NYC EVENTS FOR AUGUST 2005
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 John Pazmino
 NYSkies
 nyskiesastronomy{at}earthlink.net


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    The following home astronomy activities in the NYSkies territory,
mainly the commuting ring enclosing New York City, are operated by
various organizations. A couple cultural items of special importance
to City astronomers may be included.
    Please know that altho NYC Events confirms the listed events, they
are subject to change by their sponsors. Check with the contact. For
events which missed NYC Events, please check the message area in the
NYSkies Yahoogroup forum. To join NYSkies, send a blank email to
'nysky-subscribe{at}yahoogroups.com'.
    You may ask for the next issue of NYC Events thru our email
'nyskiesastronomy{at}earthlink.net' if you didn't yet join the forum.
    Hours are Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

Perseid meteor shower
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    The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks this year on Friday 12
August. The display of shooting stars is best seen in the owl to dawn
hours on the 13th, making it a bit rough for a public event.
Regularly scheduled public viewing on Friday night may continue into
the next morning for the Perseids. If you are gung-ho, check with your
local astro center for its in-house viewing plans. Chances are, you'll
be welcomed to take part.

Mars is closest ever in human history!
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    Bullfeathers! If you're seeing news articles about this once-in-
human-history Mars proximity for August 2005, you're reading recycled
items from 2003! Many news media, even normally reliable ones, are
circulating the SAME MATERIAL AGAIN with the actual year and day-of-
week left out, as if the news is current. Mars does approach Earth
this year, but in October-November and not quite as close as in 2003.
See the Mars timetable under August 1st.

Index of events
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 Dates for events; contact if no events
 Entries grouped by geographic location
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    BROOKLYN
  Amer Legn Post 1636 - - - 20
  Cadman Plaza  - - - - - - 16
  Floyd Bennett Field - - - nyskiesastronomy{at}earthlink.net, www.aaa.org,
                            stephen.lieber{at}att.net
  Grand Army Plaza  - - - - 26
  Marine Park - - - - - - -  6
  Old Stone House - - - - - 28
  Parachute Jump  - - - - - XX
  Prospect Park - - - - - -  4, 11, 18

    CONNECTICUT
  A S of Gtr Hartford - www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069, pparkerrs{at}cs.com
  Astro Soc of Greenwich  -  9, 23
  Astro Soc of New Haven  - www.asnh.org, prez{at}asnh.org
  Boothe Meml Astro Soc - -  5, 19
  Bruce Museum  - - - - - -  2
  CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn  28
  Mattituck Astro Soc - - - mastransit.org, btbrick{at}mastransit.org
  Stamford Mus & Natr Ctr -  5, 12, 19, 26
  Wesleyan University - - - www.asgh.org, 860-872-9069, pparkerrs{at}cs.com
  Western CT St Univ  - - - www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/starwatch,
                            203-837-8671, dawsond{at}wcsu.edu
  Westport Astro Soc  - - -  3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
  Young's Park  - - - - - - 27

    LONG ISLAND
  Amat Obsrs Soc  - - - - - www.aosny.org, suerose{at}optonline.net
  Astro Soc of Long Is  - -  3, 17, 24, 31
  Berger Bros Camera  - - - www,berger-bros.com, 631-264-4160
  Brookhaven Natl Lab - - - www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000
  Cold Spring Harbor Lab  - www.cshl.org, 516-367-8455
  Cradle of Aviation  - - - www.cradleofaviation.org, 516-572-4079
  Custer Institute  - - - - 6, 13, 20, 27
  LI Advd Rocketry Soc  - - www.liars.org, 631-961-9649
  LI Space Soc  - - - - - - www.nsschapters.org/ny/longisland,
                            trekker724{at}aol.com
  Robert Moses St Pk  - - - 5, 6
  Science Club of Long Is - 4, 30
  SUNY Stony Brook  - - - - www.ess.sunysb.edu/astro, 631-632-8100,
                            slutterbie{at}notes.cc.sunysb.edu
  Vanderbilt Planetarium  - 10
  Waterfront Park - - - - -  4, 11, 18, 25

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