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Vega and Altair Appear at Tanabata Festival

For the third consecutive year a Tanabata Festival was held on Saturday, July 7, at the 116th St. overlook in Riverside Park. Tanabata is a

Stan Honda August 1, 2018

AAA at The City of Science Fair in Washington Square Park

On the last weekend of World Science Festival events in New York, the AAA typically participates in the annual Saturday night of stargazing along the waterfront in

Rori Baldari July 1, 2018

Spring Starfest, June 16, at Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn

Our Annual Spring Starfest was a fun and successful event. Special thanks to our guest speaker and emcee, Jason Kendall, for his great talk on the

Rori Baldari July 1, 2018

Queens and Brooklyn Schools Get AAA Outreach

Two outreach visits in June by AAA members brought the universe to New York City schools through the clubs’ outreach program. On June 5, the

Stan Honda July 1, 2018

About Those UFOs and Other Nonsense

AAA Member Jason Kendall was recently interviewed by New York Magazine for an upcoming issue all about space. NYMag stated that the dominant content will

Jason Kendall April 1, 2018

Stargazing with the AAA at The Evergreens Cemetery

We are happy to announce that this year’s annual Spring Starfest will be held at The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn. I’m not sure how our

Rori Baldari April 1, 2018

What is a Pioneer Works?

If you happen to scroll through the list of observing locations on the AAA website, you might happen to notice that we regularly observe at

Rori Baldari March 1, 2018

Observing at Great Kills Park, Staten Island

Observing at Great Kills Park, Staten Island By Joe DiNapoli I’m Joe DiNapoli. I make the schedule for the AAA public observing at Great Kills

Joseph DiNapoli January 1, 2018

Floyd Bennett Field Observing Report—October

Floyd Bennett Field Observing Report—October By Thomas Evangelist It was Friday night, October 27, 2017 and a group of astronomers gathered at the Floyd Bennett

Thomas Evangelist January 1, 2018

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