NYC EVENTS FOR DECEMBER 2003
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 John Pazmino
 NYSkies
 john.pazmino{at}moondog.com

    The following home astronomy activities in New York are operated
by various organizations. A couple extra activities of special
importance to City astronomers may be included.
    For a handy reminder of these events, check the calendar in the
NYSkies Yahoo group. To join NYSkies, see the 'NYSkies' section below.
    All times are Eastern Savings Time.

Day   2003     event
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Sat - XX Dec - 15:30 - XXX - MH - National Space Society meeting
               DATE AND PLACE NOT SET; INQUIRE AT WEBSITE OR EMAIL
               www.nssnyc.org, cpankanin{at}aol.com

Mon -  1 Dec - all day - Amer Mus Natl Hist - MH - Rose Ctr tours
               Thru 31 December, several during day. Inquire at Info
               Desk for times and RdV spot. Free. 212-769-5100.

Mon -  1 Dec - all day - MH, BX, SI - library book donations
               Indefinite. NY Publ Liby accepts donated books to
               offset city funding cuts. Bring unneeded astronomy,
               science, mathematics, other books to local branch.

Mon -  1 Dec - all day - World Fincl Ctr - MH - WTC memorial exhibit
               Thru 31 December. Winter Garden. Dioramas and cases for
               the 8 finalist designs for the World Trade Center
               memorial. Free.

Mon -  1 Dec - 18:00 - CUNY Grad Ctr - MH - science play
               'Chaos', music and pix of mathematical chaos in
               phys/astro. Free. 212-817-8215, web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp

Mon -  1 Dec - 19:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Distinguished Authors
               Indoor lecture and clearsky starviewing. $14 adm.
               212-769-5100

Mon -  1 Dec - 20:00 - Coll of SI - SI - clearsky starviewing
               Astrophys Obsy. $3 adm. Cancelled for clouds.
               supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu, 718-982-3260

Tue -  2 Dec - 17:00 - City Hall - MH - Holiday tree lighting
               In front of City Hall. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks

Tue -  2 Dec - 18:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Virtual Universe
               Live skyshow of computer graphics and astro databases.
               $12 adm. 212-769-5100

Wed -  3 Dec - 19:30 - York Coll - QN - clearsky starviewing
               Room 2E01. Cancelled for clouds. Free.
               natsci.york.cuny.edu/~yco, 718-262-2082

Wed -  3 Dec - 20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting
               NY Inst of Techy, Schure Audm. Free. www.asliclub.org

Wed -  3 Dec - 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing
               Vassar Coll Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds.
               physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html,
               845-437-7340

Wed -  3 Dec - 19:30 - Greenwich - CT - A S of Greenwich mtg
               Bruce Museum. Free. www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich

Wed -  3 Dec - 20:45 - Rockefeller Ctr - MH - holiday tree lighting
               Rockefeller Plaza. Free. www.rockefellercenter.com

Thu -  4 Dec - 18:30 - AAA-HQ - MH - Recent Astronomy Seminar
               Discussion of current astronomy using popular and
               technical literature. Free. fsch{at}earthlink.net

Thu -  4 Dec - 19:00 - Inwood Hill Pk - MH - science lecture
               Inwood Hill Natr Ctr. 'Big Apple aviation', history of
               air flight in New York City. Free. www.nyc.gov/parks

Thu -  4 Dec - 19:30 - Upper Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing
               N Jersey Astro Gp. Montclair St Uv, Richardson Hall.
               Free. Cancelled for clouds. njagweb.tripod.com.

Thu -  4 Dec - 20:00 - Middletown - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting
               King of Kings Lutheran Ch. Free.
               www.starastronomy.org

Thu -  4 Dec - 20:00 - Mystic Seaport - CT - Discover Astronomy
               Seaport Plm. Indoor lecture and clearsky starviewing.
               $8 adm. www.mysticseaport.org, 860-572-5322


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