alan Observatory. Indoor talk, clearsky starviewing. 20:00 - Middletown - CT -cl- learsky starviewing Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford, Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free. cancelled for clouds. asgh.org, 860-872-9069, pparkerrs@cs.com a.org, 908-368-8500 ============================================== ;???] UNCERTAIN DATE OR NO EVENT OF INTEREST ------------------------------------------ 13:00 - 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 - 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 19:30 - Bell House - BK - Secret Science Club meeting 38 149 7 St, 2/3 Av. (Gowanys Hills) Lecture and music on various science topics. Free, adv regn reqd. secretscienceclub.blogspot.com, secretscienceclub@gmail.com 19:30 - Torrington - CT - Litchfield Hills A A C meeting Five Points Arts Cttr. Free.lhaacsec@gmail.com, lhastro.org ====================================================== [!!!] UNCERTAIN RESUMPTION DIE TO VARIOUS EMCUMBRANCES -------------------------------------------------------- 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 18:00 - Amagansett - LI - astronomy lecture Hamptons Obsy. Amagansett Library. Indoor talk, clearsky sunviewing. Free. www.montaukobservatory.com 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 - 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 GENETAL NEWS ---------- Two major astro events seem fully recoverd in april. Earth Day Festival, Union Sq MH, and Noerheast Astronomy forum, Suffern NY, may match or excede pre-virus strength. See Apr 14 and 20. I combined the two series of lecture at Hayden Plm into a single entry. The lectures 'Live!' and 'frontiers' are erruglarly offered, causing one or the other to sit in '???'. Event description notes the changes. See Apr 23. Ward Pound Ridge starviewings now meet twice or thrice per month. Until this year they had one session with raindate. See Apr 6, 13, 27. Morris Musm Astro Soc has extra meeting on Apr 8 for viewing the solar exlipse. Its regular meeting is on the 13th. Amat Astro Assn of Princeton skips regular meeting in april. It is replaced by live YouTube webcast of the solar eclipse from club's onservatory. See Apr 8 Severalsolar eclipse viewings are noted under april 8. There may be several more that missed from NYC Events. Inquire at planetaria, science museums, nature centers, parks departments, college astro/phys departments for possible other options for seeing the eclipse. CITY NEWS ------- On Mar 8 the free coronavirus testing and vaccination offered thru pharmecies and other medical services ends. These were set up for the virus era by feseral funding. Testing and vaccinations are still offered but now at commercial prices. aUS CDC relaxed coronavirus isolation rules, effective Mar 1. You must self-isolate only when showing virus sumptoms. Unil now a positive test sent you into isolation even ig there were no symptoms. Old rule was commonly abused by presenting to employer a fake positive test, earning the worker a paid 5-day vacation. Sid Rosenberg, WABC radio host, was ejected from US Prez Bidon's SOTU address on Mar 7! He was in gallery, guest of ULI Rep diesposito. When Bide spoke about Hamas invasin of Israel Rosenberg stood up and yelled 'Says who!'. Secret Svc agents wrestled him out of room, detained him, and released him to Diesposito.. The ttwo raced back back to City in time for Rosenberg to host his morning radio show. Several other hecklers during speech were also removed. Johnathan Diller, NYPD, was shot dead during traffic stop in Far Rockaway QN on Mar 25 ~18h EDST. His partner shot gunman and arrested 2nd man in car. Ho5h hqve deep crime records. Wake and funeral were i Massepequa Pk LI, Diller's nometown, on 28-30. Thousands of NYPD, other police, local officials attended.. Family invited Prez Trump to come and pay repsects to family. NYS Gov Hochul tried to crash event but familly chased her out. NYC Mayor Adams visited Burger King unit at 106 Fulton St, MHm on Mar 23. He chatted with drug lordds and sdtagg for ~1 hout about their operations in the unit. It recently turned into a thriving drug market while serving minor amounts of fast-food items. Burger King web shows it as a regular branch with normal sservices. There several regional and global interruptions of telcoms and data services, mostly for several hours. While they could be caused by terrestrial agents, including cyberattack, they could also be cauded by geomagnetic storms. These repeatedly hit Earth duing this period of extra strong solar activity. It takes detailed study of event logs to sort out the cause. NYS Gov Hochul on Mar 6 sent 1000 Natl Guards & state troopers into NYC subways. They were in place by 8th to assist NYPD eith checking bags and packs of incoming riders. Team stayed at aselect budy stations near turnstiles and had no weapins. They could not intercept, capture, arrest wrongdoers bu only call 911. A vouple incidents with home squatters hit NYC in Mar 2024. Crook took over unoccupied homes and wither chut out or killed the owners. As a general rule in NYC you MUST keep home secure when away and, else it can take years and kilodollars to evict squaters and regain your home. Also work thru competent laeywr for renting home to others. Lamor Miller-wjitehead, church opratorin Brownsbille BK, was convicted on Mar 11. He was charged with wire fraud, lying to FBI, exrortion, He made news in 2022 when he was eobbed of ornaments worth ~$1 million cash/valuables during webcast ceremony. US DOD on Mar 8 issued ~65-pg report on UFOs. It, from All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, states there is no evidence of UFOS> sightings are almost all explained by mistaken ID of terrestrial or astronomical events. It says the belief of nonhuman operations in UFOs is maintained by a small number of people circulating their ideas. . NYS Appellate Ct on Mar 25 slashed Prez Trump civil fine from $355M, + int, to $175M. It also stayed all other penalties imposed by NYS AG James until Trump's appeal is decided. Trump counted out the lesser fine from back pocket and went home. A dusavked cibtauber sguo on Mar 25 ~01:30 EDST bumped into Key Bridge, Baltinore MD, throwing it into harbor. Bridge dbris blocks harbor from shipping and severs I-695 from trucking. ship called a mayday, allowing bridge to shut off traffic but several workers on bridge wee kiled. Sea cargo is now routed to NY-NJ ports, causing backups and congestion in NY harbor. SKY NEWS ------ March 2024 was a mixed month for observing. There were spans of cloud/rain and of clear/cool nights. The only classical planet in evening slided into twilight by month end, The omega Centauri challenge starts on Apr 1 for catching sight of this cluster sitting on south horizon. SeeApr 1. Globe at Night for March was for me a complete cloud-out. All nights were at time of assessment cloudy or rainy. NYSkies concludeds its GaN for 2023-24. For GaN dates in April Orion drifts into evening twilight. On/abt Mar 6 schools along April 8 eclipse path begaan posting closures to let students watch the eclipse. Many schools off the path also plan to close for the eclipse. NYC public schools will close for the eclipse, with a 91% partial eclipse. Vernal equinox in 2024 ame 'early' on Mar 19. No, it was merely a timezone effect because VE was on Mar 20 03:07 UT. When shifted to EDST this is Mar 19 23:07. VE is nominally Mar 21 but due to slow slippage of Gregorian calendar against solasr Mar 20 is more common. Globe at Night assessment for Earth Hour, Mar 23, in NYSkies was thoroly rained out. Downpour, strong wind, chilly air prevented study og sky outdoors. Most reports note thatappearance of clouds uring EH stayed constant with no hint of darker sky near 21h EDST. NYS Dept of Corrections on Mar 11 ordered that its prisons will go into lockdown for Apr 8. Inmates stay indoors, ot allowed to eatch the solar eclipse. Several prisoners are suing DoC for blocking their chance to winess so awesome and rare an event over their state. Arizona on Mar 29 named Pluto as its state planet. It cited historical ties to Pluto andevidence that Pluto acts like a true planet, except for size. IAU in 2009 deplanetized Pluto mleaving only 8 planets in solar system, but large protion of astronomers diregard the IAU action.