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!
Great turnout for International Astronomy Day 2023
An amazing 600 guests participated in Astronomy Day on April 29, 2023 at the Cradle of Aviation in Garden City, NY. An incredible 27 volunteers from Amateur Observers Society of New York set up telescopes in the Atrium for viewing, and presented workshops on Radio Astronomy, Stellarium: What’s Up in the May?, Light Pollution, Star…
The President’s Message
Happy Cross Quarter Day February 2nd, also Groundhog Day, the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and Vernal Equinox, the astronomical spring. Let’s hope they don’t see their shadows and the cold weather will end soon. Due to a conflict at Hofstra, our February meeting will be February 12th at 1:30pm followed by Stars on Sunday…
The President’s Message
Happy New Year everyone. Let us hope that 2023 will finally bring us back to normal where we can all get together and enjoy bringing our outreach programs to the public. We had a wonderful Holiday Party with AOS and ASLI members attending. Thanks very much to Jason C for finding a great venue with excellent food…
The President’s Message
Welcome to December, the darkest month. Unfortunately, we don’t do enough observing because it’s too cold. The beautiful winter sky does beckon so try and make some time to go out and look. Unfortunately, our club location at Jones Beach is unavailable till mid January due to the holiday light show so there are no…
The President’s Message
Welcome to our new normal. We had a great in person meeting at Hofstra in Sept, then went back to digital in Oct because I tested for Covid and the potential for severe weather. Now, our Nov meeting will be at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. They just recently opened a new NASA exhibit on…
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…
Upcoming events
Aldo Spadoni: Exploring the Boundaries of Art, Design, Aerospace Engineering & Popular Culture
You can also view past and upcoming AOSNY events on our Events page.