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    11:00 - Ft Totten - QN - science workshop 
          Urban Park Rangers. Fort entrance on Cross Is Py. Use of 
          methods and tools otofor field biology. Free.         
          www.nyc.gov/parks 
    13:00 - Fort Greene Pk - BK - cultural tour - see Apr 1 
    14:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour - see Apr 1 
    19:00 - Bear Mt St Pk - NY - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 1 
    19:30 - Great Kills Pk - SI - clearsky starviewing 
          Natl Pk Svc. Enter from Hylan Bv to model flying field. 
          Free, cancelled for clouds. arksky1{at}msn.com, www.aaa.org, 
          718-494-1370 
    20:00 - Robert Moses S P - LI - clearsky starviewing - see Apr 21 
    20:00 - Paramus - NJ - Buehler-Columbia A A A lecture - see Apr 1 
    20:00 - Jenny Jump St Forest - NJ - Utd A C of NJ mtg - see Apr 1 
    20:00 - Inwood Hill Park - MH - clearsky starviewing 
          RISK OF ABUSE AND HOSTILITY 
          Amat Astro Assn. Inwood Hill Natr Ctr. Free, cancelled for 
          clouds. www.aaa.org, richard_rosenberg{at}iwaysoftware.com 
    20:00 - Southold - LI - Custer Inst meeting - see Apr 1 

Sun - 30 Apr 
    11:00 - Ft Totten - QN - cultural tour - see Apr 9 
    11:00 - City Hall Park - MH - cultural tour
          Urban Park rangers. Fountain in City Hall Park. Walk thru 
          history and culture of park and Brooklyn Bridge. Free. 
          www.nyc.gov/parks 
    15:00 - Palisades - NY - science lecture 
          Lamont-Doherty Obsy, Monell Bdg. '100th anniversary of the 
          San Francisco earthquake'. Free. www.ldeo.columbia.edu,
          845-365-8634, kopcsak{at}ldeo.columbia.edu 
    19:00 - Ft Totten - QN - astronomy lecture 
          Urban Park Rangers. Fort entrance on Cross Is Py. Indoor 
          talk, clearsky starviewing. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks 

General News 
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    During March 2006 we had the cancellation of a prominent event and 
the announcement of a new prominent event. The Godel-Einstein talk at 
SIBL on March 16th was called off several days in advance. The new 
lecture, a major discussion of Greek astronomy, was held at St 
Joseph's College on March 27th. 
    Both incidents were duly noted with ample leadtime in the NYSkies 
forum. While some readers get only the printed NYC Events, a handout 
at an astronomy meeting, this column should be used in conjunction 
with the forum. That's why at the very top of NYC Events, I call 
attention to the NYSkies forum. 
    Three upstate astroclubs may have a continuing glitch. Catskills 
Astro Club's website is still out of service and Orange County 
Astronomers still has last year's calendar of events on its website. 
    They are now joined by Rockland Astronomy Club. Rockland's website 
does have addiurnate information about the Northeast Astronomy Forum 
in May 2006, but still has a 2005 calendar for its Anthony Wayne and 
other special events. Like, it shows the April 2005 NEAF! NYC Events, 
March 2006, misread this calendar for an Anthony Wayne session and the 
mistaken date was a valid 2006 date. 
    With the coming of mild weather in April, please keep aware of 
winter's lingering chill and breeze. Many cultural tours in April 
require outdoor exposure. What may be fun to walk thru for shopping, 
visiting, commuting could be devastating on an extended outdoor tour. 
    Astronomical Society of Toms River Area meets in the Fine Arts hal 
of Ocean County College for its Feb thru May 2006 meetings., not in 
the college's Novis Planetarium.
    Yale University enters the NYC Events family with its astronomy 
lectures. They are open for local astronomers. Its spring season 
completes in April, but it wants NYC Events to promote these talks 
again in the fall. 
    The NYSkies territory switches to Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday 
2 April 2006. Set your clock AHEAD, FORWARD, one hour. Officially, the 
shift is made at 02:00 EST, which becomes 03:00 EDST. There are no 
valid times from 02:00 thru 02:59 on Sunday the 2nd. 

Event news 
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    The NYSkies Astronomy Seminar continued its lively discussions of 
astronomy news, with a lively and stable attendance. On March 2nd our 
members arrived on the heels of an allday snowstorm! On the 16th we 
had a full house of twelve folk, including the hall's custodian! He 
heard something about 'ice on Saturn found by a German spaceship'. As 
we explained about Cassini, he sat down to take in a slice of the 
Seminar!! 
    NYSkies Astronomy Seminar completed is first year; the kickoff 
session was on 2005 March 17. We'll have a little party, with clicking 
wine glasses, at our April 6th session. Come on down and mingle with 
the City's home astronomers!! 
    The mega events, yes, events in the plural, are the TWO festivals 
for Earth Day. Traditionally, America celebrated Earth Day with a 
giant street fair or indoor exhibition in New York. NYSkies is n 
annual exhibitor at these fun-filled events. 

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