Monthly Archives: January 2016

Snippets

Posted on January 14, 2016 by ST Editors

compiled by Michael Wright and David Kaplan NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Breaks Solar Power Distance Record NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary. The milestone occurred at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 19:00 UTC) … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the December 2015 meeting of the AAAP

Posted on January 7, 2016 by ST Editors

by James Poinsett, Secretary Rex called the meeting to order. Bob Vanderbei showed the club the gif he made using his photographs of the Moon occulting Venus. Rex then showed pictures from the field trip to the US Naval Observatory. … Continue reading →

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