I received a traffic ticket for speeding from a NYS Trooper while on I-88. 
One thing i noticed was the officer did not have his hat on when he
came to the car to get my licence, or when he returned with the
ticket. Now i'm not sure if this is a myth or not, but I had always
heard that a trooper is not in full uniform if they do not have their
hat on, and therefore the ticket is not valid. does anyone know if
this is fact or fiction?

the other part of the situation was that apparently the officer was
traveling west, and i was going east on a divided highway. (when he
pulled me over he said he had passed me a few min ago) The officer
said i was doing 90, which shocked me, and then he said "well 88 or
89mph" when he wrote the ticket it was for 87 in a 65. I've also heard
that you can ask to see the radar/laser gun, and that they need to
save your speed on the gun. It made me suspicious when he stated 3
different speeds.

anyway, is there anything that i could do to possiably have this
ticket thrown out? I live about 6 hours from where i received the
ticket, so i'm not even sure if i can make the court date in person.

thanks for any help.

Amazing what myths are out there.  Let's start with the last comment first;
either make court,pay the ticket in advance (unless it is a "must
appear" ticket) OR risk having your license suspended and the next
time you're stopped for something you run the risk of being arrested
for driving while suspended.

Let me know if the "he didn't have hat on" defense works in court.

100 percent MYTH

Total, utter, myth. A ticket is just a "temporary arrest" you are
considered "arrested" but you are quickly released. An officer does
not need to be in full uniform to arrest anyone.