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(meteorobs) Leonid lectures in NYC area

For those who live in the Greater New York area, the following may be of some 
interest:

THE NIGHT THE STARS FELL -- By Joe Rao

The Leonid Meteor Shower at its peak, is the grandest display of celestial 
fireworks known to humankind.  Over the past several years, Joe Rao, an 
on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, has made the Leonid Meteors 
his own special territory.  Every year, for two or three nights in 
mid-November, a modest number of Leonids appear, perhaps eight to ten during 
an hour's watch.  But in mid-November 1999, there is a chance that the 
Leonids may fall by the hundreds, the thousands, or even the tens of 
thousands per hour.  This in-depth slide lecture by Rao, who is a lecturer 
and staff instructor at the Hayden Planetarium and who also writes the Sunday 
astronomy column "Sky Watch" for The New York Times, will prepare you for the 
November arrival of the Leonids -- an event that may be a spectacular 
astronomical experience!  Look for Joe Rao's feature articles on the Leonids 
in the November issues of Sky & Telescope and Weatherwise magazines.  

Two lectures will be given at two different locations.

On November 3rd, at the American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street at 
Central Park West (in the Kaufmann Theater).  7:p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  This 
lecture is sponsored by the Department of Education and is Museum Lecture 
MM11-1. There is a $10 fee ($8 for Museum Members).  For more information, 
call 212-769-5200.

On November 4th, to the New York City/Long Island Chapter of the American 
Meteorological Society (AMS) at Nassau Community College, College Center 
Building (CCB), Room 210, Garden City, New York.  7:15 to 9 p.m.  This 
lecture will be sponsored and hosted by the Physical Sciences Department at 
Nasau Community College. For more information, call (516) 691-3395 or go to 
http://www.nws.noaadot gov/er/okx/meetings
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