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!
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…
It’s Permit Time Again
It’s time to purchase the 2023 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…
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
Francis J. Manasek: A Treatise on Moon Maps
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