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Monthly Archives: May 2013
From the Director
Ludovico D’Angelo, Director May is upon us, and our last 2 meetings for the season are imminent. On May 11th, our 50th Anniversary dinner/panel discussion/observing will take the place of our annual meeting that would have occurred on May 14th. … Continue reading
From the Program Chair
Kate Otto, Program Chair AAAP member Bill Murray will once again host the Club’s last program the second Tuesday, June 11th at the New Jersey State Museum Planetarium. The Club will gather at 7:30 for a brief business meeting followed … Continue reading
From the Editors
Surabhi Agarwal, Co-editor In a week, on May 11th we will have a star-studded party with Prof. Freeman Dyson, Astronaut Greg Olsen, Author Michael Lemonick among others attending our 50th anniversary festivities. David Spergel, J. Richard Gott, Lisa Kaltenegger and … Continue reading
Map & Directions to the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
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Minutes of the April 1, 2013 Board of Trustees Meeting
Submitted by Michael Wright, Secretary Attendees: Ludy D’Angelo, Director Michael Mitrano, Treasurer Mike Wright, Secretary Kate Otto, Program Chair Surabhi Agarwal, Co-Chair 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee This meeting was held via conference call to discuss the budget for the 50th … Continue reading
Minutes of the April 9, 2013 Meeting
by Michael Wright, Secretary Director Ludy D’Angelo called the meeting to order. He welcomed everyone to the meeting and encouraged members to stay for the business meeting after the lecture to discuss and vote on a Board recommendation to approve … Continue reading
Treasurer’s Report
by Michael Mitrano, Treasurer Our member count now stands at 99, so we will certainly exceed 100 for the year. There have been no major expenses during the last month. Without any consideration of payments received for the Anniversary event, … Continue reading
Campaign to Restore Lowell Observatory’s Alvan Clark Refractor
Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona is running a campaign to restore the 117-year, old, 24-inch, refracting Alvan Clark Telescope on Mars Hill. The Clark Telescope of course was the scope use by Percival Lowell to study Mars. It also helped … Continue reading
The Edge of Physics: A Book Review
by Prasad Ganti A Journey to Earth’s Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe by Anil Ananthaswamy Anil’s book contains different stories relating to physics experiments conducted in different parts of the world, most of them remotely located. Travelling … Continue reading
UACNJ – 2013 Astronomy Day Events, Saturday, May 18
Free Astronomy Presentations And Solar Observing* North East Branch of Warren County Library 40 US Highway 46 West, Hackettstown, NJ 908-813-3858 1 PM – Searching for Extra-Solar Planets Dr. Carleton Pryor, Rutgers University 2 PM – Chasing Solar Eclipses John … Continue reading