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Tonight it will be clear, and we will be meeting at our Fort Tryon / Cloisters location at about 8:30 to about 10-10:30.

Join us just South of the Cloisters in the open field. Bring some binoculars, and believe it or not, a light jacket. It always feels cooler than you think it will. If you don't have anything, just show on up! We will be there!

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It was a great night. Jay Horowitz, Andre Stevens and Jordan Kushner filled in for me as I went to the annual meeting of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York. My three lieutenants fielded a group of about 60 people, including a full class of students down from the Bronx. When I finally arrived at 10:30,there were still about 15 people there, including Tamora, who was taking some great pictures of the night sky with her camera. In all, the night was clear, and people were happyto get out in the Park.

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