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Events on the Horizon

March 2010

Tuesday, March 2, 8 to 9 p.m.
"The Pluto Files", PBS
     Hayden director and AAA member Neil deGrasse Tyson will host a program based on his book of the same title.

Friday, March 5, 6:15 p.m.
AAA Lecture (FREE) (P) (AMNH)
     John S. Gianforte, owner/director of the Blue Sky Observatory in Durham, NH, will speak on "In the Footsteps of the Master: Discovering the Contributions of Galileo".  Next lecture: April 9.

Saturdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, 8 p.m.
Observing at Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan (P) (T)
     Time and locations vary. See Inwood Hill Park page for details. Next dates: Saturdays in April.

Wednesday, March 10, 8:30 p.m.
Observing at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan (P) (T)
     Next date: April 14.

Thursday, March 11, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Recent Advances in Astronomy Seminar (NYU)
     At NYU conference room, 726 Broadway, two blocks below 8th Street, 6th floor.  Next date: April 9.

Monday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.
Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate (P) (AMNH)
     See http://www.amnh.org/programs/programs.php?date=2010-03-15&event_id=1633 for details.  Tickets $15 (members, seniors, students $13.50).

Friday, March 19, 8 to 10 p.m.
Observing at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn (P) (T)
     On the model airplane flying field.  Next date: April 23.

Saturday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.
Observing at Great Kills Gateway National Park, Staten Island (P) (T)
     Next date: April 17.

Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m. to Noon
Solar Observing, Central Park (P) (S)
     At the Conservatory Water.  Next date: April 24.

Tuesday, March 30, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Observers Group (HQ)
     Pre-meeting dinner at 5:15 at the Gee Whiz Diner, Warren and Greenwich Streets. Next date: April 27.

 
(M) -- for AAA members
(P) -- open to the public (all events open to the public are free)
(T) -- bring a telescope or binoculars if you have them, or just come by to have a look; canceled if cloudy
(S) -- solar observing -- like (T) but telescopes or binoculars you bring must be properly filtered; canceled if cloudy
(HQ) -- at new AAA headquarters, 120 Warren Street, between Greenwich and West Streets in lower Manhattan
(AMNH) -- at the American Museum of Natural History -- for ticket information call 212-769-5200