Category: Around Town

4th Annual Tanabata Festival

A band featuring the Japanese Consul General, the sun setting over the Hudson, a beautifully clear sky, views of the moon, Jupiter, Vega and Altair,

Spring Starfest 2019

Once again the AAA held its annual Spring StarFest in the Bronx…but with a new twist!

An Out of this World Evening in New York

Peter Tagatac and Board member Stanley Fertig attended a SETI Institute event hosted by the New York Explorers Club. See what they found here!

AAA Holiday Party Jan 10, 2019

The AAA held another one of its great holiday parties at a new location on Murray Street called Manhattan Proper. Over 80 people came out that evening to mingle with their fellow club members for a little post-holiday astro-cheer! See photos here!

Total Lunar Eclipse Visible from NYC

Around 10:30PM EST on 20 – 21 January 2019, a total lunar eclipse will be visible in its entirety from anywhere in NYC with a clear view of the sky from south-southeast to south-southwest. One doesn’t need any special equipment, filters, binoculars, or telescopes to observe the result of this synergy of three solar system objects: Sun, Earth, Moon. Read more!

First AAA Diwali: Festival of Lights

A chilly but enthusiastic group of AAA members setup and attended the very first AAA Diwali Festival Star gazing event on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Riverside Park South. Read more and see photos of the occasion!

Diwali Connection with Astronomy

Truth be told, it is human to look up at the night skies and wonder if the movement, presence or absence of certain objects mean something to the terrestrials looking at them. Though the Indian civilization happens to be one of the earliest and oldest, it is interesting to see how the math and knowledge that was passed down orally had only very small errors considering the precision we have today.