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NYC EVENTS FOR JUNE 2020
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John Pazmino
NYSkies Astronomy In+c
nyskies@nyskies.org
The following astronomy activities in the commuting ring enclosing
New York City are operated by various organizations. A few cultural
tems 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).
Coronavirus
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During April and May 2020 we learned so much about coronavirus
that it is no longer the dreaded death sentence for new victims. In
general, healthy persons under age 55, including children, may
experience no or weak symptoms and recover on their own or with off-
self remedies. Persons over 55 and all others with depressed ability
to combat illness can suffer strong symptoms.
Medical treatment obvious soonest symptoms show up is almost
always successful. There are now, thanks to all-points medical work
during the pandemic, several medications. Your physician can evaluate
for your circumstances. Typicly you avoid hospital confinement.
I leave all events in the '!!!' section which normally continue
into the summer. Those which normally end their season in May or June
are moved to the 'AUT' section.
'AUT' events may be delayed or curtailed. It takes a couple
months, thru the summer, to organize them and resources are shut down
or dispersed. While a museum for a lecture series resuming in October
may be open, the lecture room may not be in service, props and staff
may not be available, speakers may not be booked.
I left out events that normally begin for the summer because
virtually all resources to stage them are still shut down.
There can be activities coming back on stream, not yet announced.
Please inquire at the event contact for addiurnate status.
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.
#, NYSkies Astronomy Seminar
Moon phase: .NM., .FQ), (FM), (LQ.
Sunset is noted for each Saturday
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat sunset
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-31 1 2 3 4 (5#) 6 20:25
7 8 9 10 11 12 (13. 20:28
14 15 16 17 18 19# 20 20:31
.21. 22 23 24 25 26 27 20:31
.28) 29 30 +1 +2 +3 +4 20:31
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Index of Events / -------------
* = NASA-JPL Night Sky Network affiliate
date = entry in 'list of events' section
0' = entry in 'ongoing and continuing events' section
'AUT'= entry in 'skipped, autumn resumption' section
'SPR' = entry in 'skipped, spring resumption' secrion
'???' = entry in 'skipped, uncertain resumption' seciton,
'!!!' = entry in 'skipped, suspended due to coronavirus
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BROOKLYN - BK
Astronomy on Tap - - - - !!!
*Floyd Bennett Field - - - !!!
Secret Science Club - - - !!!
CONNECTICUT - CT
*A S of Gtr Hartford - - AUT
Astro Soc of Greenwich - AUT
*Astro Soc of New Haven - AUT
Bowman Observatory - - - AUT
*Litchfield Hills AAC mtg AUT
*Litchfield Hills lecture !!!
*McCarthy Observatory - - !!!
New Pond Farm - - - - - - !!!
Stamford Observatory - - !!!
*Van Vleck Obsy (ASGH) - !!!
Van Vleck Obsy (WU) - - - AUT
Western CT St Univ Obsy - AUT
*Westport Astro Soc mtg - !!!
*Westport Astro Soc starvg !!!
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Boothe Meml Astro Soc - 203-377-9933,
www.facebook.com/Boothe-Memorial-Astronomical-Society
LONG ISLAND - LI
*Amateur Observers Soc - - AUT
*Amat Obsrs Soc starviewing!!!
Amer Instt Aero & Astro - AUT
Astro Soc of Long Island !!!
Brookhaven National Lab - !!!
Custer Institute - - - - !!!
Hofstra Univ Obsy - - - AUT
Hmaptons Observatory - - !!!
PubSci - - - - - - - - - !!!
SUNY Stony Brook - - - - AUT
*Susan Rose Observatory - !!!
MANHATTAN - MH
*Amat Astro Assn starvwg - AUT
*Amat Astro Assn lecture - !!!
Amer Instt Archarology - AUT
Amer Musm Natl Hist - - - !!!
Ctr for Atmosp Ocean Sci AUT
Ctr for Science & Society AUT
Central Pk (Great Lawn) - !!!
*Columbia Univ Obsy - - - AUT
coronavirus pandemic - - 0
Earth Institute - - - - - AUT
GC Presents - - - - - - - AUT
Governors Island - - - - !!!
Hayden Plm 'Frontiers' - AUT
Hayden Plm 'Live!' - - - AUT
Instt Stud Ancnt World - AUT
Intrepid Museum - - - - - !!!
*Inwood Astronomy Project !!!
Jupiter Joe's Astronomy - !!!
Milky Way spring season - 1-30
Natl Musm of Mathematics !!!
NYC-H2O - - - - - - - - - !!!
New York Map Society - - AUT
NYU Astrop & Relatvty - - AUT
*NYSkies Astronomy Seminar !!!
SciCafe' - - - - - - - - !!!
Simons Foundation - - - - aut
SpaceX NYC - - - - - - - !!!
*Top of the Laawn - - - - !!!
transit system shutdown - 1-indef
Urban Park Rangers - - - !!!
weekend walks - - - - - - !!!
WTC station closings - -- 0
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Ctr for Space Sci Edu - - info@nyccsse.org, www.nyccsse.org,
212-608-6164 n
METRO-NORTH - NY
Bear Mountain - - - - - - !!!
Lamont-Doherty Obsy - - - AUT
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn - - !!!
Rockland Astro Club - - - AUT
Vassar College Obsy - - - AUT
Ward Pound Ridge - - - - !!!
Westchester Amat Astro - AUT
NEW JERSEY - NJ
A A A of Princeton - - - AUT
*Amat Astro Inc meeting - !!!
*Amat Astro Inc lecture - AUT
A S of Toms Rv Area - - - !!!
McDowell Observatory - - AUT
Morris Musm Astro Soc - - !!!
New Jersey Astro Assn - - AUT
North Bergen Viaduct - - 0
No Jersey Astro Gp mtg - !!!
No Jersey Astro Gp starvg !!!
Peyton Observarory - - - !!!
Plasma Physics Lab - - - !!!
Rutgers Univ Astro Collqm AUT
Rutgers Univ Astro Semnr AUT
*S*T*A*R - - - - - - - - - AUT
Schommer Observatory - - !!!
*Sheep Hill Astro Assn - - !!!
*Sheep Hill Observatory - !!!
*Utd Astro Clubs of NJ - - !!!
Washington Xing St Pk - - !!!
WTC station closings - - 0
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Dark Sky Observers - www.users.nac.net/gburke/club
Montclair Telescope Club - 973-948-5284,,
users.erols.com/njastro/orgs/mtc.htm
NW Jersey Amat Astro - www.nwjaa.org, info@nwjaa.org
Passaic Co Astro Assn - www.users.nac.net/gburke/PCAA, 973-523-0024
*Raritan Vy Co Coll Plm - www2.raritanval.edu/planetarium
Skyland Stargazers - skylandstargazers.tripod.com
QUEENS - QN
'Science on Screen' - - !!!
'Space Odyssey' exhibit - !!!
York College Observatory AUT
REST OF WORLD
STATEN ISLAND - SI
Coll of Staten Is Obsy - AUT
Great Kills Park - - - - !!!
Staten Is Community TV - !!!
THE BRONX - BX
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Ongoing and continuing events
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all day - whole City - MH - coronavirus pandemic
indef duration. Coronavirus spread rapidly thruout genral
population in march with ovr 800 cases in NYC by mid march
2020. Massive cancellations, suspensions, postponements of
events; closings of schools, colleges, stores, malls, sport
arenae, restaurants. Vulnerable people are those for saeasonal
flu and lung illness. Consult medical provider for specific
concerns and treatment.
all day - H&M WTC line - MH - WTC station closings
Thru late 2020. World Trade Center station closes every
weekend to repair tunnels under Hudson River ruined by
hurricane Sandy. Station closes at 00h on each Saturday,
reopens at 05h on following Monday. WTC-bound trains turn at
Exchange Pl station. For service to WTC, use 33 St line to
connect to NYC subways. www.panynj.gov
all day - H&M WTC line - NJ - WTC station closings
Thru late 2020. World Trade Center station closes every
weekend to repair tunnels under Hudson River ruined by
hurricane Sandy. Station closes at 00h on each Saturday,
reopens at 05h on following Monday. WTC-bound trains turn at
Exchange Pl station. For service to WTC, use 33 St line to
connect to NYC subways. www.panynj.gov
all day - North Brgen Viaduct - NJ - road closings and rebuild
Thru end 2020. One lane in each direction is closed during
major rebuild of viaduct on NJ495 between NJ Tpk and Lincoln
Tnl. Buses have priority on remaining lanes. On-off ramps for
local street close from time to time. www.restorenj495.com
List of Events
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Fri 1 May
all day - whole City - MH - transit system shutdown
indefinite duration. Entire NYC transit system closes 01h-05h,
every night for all-points coronavirus disinfection. Program
covers all subway cars, buses, stations. Trains and buses
enr oute at 01h finish their run. LIRR and MNR also undergo
nightly disinfection but otherwise operate as they were.
www.mta.info.
00:00 - whole City - MH - Milky Way speing 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
Events Skipped This Month
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EVENT MAY RESUME AT DIFFERENT PLACE OR HOUR; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
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[AUT] aUTUMN RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITY
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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;15 - unionsale - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc meeting
Hofstra Univ, Berliner Hall. free. www.aosny.org,
suerose@optonline.net
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
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
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 - Upton - LI - Summer Sundays science show
Brookhaven Natl Lab. Small seminar room. 'What is the Higgs
boson hiding?'. Free, have GI photo ID for campussecurity.
631- 344-2651, www.bnl.gov/evnts
15:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting
Greenwich Audubon Center. Free. rickbria@optonline.net,
203-415-6762. astrogreenwich.org
16:15 - Simons Foundation - MH - scinece lecture
160 5 Av & 21 St. 'The quest for the ideal glass'. Tea 16:15,
lecture 17:00. Free, adv regn reqd. 646-654-0066,
ww.simonsfoundation.org
17:00 - Danbury - CT - astronomy lecture
Westn Conn St Uv, Obsy/Plm. Indoor planetarium show,
clearsky starviewing. Free. www.wcsu.edu/starwatch,
203-837-8671, dawsond@wcsu.edu
18:00 - Earth Institute - MH - science lecture
Columbnia Univ, Lerner Hall, Arledge Audm.. 'Sea level rise:
Causes, impacts and options for solutions'. Free, adv regn
reqd. ei.columbia.edu
18:00 - Palisades - NY - science lecture
Lamont-Doherty Earth Obsy, Monell audm. 'Climate, carbon ```
` dioxide, and sea level: Past is prologue'. Free,
845-365-8634, www.ldeo.columbia.edu, 845-365-8988
18:00 - Inst Stud Anc World - MH - cultural lecruee
15 E 84 St, 5/Madison Av. Various topics on history and
culture of ancient societies. Free, adv regn reqd.
isaw..nyu.edu, isaw@nyu.edu, 212-992-7800
18:00 - Columbia University- MH - Ctr for Sci and Soc lecture
Fauerweather Hsll, Rm 513. 'The triumph of scientific
imagination, 1760-1900'. Free,
adv regn reqd. 212-854-7211, scienceandsociety.columbia.edu
18:00 - Bethpage - LI - Amer Instt Aero & Astro lecture
Hofstra Univ, Breslin Hall, rm216 . Various topics in
aeronautics and astronautics. 'Observations from the
Apollo LM to the Shuttlre and ISS, and beyond'. Free, $7 opt
pizza-soda, adv regn reqd.718-812-2727, greghomatas@msn.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
anthropology. Free, adv regn reqd. GI photo ID required for
campus security. www.aia-nysociety.org,
info@aia-nysociety.org
18:30 - CUNY Graduate Center - MH -'GC presents' lecture
365 5 Av & 34 St. 'Climate change:The effects on coastal
environments''. Free, adv regn reqd. 212-817-7000,
www.gc.cuny.edu/publicprograms
19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - 'Astronomy live!' lecture
Live narrated planetarium show. Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W.
$15, adv regn reqd. 212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:00 - Hayden Planetarium - MH - 'Frontiers' lecture
Kayfnamm Thtr. Enter at 81 St/Cntl Pk W. $15, adv regn reqd.
212-769-5100, www.amnh.org/programs
19:00 - lyndhurst - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Ctr for Enviro & Sci Edu, McDowell Obsy. Free. cancelled
for clouds. Requires climbing narrow spiral stairs into domw.
www.njsea.com/observatory, info@njsea.com, 201-460-1700
19:00 - 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
19:30 - Suffern - NY - RRockland Astronomy Club meeting
Rockalnd Commty Coll, main bldg. Free.
www.rocklandastronomy.com
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 - Pleasantville - NY - Westchester Amat Astro meeting
Pace Univ, Lienhard Hall, Free.
www.westchesterastronomers.org,
waa-president@westchesterastronomers.org Sat 8 Feb
19:30 - Torrington - CT - Litchfield Hills Amat Astro Club mtg
Central Congregational Church. Free. lhastro.org,
lhastro@gmail.com
19:30 - New Brittain - CT - Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford meeting
Central CT St Univ, Copernicus Plm. Free. www.asgh.org,
860-872-9069, pparkerrs@cs.com
19:30 - New Haven - CT - Astro Soc of New Haven meetinG
Yale Univ, Leitner Family Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asnh.org, prez@asnh.org
19:30 - Princeton - NJ - Amat Astro Assn of Princeton meeting
Princeton U, Peyton Hall. Free. www.princetonastronomy.org,
609-737-2575, info@princetonastronomy.org
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
MEETS ONLY DURING CLASSES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds.
860-685-3664, www.wesleyan.edu/astro/events
20:00 - Coll of Staten Is - SI - clearsky starviewing
Astrophys Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 718-982-2818,
csivc.csi.cuny.edu/supernove7/files/home.html, 718-892-3259,
irving.robbins@csi.cuny.edu
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 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc lecture
Union Co Coll, Smith Audm. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing
MEETS ONLY DURING CLASSES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Vassar College, Observatory. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html, descent
20:00 - Lincroft - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting
Brookdale Commty Coll, Mommouth Museum. Free.
www.starastronomy.org, s-walters@comcast.net
20:00 - York College - QN - astronomy lecture .
Core Academic Bdg, Rm AC-2E01. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free, adv regn reqd. 718-262-2082,
www.york.cuny.edu/centers-institutes/observatory,
20:30 - Voorhees St Pk - NJ - NJ Astro Assn meeting
NJAA-HQ, Robinson Obsy. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.njaa.org, 908-368-8500
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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 - whole City - MH - Weekend Walks street fairs
VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND DATES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Thru mid Dec. 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 - Governors Island - MH - cultural shows
Thru 31 Oct. Island is open every day, 10h-20h. From May 24
thru Aug 30, Fri-Sat, 10h-22h. Walk and tour thru
former military base and new urban park. Shows vary each day
or visit by foot or bike. Ferries run every 1/2 hr 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.govisland.com
all day - Musm Moving Imnage - QN - '2oo1:' exhinit
Thru Jul 18. 36-01 35 Av (Astoria). '2001: A space odyssey'.
Props, customes, models, A/V sorts, ephemridalia, posters.
Certain days show '2001: A space odyssey' film. $15 adm, $25
adm +film. www.novingimage.us, 718-777-6888.
all day - Amer Musm Natl Hist - MH - 'Nature of color' exhibit
Thru 2021 august. 4th floor. Explore light, wavelength,
vision, pigments, radiation, sprctra. $28 adm & exh.
212769-5100, www.ammh.org/exhibitions/color
all day - whole City - MH - cultural tour
VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND TIMES; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
NYC-H2O. 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 island - LI - clearsky starviewing
VARIOUS PLACES, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Amat Obsrs Soc. Sessions convene in parks usually at dusk.
Occasional daytime sunviewing. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
www.aosny.org, suerose@optonline.net
all day - whole City - MH - clearsky starviewing
VARIOUS PLACES, DATES, HOURS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Jupiter Joe's Sidewalk Astronomy. Sessions convene in parks
usually at dusk. Occasional daytime sunviewing. Free. `
Cancelled for clouds. www.jupiterjoesastronomy.org,
jupiyerjoesastronomy@gmail.com
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
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10:00 - Princeton - NJ - science tour
Plasma Physics Lab. Walk thru history and culture of fproject
to capture energy from controled hydrogen fusion. Free, adv
regn reqd. Have GI photo ID for campus security.
www.pppl.gov/events
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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
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17:30 - Intrepid Museum - MH - Free Friday show
Pier 86 and ship. Exhibits, demos, talks. Clearsky movies
and starviewing. Free. www.intrepidmuseum.org
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18:00 - Shalel Lounge - MH - SpaceX NYC meeting
65 W 70 St, Amsterdam Av. Fiscussion on space industry and
development. Free, opt meal/drink. www.meetup.com/SpaceX-NYC
18;00 - Musm Moving Imnage - QN - 'Science on screen' cinema
36-01 35 Av (Astoria). 'Women on the Moon'. $15.
www.novingimage.us, 718-777-6888.
18:00 - Amagansett - LI - astronomy lecture
Montauk Obsy. Amagansett Library. Indoor talk, clearsky
sunviewing. Free. www.montaukobservatory.com
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19:00 - Toms River - NJ - Astro Soc of Toms Rv Area meeting
Ocean Co Coll, Novins Planetarium. Free.
www.astra-nj.org, 732-255-0343, webmaster@astra-nj.org
19:00 - Patchoque - LI- PubSci show
Brookhaven Natl Lab, Blue Point Brewing Co, 225 W Main St.
'The quantum revolution'. Free, opt meal/drink.
pubsci@bnl.go,vwww.bnl.gov/pubsci,
19:00 - West Reading - CT - clearsky starviewing
New Pond Farm, obseratory. $10, adv regn reqd. cancelled for
clouds. www.newpondfarm.org, 203-938-2117
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
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19:15 - Lk Taghkanic St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing
Mid-Hudson Astro Assn. West Beach parking lot. Free,
cancelled for clouds. Adv regn reqd with vehicle make,
model, plate number for park security. `
www.nidhudsonastronomy.org
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19:30 - Boonton - NJ - Sheep Hill Astro Assn meeting
Boonton Senior Ctr. Free. www.sheephillastro.org,
contacts@sheephillastro.org, wwestura@optonline.net
19:30 - 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
19:30 - 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
19:30 - Cranford - NJ - Amat Astro Inc meeting
Union Co Coll, Sperry Obsy. Indoor talk, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.asterism.org
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20:00 - Litchfield - CT - Litchfield Hills A A C lecture
White Meml Consrvn Ctr. Free. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. lhaacsec@gmail.com, lhastro.org
20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH cleasky starviewing
OCCASIONAL EXTRA SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACT
Inwood Astronomy Project. Meet at park entrance, Seaman Av
& Isham St. Free. Cancelled for clouds. 917-529-2359
www.inwoodastronomy.org, asonskendall@gmail.com
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 - Boonton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Sheep Hill Astro Assn Obsy, Free. Cancelled for
clouds. sheephillastro.otg, contacts@sheephillastro.org,
wwestura@optonline.net
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 - Princeton - NJ - clearsky starviewing
Princeton Univ, Peyton Hall. Free. Cancelled for clouds
www.astro.princeton.edu/observatory/publicobserving.php,
jeg@astro.princeton.edu, lee@astro.princeton.edu
20:00 - Middletown - CT - clearsky starviewing
Astro Soc of Gtr Hartford, Wesleyan U, Van Vleck Obsy. Free.
cancelled for clouds. www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069,
pparkerrs@cs.com
20:00 - Westport - CT - Westport Astro Soc meeting
Rolnick Obsy. Free. www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport Astro Soc. Rolnick Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925
20:00 - Centerport - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
Vanderbilt Plm. Free. asliastronomy@yahoo.com,
www.asliclub.org
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 - 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 - 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 - Way Station Pub - BK - Astronomy on Tap meting
683 Washington Av & Prospect Pl (Prospect Hts). Informal
astronomy discussion in pub setting. Free, one drink purchase
reqd. astronomyontap.org/locatons/new-york-city
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 - Bear Mountain - NY - clearsky starviewing
Rockland Astro Club. Anthony Wayne Rec Area, picnic field.
Free, cancelled for clouds. www.rocklandastronomy.com
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.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
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
20:00 - Upper Montclair - NJ - No Jersey Astro Gp meeting
Montclair St Univ, Richardson Hall, Room 232. Free.
njastro.org, 973-655-7266 jjj
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 - 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,
20:00 - Stamford - CT - astronomy lecture
Stamford Obsy. $5. Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing.
starviewing also called off for outdoor temp < -6C.
203-322-6537, www.stamfordmuseum.org
info@stamfordmuseum.org
20:00 - New Milford - CT - astronomy lecture
McCarthy Obsy, New Miford HS. Indoor lecture, clearsky
starviewing. Free. www.mccarthyobservatory.org, 860-354-1595,
mccarthyobservatory@gmail.com
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20:30 - Piscataway - NJ - clearsky starviewng
Rutgers Univ, Schommer Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
732-205-0020, www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html
pryor@physics.rutgers.edu
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General News
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There were few new cancellations of vents for May. Almost all were
called off in April as part of a series of actvity proceding into
spring or summer.The major new ones wed Fleet Week and Woeld Science
Festival. Fleet Week was skipped entirely while WSF shifted to
webcasts of many talks and shows.
US NPS reminds that their properties in NYSkies are open for
casual enjoyment . No indoor or group activities are permitted. Hours,
services, facilities vary among properties. inquire at contact.
NJ Gov Murphy on May 5 extended stay-home order thru June 5. Since
then he moved the date to June 15..
On may 29 NYS Gov Cuomo posted end date for state's stay-home
order, June 8. Until then he'll crank up transit services to handle
the increase of ridership.
All three states in NYSkies ordered around May 1 that schools and
colleges stay closed until Sep 2020. Events resuming in, or postponed
into, autumn at these venues may be delayed until normal operations
are restored.
Stay-home rules were lifted by NYS Gov Cuomo on May 22 for two
NYSkies districts. Metro North went off stay-home on May 26; Long
island, May 27.
Many summer starparties in US Northeast were cancelling or
postponed in May. Most suffered loss of their venue, like camps and
parks shut down until further notice. Treatment of advance
registrations, from before the coronavirus episode, is specific for
each event. Please inquire at starparty sponsor for latest news.
On May 5 NJ Gov Murphy extended his stay-home order to June.
Astronomy and related events tentatively postponed into June were
killed. Possibly many in June are called off due to lost time to set
them up during may.
City News
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NYSkies Astronomy Seminar for May 1 and 15 were skipped as
McBurney House, as part of the regional coronavirus shutdown,
remained closed.
NYC Science & Engineering Fair cancelled its finals round, set for
Mar 22. Winners of preliminaries on Mar 8 at Citi Field were to
compete in it for City's entry into national fair. Fair's venue Amer
Musm Natl Hist was closed in mid March from coronavirus and NYS began
'stay-home' regimen. No word yet on how City winner for national fair
was chosen.
TB show 'are you smarter than a fifth grader' on May 16 had a
couple science questions. Fill-in: As seen from Earth, which is the
brightest planet in the sky?; answer 'Venus'. Fill-in: Ozone is a
molecule composed of which chemical element?; answer 'oxygen'.
Earth Day New York on May 4 sent refund of NYSkies registration
for the Earth Day Fair. Fair, set for April 19 in Union Square, was
called off when NYC in mid march banned events for large crowds from
city parks. The Fair normally attracts 100,000-150,000 visitors with a
full thousand stopping at the NYSkies booth.
TV show 'Are you smarter than a fifth grader?' on may 6 offered
several science questions. True/false: opposite electric charges
attract; answer as 'true'. True/false: For an airplane in flight, air
flows faster across the top of the wing; answer was 'true'. Multi-
choice: A 60-pound [~27kg] person on Earth weighs how much on Saturn,
60, 120. 400 pounds?; answer was '60' (Saturn's surface gravity is
about equal to Earth's_. Fill-in: Which planet is named for Roman
goddess of love?; answer was 'Venus'. FIll-in: How many circular faces
does a cylinder have?; answer was '2'.
'Are you smarter than a fifth grader?' TV show on May 2 offered
several sci/math questions. Multi-chose: Stars generally having the
highest surface temperature are blue ones, yellow, red?; answer was
'blue'. Fill-in: What is area of triangle with sides 5, 5, 6?; Answer
was'12' the triangle is two adjacent 3-4-5 triangles. Fill-in: Number
2850 in scientific notation is 2.850x10^n, what is n?; answer was
'3'. fill-in: What is the greatest number of Mondays any month can
have?; answer was '5'.
Cover of 'ad Astra' magazine, spring 2020, lists interview with
Dr Neil Tyson on his show 'Cosmos: Possible worlds'. Story, page 18,
discusses the show, but has no actual Tyson interview.
NYC DOT on may 7 began closing streets from motor traffic to
become walkways, Scheme is similar to cancelled 'Weekend walks' but
may be permanent. First group is interior roads in several parks,
Broadway from Madison Sq to Times Sq, MH; blocks in Lower East Side,
MH; blocks in Downtown, BK; blocks in Morrisania, BX; 34th Av in
Jackson Hts, QN. More in rest of year, totaling about 160km.
The NYSkies astronomy walk thru Grand Central Terminal is
suspended until after the coronavirus situation subsides. It was
previously postponed from March to May. Event is occasional with no
set month and was skipped in 2019.
I uploaded a new segment of the 'Cosmological models' room of our
web. It collects and upgrades several smaller texts to discuss
electromagnetic waves. It's at
www.nyskies.org/cosmomod/em-rad.htm
The main page for this room is reached by punching 'Cosmological
models' on our hoepage or directly at
www.nyskies.org/cosmomod/cosmomod.htm
Jet Blue airline honored frront line workers on may 7 with a
flyyover of three airliners. They took off from JFk airport at 19h
EDST, looped around New York City, and returned to JFK by 19:45.
Flight path was vaguely described in announcement, causing many
observers to miss sight of the planes. I didn't see them but heard
them far south of my house.
I put up an update of the 19th century astronomy article. Text was
cleaned up and several new items were added. it's at
www.nyskies.org/articles/pazmino/18-centy.htm
sky News
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During the NY-NJ-CT stay-home orders in April and may 2020 most
NYSkkiers acquired higher appreciation of the open sky. They were home
in districts with low skyline and more casual chances to see the sky.
They also stayed up later, into the shorter nighttime. They also saw
weather flows by day and changing diurnal light & shade over their
districts
NYSkies turf on May 8 and 9 got a winter snowfall! Tempps fell to
0C-5C in most sectors with light rain.Arc from east LI, southwest CT,
mid Hudson NY, north NJ got thin snow, with a couple cm ground cover.
All snow sublimed during the 9th under warmer air.
By mid May 2020 twilight started to interfere with the omega
Centauri sightings. Overall win both april and May weather was never
dark and clear enough for a good shot at the cluster.
Ny mid May jupiter and Saturn were sliding into midnight sky. They
rise in southeast as a twin planet, closing together slowly for their
grand conjunction in December 2020.
potential Milky Way nights on May 19, 20, 23, all in owl hours. No
sightings reported but observers noted deep transparency of 4-1/2 to 5
over most of City. Sky was generally darker with absence of glowdomes
and hotspots of luminous graffiti.
Manhattanhenge occurs on May 29-31, too late for this NYC Events.
Because the City still prohibits outdoor crowds,, viewing may be
subdued. In normal years Manhattanhenge attracts a few myriads of
spectators. The July NYC Events will have observing reports for it.
The next instance os July 9-11.
Venus left our sky in late May, heading to her inferior
conjunction in early June. In early night there are no classical
planets, but in owl hours Jupiter-Saturn-Mars come into southeast sky