News
Astronomy club news, events, public programs and heavenly happenings
Articles here are written by members of The Amateur Observers’ Society of New York to keep you informed of our astronomy club news from Long Island, Earth, our Milky Way Galaxy or beyond!
It’s Permit Time Again
It’s time to purchase the 2022 New York State Stargazing Permit. Do you really need a permit to look up at the stars? Of course not, but you want to get this permit if you’d like to get to some darker skies right here on Long Island. With the permit, you can legally be in…
Happy New Year 2022
By Sue Rose— Happy New Year, let us hope that this one will be better than the last two. Unfortunately, with the increasing virus cases, our in-person meetings will have to wait. Not to worry, Jason has done an outstanding job of obtaining amazing and fascinating speakers from around the world and he will continue…
Lending a hand with borrowing telescopes
Did you know you know that you can borrow a telescope from your local library? At many libraries you can, and right here on Long Island there’s a group of people from the Amateur Observers’ Society of New York that is making that happen. Most notably is Tom Lynch, long time AOSNY astronomy club member…
Hello new site, thank you old friend
The Amateur Observers’ Society of New York is proud to announce the debut our new web site! Our new site is sure to be the destination for anyone interested in Long Island astronomy. You’ll be able to learn about joining us under the night sky right here on Long Island and anywhere else our club…
Winter Solstice is Upon Us
By Sue Rose— The Winter Solstice is upon us, and the Sun will once again begin to rise higher in the sky each day, after December 21st, giving us more hours of sunlight, but fewer hours of observing time so make use of it. We cannot use our special permitted area due to the light…
Important COVID-19 news
Until further notice, all AOS meetings will be online and all outreach programs are canceled. Everyone is welcome, but you must have an invitation. If you would like to participate, please contact our Secretary by e-mail. Stay safe!
Upcoming events
You can also view past and upcoming AOSNY events on our Events page.