Re: NYC Events 1/2 Feb 3/ 5
- From: john.pazmino@xxxxxxxxxxxx (JOHN PAZMINO)
- Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:18:28 -0400
Continued from previous message.
OCCASIONAL SESSIONS; INQUIRE AT CONTACTS
Informal gathering of local astronomers on perimeter path
on north side of Great Lawn. Free, cancelled for clouds.
tags_p@xxxxxxxxx
Wed - 1 Feb
all day - Lower Manhattan stations - MH - station reconstruction
Every Sat & Sun. Since mid August 2005, indefinite duration.
Many subway stations in Lwr Manh closed for major work at
certain places on red, green, yellow lines. Check posters
and flyers for your routes. www.mta.info.
all day - New York University - MH - science exhibit
Thru Feb 17. Casa italiana, 24 W 12 St. 'Visions of science'
art inspired by lab work in science. Free. 212-998-8730
all day - NY Publ Liby - MH - science exhibit
Thru 2006 Apr 9. Main Branch, 3rd fl. 'Treasured maps' on
the library's map collection. Free. training@xxxxxxxx,
212-930-9284, www.nypl.org/research
all day - Toms River NJ - astronomy exhibit
Thru Sun 5 feb. Ocean Co Coll, Novis Plm. 1.2x1.2m
color tapestry of Orion Neb by Hubble Space Telescope..
Free. 732-255-0343, www.ocean.edu/campus/planetarium
all day - Amer Mus Natl Hist - MH - science exhibit
Since Nov 19, thru 2006 May 29. 'Darwin' on evolution and
creationism, has live turtles, iguanas, frogs like ones that
Darwin examined. $21 timed tkt. www.amnh.org/programs,
212-769-5100.
all day - Swinging Bridge - NY - potential flood emergency
Indefinite duration. Flood alert on Mongaup & upper Delaware
rivers due to sinkhole in Swinging Bridge dam. Listen for
news and advice from local emergency management agencies.
www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/safety/swinging.asp
all day - Newark - NJ - astronomy exhibit
Thru 2006 Apr 2. Newark Museum. 'Solar fireworks' on the
Sun and Big Bear Obsy. $5 mus adm. www.newarkmuseum.org,
973-596-6550
00:01 - whole City - MH - Blackberry email service shutoff
Possible injunction against RiM, Blackberry email service,
to terminate operations due to patent infringement. Listen
to local news and Blackberry support channels.
10:15 - whole City - MH - Mars apparition This is the final
issue. Nominal close of 2005-2006 season is east quadrature
on Feb 19.
TIMETABLE FOR MARS IN NEW YORK (hours are in EST)
==============================================================
Events with '*' occur before dusk or after dawn
+-----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| 2006 Feb | 01/02| 06/07| 11/12| 16/17| 21/22| 26/27| 02/03|
+-----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|naut dusk | 18:15| 18:21| 18:35| 18:32| 18:37| 18:42| 18:48|
|rise hr |*11:06|*10:53|*10:41|*10:29|*10:17|*10:06|*06:56|
|rise azm | 63d | 62d | 61d | 60d | 59d | 59d | 58d |
|transit hr | 18:24|*18:14|*18:04|*17:54|*17:45|*17.36|*17:28|
|transit alt| 70d | 70d | 71d | 71d | 72d | 72d | 73d |
|set hr | 01:42| 01:34| 01:27| 01:19| 01:13| 01:06| 00:59|
|set azm | 297 | 298d | 299d | 300d | 300d | 301d | 302d |
|naut dawn | 05:55| 05:50| 05:45| 05:39| 05;32| 05:25| 05:18|
+-----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
The parameters below are for 00:00 between the given dates
+-----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|elongation | 99E | 97E | 94E | 91E | 89E | 86E | 84E |
|magnitude | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 |
|diam, sec | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
|Moon/Mars | 214x | 224x | 233x | 242x | 251x | 262x | 270x |
|illum, % | 89.3 | 89.2 | 89.2 | 89.2 | 89.2 | 89.3 | 89.5 |
|dist, AU | 1.074| 1.124| 1.173| 1.223| 1.273| 1.323| 1.373|
|light, min | 08:56| 09:20| 09:45| 10:10| 10:35| 11:00| 11:25|
+-----------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+
Special events
+-----------------------------------------------------+
| 19 Feb - east quadrature elong 90E dist 1.242AU |
+-----------------------------------------------------+
13:30 - Brookhaven - LI - astronomy lecture
Brookhaven Natl Lab, Bdg 510. 'Hunting black holes at the
LHC'. Free, bring GI photo IS for campus security.
www.bnl.gov, 631-344-8000
17:00 - New York Univeristy - MH - science lecture
School of Medicn, Farkes Audm. 'Changing dimension of
scientific authorship' on ethics in science writing. Free.
212-263-3520, stalkd01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
19:30 - Greenwich - CT - Astro Soc of Greenwich meeting
Bruce Museum. Free. rbria@xxxxxxxx, 203-896-6786-x338,
www.geocities.com/astrogreenwich
20:00 - Westport - CT - clearsky starviewing
Westport A S, Rolnick Obsy. Free, cancelled for clouds,
www.was-ct.org, 203-227-0925, westportastrosociety@xxxxxxxx
20:00 - Doylestown - PA - Bucks-Mont Astro Assn meeting
Peace Valley Natr Ctr. Free. www.bma2.com,
info@xxxxxxxx, 215-579-9973
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