NYC EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 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 thru October 25 Saturday are Eastern Daylight Savings 
Time. From October 26 Sunday they are Eastern Standard Time. 

Day   2003     event 
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Wed -  1 Oct - 19:00 - whole City - Venus grand apparition 
               Nominal start of Venus parade across evening sky., 
               Venus grand apparitions come every 8 years; last was 
               in 1996. 

Wed -  1 Oct - 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.

Wed -  1 Oct - 19:30 - Greenwich - CT - A S of Greenwich mtg 
               Bruce Museum. Free. www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich 

Wed -  1 Oct - 20:30 - York Coll - QN - public open night
               Room 2D01. Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing.
               'Life on Mars', Dr Tim Paglione, York Coll
               Free. natsci.york.cuny.edu/~yco, 718-262-2082

Wed -  1 Oct - 21:00 - Poughkeepsie - NY - clearsky starviewing
               Vassar Coll Obsy. Free. Cancelled for clouds. 
               physicsandastronomy.vassar.edu/observatory.html

Thu -  2 Oct - 20:00 - Mystic Seaport - CT - Discover Astronomy 
               Seaport Plm. Indoor lecture and clearsky starviewing. 
               $8 adm. www.mysticseaport.org, 860-572-5322 

Thu -  2 Oct - 20:00 - Coll of SI - SI - clearsky Mars watch
               Obsy. $3 suggtd donatn. Cancelled for clouds.
               supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu, 718-982-3260

Thu -  2 Oct - 17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - science lecture
               'Watson and DNA', Dr Victor Elheny. Free.
               www.nypl.org/research/sibl/index.html 

Thu -  2 Oct - 20:00 - Freeport - LI - Amat Obsrs Soc lecture 
               Waterfront Park. Outdoor talk and clearsky starviewing. 
               Cancelled only for rain. Free. www.aosny.org 

Thu -  2 Oct - 20:00 - Middletown - NJ - S*T*A*R meeting 
               King of Kings Lutheran Ch. Free.  
               www.starastronomy.org

Thu -  2 Oct - 20:00 - Upper Montclair - NJ - clearsky starviewing 
               N Jersey Astro Gp. Montclair St U, Richardson Hall. 
               Free. Cancelled for clouds. njagweb.tripod.com. 

Fri -  3 Oct - 17:00 - North Scituate - RI - Astro-Assembly conf
               thru Oct 4 Sat. Rhode Is Skyscrapers Inc. Seagrave 
               Obsy. Talks, clearsky starviewing, antique scope 
               exhibit. $10 adm. www.theskyscrapers.org 

Fri -  3 Oct - 18:00 - Amer Mus Natl Hist - MH - Amat Astro Assn lect 
               'The new Hall of Meteorites', Dr Denton Ebel, AMNH
               Kaufmann Thtr. Free, ask at entry gate for 'astronomy' 
               lecture. hnic{at}cloud9.net 

Fri -  3 Oct - 19:00 - Carl Schurz Pk - MH - clearsky starviewing 
               On Promenade at end of E 86 St. Cancelled for clouds. 
               Free. fotordavis{at}aol.com 

Fri -  3 Oct - 19:00 - Washtn Xing S P - NJ - clearsky starviewing 
               A A A of Princeton, Simpson Obsy. Cancelled for clouds. 
               www.princetonastronomy.org 

Fri -  3 Oct - 19:00 - Floyd Bennett Fd - BK - clearsky starviewing 
               Enter from Flatbush Av, N of Hodges Bg tollfan, to 
               model flying field. Cancelled for clouds. Free. Steve 
               Lieber, stephen.lieber{at}att.net, 718-474-4851 

Fri -  3 Oct - 19:00 - Yonkers - NY - Westchester Amat Astro mtg
               Hudson Rv Mus, Andrus Plm. 19h social, 20h lecture.
               Free. www.westchesterastronomers.org


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