SEMINAR ON RECENT ADVANCES IN ASTRONOMY

The Recent Advances in Astronomy Seminar is a discussion of the latest astronomical news. The main topics are late-breaking events taken from online sources, newspaper articles, and weekly periodicals like Science News. Monthly magazines such as Sky & Telescope, Astronomy, and Scientific American are brought in by members. As students of astronomy, we learn and ask questions from basic through more advanced subjects - from stars, planets, astrophysics and cosmology. Debates on the significance and meaning of recent developments are common. The sessions are free to members.

The seminar meets at AAA headquarters at 120 Warren Street in lower Manhattan on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (although occasionally it is moved to another Thursday).  Before the seminar we will get together for a bite to eat at 5:15 PM at the nearby Gee Whiz Diner at the corner of Warren Street and Greenwich Street.  In the past we have met at New York University, and may again do so in the future.

Chair:  Jason Kendall
 

2010 Meeting Dates (Tentative)
January 14
February 11 (*) 
March 11 (*)
April 8 (*)
May 13
June 10
July 8
August 12
September 16 (Note change)
October 14
November 11
December 9

(*) Meets at NYU, 726 Broadway

 Current meeting place is second floor of our headquarters, 120 Warren Street, in lower Manhattan.
For directions and a map, go to the Observers Group page.

Occasionally we will be at NYU:  726 Broadway, 6th floor conference room

To get a map for the NYU location:
      Go to http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl.
      Enter the address "726 Broadway  New York, NY 10003".
      Click "Search Maps".

Directions to NYU location:
        726 Broadway is located on the east side of Broadway.  It faces Waverly Place, which ends at Broadway. 

Subways:
        Broadway BMT line local (R, W):  Exit at East 8th Street stop.  Walk south on Broadway two blocks to Waverly Place, then west two blocks to Greene Street.
        Broadway BMT line express (N, Q):  Going south, change to the R or W train at Union Square.  Going north, change to the R or W train at Canal Street.
        Lexington Avenue IRT local (6):  Exit at Astor Place stop.  Walk one block on Astor Place to Broadway, south one block to Waverly Place. 
        Lexington Avenue IRT express (4, 5):  Going south, change to the 6 train at Union Square.  Going north, change to the 6 train at Brooklyn Bridge.

Buses:
        Dowtown M1, M5, M6 buses to Broadway ad Waverly Place.
        Downtown M2, M3 buses to 8th Street and Broadway.  Walk two blocks south on Broadway to Waverly Place.
        Crosstown M8 bus to 8th Street (or 9th Street) and Broadway.  Walk south on Broadway to Waverly Place.
        Other bus lines are available.