NYC EVENTS FOR MARCH 2004 
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 John Pazmino 
 NYSkies 
 john.pazmino{at}moondog.com 

    The following home astronomy activities in the NYSkies territory, 
mainly the commuting ring enclosing New York City, are operated by 
various organizations. A couple extra activities of special importance 
to City astronomers may be included. 
    For updates and changes, please check the message area in the 
NYSkies Yahoo group. To join NYSkies, see the 'NYSkies' section below. 
Do also avail of the contact noted for each event.
    All times are Eastern Standard Time. 

Events for March 2004
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Sat - 28 Feb 
    19:30 - Great Kills Pk - SI - clearsky starviewing 
          CHANGED FROM FEBRUARY 14TH TO THE 28TH
          Model plane flying field, Free, cancelled for clouds.
          Larry Ventura, darksky1{at}msn.com; park off, 718-987-6790 

Sun - 29 Feb
    19:00 - Central Pk - MH - leapday celebration 
          Urban Pk Rangers. Belvedere Castle. Lecture on leapdays, 
          clearsky starviewing with NYSkies and NSS. Free, cancelled 
          only for severe weather. www.nyc.gov/parks.

XXX - XX Mar 
    XX:XX - E Stroudsburg - PA - clearsky starviewing 
          OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT WEBSITE OR PHONE 
          E Stroudsburg Uv Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 
          www.esu.edu, 570-422-3341 


Wed - XX Mar 
    19:00 - Centerport - LI - clearsky starviewing 
          DATE NOT SET YET; INQUIRE AT WEBSITE OR EMAIL 
          Vanderbilt Plm. Free. Cancelled for clouds. 
          www.asliclub.org, info{at}alsiclub.org 

    20:30 - Old Westbury - LI - Astro Soc of LI meeting 
          DATES NOT SET YET; INQUIRE AT WEBSITE OR EMAIL 
          NY Inst of Techy, Schure Audm. Free. www.asliclub.org, 
          info{at}asliclub.org 

Mon -  1 Mar
    all day - Amer Mus Natl Hiat - MH - Exploratorium exhibit
          Thru August 15, Gallery 3, free. Interactive handson demos 
          of various science principles. 212-769-5100  

    18:00 - CUNY Grad Ctr - MH - science play 
          'Fun for all science vaudeville'. Free. 
          www.gc.cuny.edu/sciart, 212-817-8215 

    19:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Frontiers in Astrophysics 
          Indoor lecture, clearsky starviewing. $14 adm. 212-769-5100      

    19:00 - Marine Pk - BK - science lecture
          Urban Pk Rangers. Salt Marsh Natr Ctr. 'She blinded
          me with science' on famous female scientists. Free. 
          www.nyc.gov/parks.   

    19:30 - Mariners Harbor - SI - live audience astro show
          SI Commty TV, 100 Cable Way, Suite 2. Free.
          www.sictv.org, 718-727-1414 

    20:00 - Coll of SI - SI - clearsky starviewing 
          Astrop Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds. 
          supernova7.apsc.csi.cuny.edu, 718-982-3260 

Tue -  2 Mar
    15:30 - Upton - LI - astronomy lecture
          Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bdg 510. Free, bring GI photo 
          ID for campus security. www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000 

    17:30 - Sci Ind Biz Liby - MH - science lecture 
          'Einstein defiant' on his views on qunatum mechanics 
          Free. 212-592-7000, www.nypl.org/research/sibl 

    19:30 - Hayden Plm - MH - Virtual Universe 
          Live skyshow of computer graphics and astro databases. 
          $12 adm. 212-769-5100 

Wed -  3 Mar 
    19:30 - York Coll - QN - astronomy lecture 
          Core Acadc Bdg, Rm 2D01. indoor talk, clearsky starviewing; 
          Free. natsci.york.cuny.edu/~yco, 718-262-2082 


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