All Solar System Ambassador events are free, open to the public and family-friendly.

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Transit of Venus Preview and Sun Funnel Building Class
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 6:00 PM
Cicatelli Training Center, Manhattan
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Transit of Venus Preview!
Saturday, June 2, 2012, 2:00 PM
Inwood Hill Park Nature Center, Manhattan
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Transit of Venus Viewing in New York City
Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 4:00 PM until 10:30 PM
Riverside Park South, New York City
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Curiosity: The Mars Science Laboratory: Seeking Life on Mars
Saturday, June 16, 1:00 PM EST
Cherry Springs Star Party, Cherry Springs State Park, PA.
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The Universe is 13.67 Billion Years Old
Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 6:30 PM
A Class hosted by the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York
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The Universe is 13.67 Billion Years Old
Friday, July 27, 2012, 7:00 PM
Stamford Observatory and Nature Center, Stamford, CT
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Stargazing in Inwood Hill Park
Easy and accessible to kids and everyone.
Sporadic Observing Session in our lovely park.
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Our stargazing sessions are supported by the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York.

About Jason Kendall

I am the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador for New York City. I hold a Master of Science in Astronomy from New Mexico State University and am currently adjunct faculty at William Paterson University. I have led numerous "starwatching parties" and astronomy events in New York City, New Mexico, Minnesota and Texas. It all started way back in the fourth grade by the encouragement of two noted astronomers, Charles Schweighauser and Bart Bok. I saw Saturn through Charlie's telescope at then Sangamon State University on a clear Illinois night, and Bart encouraged me under those stars to study hard to come visit him at Kitt Peak National Observatory. I finally did make it down there about a decade after Bart passed away, and I found the favorite spots in Tucson, Arizona, where Bart and his wife Priscilla would spend when they were not gazing at the stars. Bart and his wife were pioneers in the study of the Milky Way, and their studies of the starforming regions called Bok Globules. It's even in my family. My great-grandfather was a Midwestern minister who used to preach his sermons out under the dark, cloudless nights. He always believed that getting out and experiencing the wonders of the natural world was a central part of being human. My family has always been inspired by his words: "We look up to look within." I hope that you'll join me under the stars or at one of my talks.

Come see what's up in the sky!

Jason Kendall
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador to New York City

The Inwood Astronomy Project is thankful for the support of the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassadors Program, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the New York Public Library, the International Year of Astronomy and the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York


We look up to look within