🔭 Planetariums, observatories and star parties in New York City
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Planetariums
- Cradle of Aviation Museum Planetariumcradleofaviation.org
Garden City · Aviation and space museum whose full-dome theater uses a laser projection system and lists regular planetarium showtimes.
- Hudson River Museum Planetariumhrm.org
Yonkers · Planetarium inside the Hudson River Museum with shows at different levels, from lunar science to the search for life beyond Earth.
- Reichert Planetarium at the Vanderbilt Museumvanderbiltmuseum.org
Centerport · Suffolk County museum with a planetarium that posts a show schedule and hosts live events such as a concert held under the dome.
Observatories with public nights
- United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey Observatoryuacnj.orgFree
Hope · Jenny Jump observatory run by a federation of New Jersey clubs, open to the public on Saturdays from April through October.
Astronomy clubs with star parties
- Amateur Astronomers Associationaaa.org
New York · Volunteer-run nonprofit founded in 1927 whose members set up telescopes for the public at New York area sites like Floyd Bennett Field and Great Kills Park.
- Westchester Amateur Astronomerswestchesterastronomers.orgFree
Cross River · County club holding star parties in the Meadow lot of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation; visitors can bring a telescope or look through members' scopes.