CANCELLED — Solar Observing at Pier i
UPDATE: due to tropical storm Ophelia, stargazing has been cancelled. Join AAA astronomers for Solar Sundays! View the sun, safely, through solar-filtered telescopes. NOTE: never look
Founded in 1927, Amateur Astronomers Association, Inc. is a 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit that promotes the study and public awareness of the cosmos through observing, education, outreach, astrophotography, and more. Every membership & donation helps us to provide awe-inspiring programming for all to enjoy.
UPDATE: due to tropical storm Ophelia, stargazing has been cancelled. Join AAA astronomers for Solar Sundays! View the sun, safely, through solar-filtered telescopes. NOTE: never look
The AAA returns to the High Line for 2023 with a new location! Join us on Tuesdays, weather permitting. We will meet at the crossroads
Thursdays, 7 PM, online, September 14 – October 19.
A beginning course in astronomy.
Details, registration in mid-August
Members $75, Non-members $85
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Join the Amateur Astronomers Association in conjunction with the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum for Astronomy Night! Stargaze from the flight deck of Intrepid
Experience an extraordinary evening of stargazing at Green-Wood in collaboration with the renowned Amateur Astronomers Association. Immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of the night
The AAA returns to the High Line for 2023 with a new location! Join us on Tuesdays, weather permitting. We will meet at the crossroads
Thursdays, 7 PM, online, September 14 – October 19.
A beginning course in astronomy.
Details, registration in mid-August
Members $75, Non-members $85
Click title above for more information.
The Amateur Astronomers Association hosts observing sessions, free and open to the public, one Friday night each month from May through October at Carl Schurz
The AAA returns to Lincoln Center for 2023! We have two observing locations: Josie Robertson Plaza (in front of the fountain) and Hearst Plaza (near the reflecting pool).
Want to see the stars and planets up close? Gaze upon the rings of Saturn? Our members set up telescopes all over New York area for the public to enjoy. Come join us at a FREE observing event!
Our members are passionate amateur astronomers and astrophotographers from New York and all over the world. Join for access to members only classes and programs and support our volunteer run non-profit!
We’re one month away from the annular solar eclipse, and our Autumn Starfest date has been announced! Where will you be? SAVE THE DATE: 2023
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The 2023 Stellafane Convention presented by Springfield Telescope Makers celebrating their 100 anniversary of their existence, commended the attendees at this Convention for making it
ur Sun’s Invisible Magnetic Fields – Previously, we learned that the stirring and convection of ultra-heated plasma in our Sun’s inner layers – the solar
In 2017, Columbia University’s Dr. Jana Grcevich, then Outreach Coordinator for Columbia’s Astronomy & Astrophysics Department invited me to examine the venerable but aging copper