On 2005 March 17 NYSkies opened The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar. These meetings are informal discussions of current topics in astronomy. These may include space missions, show & tell, celestial events, travel and conference reports, and news of other astronomy activities in and around New York City.
    Since January 2008 the New York City chapter of the National Space Society meets jointly with NYSkies. It used to have its separate meetings but in late 2007 lost the use of meeting space. Seminar topics now accommodate astronomers and spacefarers of the City.
    Sessions are on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 7:00PM to 9:00PM. Future ones are:

2010
January 6 & 20       February 3 & 17       March 3 & 17       (Wednesdays)

    A reminder about each session is emailed to supporters of NYSkies. There are no cancellations, except for overwhelming circumstance like a transit strike or storm evacuation.
    The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar meets at St Paul's Lutheran Church, 315 West 22nd Street, just off 8th Avenue in Chelsea. It is next to 23rd St, IND 8th Av (blue) local stop. Nearby are the 23rd St local stations of the IRT 7th Av (red), IND 6th Av (orange), BMT Broadway (yellow), and PATH (H&M) lines. The church is a short walk from the 34th St and 14th St. express stations and Penn Station. Buses in 23rd and 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Avs pass close to St Paul's Church.
    The formation of The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar came from the growing desire of NYSkiers and other local astronomers to have a congenial climate in which to carry on their discussions of astronomy, to offer a more personal flavor to the Yahoogroups forum, and to give NYSkies more visibility as an urban astronomy support service.
    The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar is open to the public and is free of charge, there being no formal 'membership' in NYSkies in the usual sense. It is funded now by generous donations from many NYSkiers.
    The Seminar is usually a round table discussion on current astronomy topics. Attendees work from magazines, newspapers, websites, other astronomy meetings for source material.
    In the months between school semesters, the Seminar features a Summer Lecture Series, presented by area astronomers to explain their projects. This fills in the 'valley' when lectures elsewhere are on leave. During the school year, occasional special lectures are offered as the opportunity allows.
    The best and latest news about the Seminar is in the NYSkies Yahoogroup, where last minute announcements are posted.
    If you have an empty Wednesday on your astronomy calendar, hop a train or bus and ride to the stars with The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar.