Monthly Archives: November 2014

Treasurer’s Report

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by Michael Mitrano, Treasurer Thus far in our fiscal year, 25 members have renewed by paying their dues.  This is about 40% fewer than had renewed at the same time a year ago.  Please get those checks in! All expenses … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the October 14, 2014 AAAP Meeting

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by James Poinsett, Secretary Rex opened the meeting and introduced Larry Kane. Larry presented his refractor to the club. Kate Otto then introduced Ken Kremer to give his talk on “The Future of NASA Human Spaceflight”. After Ken’s talk, Rex … Continue reading →

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From the Outreach Chair

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair The mulled wine was delicious and the more we drank, the more double stars we saw. Thanks go to member-volunteers Freddy Missel, Michael Wright, Jeff Bernardis, Dave and Jen Skitt and your truly for hosting … Continue reading →

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Big History

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Most of us are curious about how it all started. We study history of specific countries and periods like European history during the medieval ages or American history since the civil war, but not about everything … Continue reading →

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Looking at Stars from the Top of a Mountain

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

 by Robert Carnevale © I have come to where I’ve always been. The other hills seems quite at rest, no telltale sign of thoughts like mine milling like fireflies about their crowns. The stars keep on with their burning. How can we … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

Gravity Wells According to XKCD (contributed by Michael Wright) Rover Humor from XKCD (contributed by Ira Polans) Cosmigraphics (contributed by David Kaplan) Over thousands of years, humans have tried to represent the universe in graphic form, whether in manuscripts, paintings, … Continue reading →

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