Events on the Horizon – May
Upcoming AAA events in May 2020
AAA is following official recommendations regarding COVID-19, and coordinating with any partner institutions regarding event cancellations. AAA is following official recommendations regarding COVID-19, and coordinating with any partner institutions regarding events cancelations.
As of April 17, all public observing events are cancelled through May 15. Some may be replaced by online events. For the status of any event, check the AAA calendar or Upcoming Events on the AAA website home page.
The AAA Google Calendar or subscribe on this page by clicking the “+Google Calendar” button (like the following image) in lower right corner of page.
Week 1 (calendar week 18)
01 May/Friday
Canceled – AAA Google Calendar – Lecture, Globular Clusters, Galaxy Formation, Dark Matter, and Black Holes. Katherine Rhode, Indiana University, American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan; begins at 6:15PM
Canceled – Observing, link to registration: Observing at Intrepid Astronomy Night, Manhattan; 7pm – 10pm
Canceled – Observing, Carl Schurz Park, Manhattan; begins at 8:30PM
02 May/Saturday
Canceled – Observing, Great Kills, Staten Island; begins at 7:30PM
Canceled – Observing, Pier i Cafe, Manhattan; begins at 8:00PM
Canceled – Observing, Brooklyn Museum Plaza, Brooklyn; begins at 8:30PM
Week 2 (cw 19)
03 May/Sunday
04 May/Monday
05 May/Tuesday
Class, Spring 2020 Class – Astronomy 101, Seasons & the Scale of the Solar System, Instructor: Matthias Schmitt, on-line, 6:30PM
06 May/Wednesday
Canceled – Solar Observing, High Line, Manhattan; begins at 6:00PM
Meeting, AAA Board of Directors. on-line; begins at 6:30PM
Class, Spring 2020 Class – Planetary Science, Whirlwind Tour of the Solar System, Instructor: David Kiefer, on-line, 6:30PM
Canceled – Observing, High Line, Manhattan; begins at 8:00PM
07 May/Thursday
Presentation, Virtual Tour Of the Night Sky and Beyond (uses OpenSpace) 8PM, check AAA calendar for details.
08 May/Friday
Canceled – Observing, Lincoln Center, Manhattan; begins at 8:00PM
09 May/Saturday
Week 3 (cw 20)
10 May/Sunday
Canceled – AAA Google Calendar – Observing, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn; begins at 7:00PM
11 May/Monday
12 May/Tuesday
Class, Spring 2020 Class – Astronomy 101, Seasons & the Scale of the Solar System, Instructor: Matthias Schmitt, on-line, 6:30PM
13 May/Wednesday
Class, Spring 2020 Class – Planetary Science, Formation Processes, Instructor: David Kiefer, on-line, 6:30PM
Canceled – Observing, High Line, Manhattan; begins at 8:00PM
14 May/Thursday
Presentation, Virtual Tour Of the Night Sky and Beyond (uses OpenSpace) 8PM, check AAA calendar for details.
15 May/Friday
Canceled – Observing, Lincoln Center, Manhattan; begins at 8:00PM
16 May/Saturday
Week 4 (cw 21)
17 May/Sunday
18 May/Monday
19 May/Tuesday
Class, Spring 2020 Class – Astronomy 101, Wanderers, We are the Wanderers (Planets), Instructor: Matthias Schmitt, on-line, 6:30PM
20 May/Wednesday
All member meeting, AAA Annual Meeting, on-line, 6:30PM. Check email or member portal for details.
Not scheduled – Class, Spring 2020 Class – Planetary Science – no class, resume next week
Canceled – Observing, High Line, Manhattan; begins at 8:15PM
21 May/Thursday
Presentation, Virtual Tour Of the Night Sky and Beyond (uses OpenSpace) 8PM, check AAA calendar for details.
22 May/Friday
23 May/Saturday
Canceled – Dark Sky Observing, North-South Lake (Members), Haines Falls, NY, 6:00PM. Check AAA Dark Sky Group (members-only) for details.
Week 5 (cw 22)
24 May/Sunday
25 May/Monday
26 May/Tuesday
Class, Spring 2020 Class – Astronomy 101, Exploration of our Neighborhood, Instructor: Matthias Schmitt, on-line, 6:30PM
27 May/Wednesday
Class, Spring 2020 Class – Planetary Science, Processes After Formation, Instructor: David Kiefer, on-line, 6:30PM
Meeting, AAA Board of Directors. on-line; begins at 6:30PM
Verify – Observing, High Line, Manhattan; begins at 8:00PM
28 May/Thursday
Verify – Observing, Fort Greene, Brooklyn; begins at 7:30PM
Presentation, Virtual Tour Of the Night Sky and Beyond (uses OpenSpace) 8PM, check AAA calendar for details.
29 May/Friday
Verify – Observing, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn; begins at 8:00PM
Verify – Observing, Lincoln Center, Manhattan; begins at 8:15PM
30 May/Saturday
Verify – Special Event, AAA Spring Starfest (2019 details), Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, 7:30PM. Check AAA Observing page and calendar for details.
Week (cw 23)
31 May/Sunday
Verify – Solar Observing, Pier i Cafe, Manhattan; begins at 1:00PM
