Daily Archives: August 17, 2020

From the Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Phd director@princetonastronomy.org Zooming AAAP Meetings this Fall. It’s no surprise that we won’t have access to Peyton Hall auditorium in the near future, so we’ll be patient and go with Zoom this fall. Our … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane As was mentioned at our last on-line business meeting, I volunteered to form a committee/task force to look into raising funds to pay for the observatory repair project. I would like to hold the first on-line, Zoom … Continue reading →

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From the Program Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans Adam Burrows, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, is the Director of the Princeton Planets and Life Certificate Program. Well-known as a pioneer in the theory of exoplanets, brown dwarfs, and supernovae, he has written numerous … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the June 9, 2020 AAAP General Meeting (virtual / online)

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary with additions: Larry Kane, Assistant Director ● This was the second virtual / online general member’s meeting of the AAAP since the club’s inception. Attendees were invited to participate via the cloud-based Zoom communications software. About … Continue reading →

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From the Treasurer

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

By Michael Mitrano The income statements and balance sheet below show the AAAP’s financial results for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2020, and the AAAP’s financial position at the beginning and the end of the year. The … Continue reading →

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Timing Is Everything

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by Vincent A. DaGrosa A view from Lat. 41.4950 Long.-75.0808 July 20,2020 As amateur astronomers we all wait for that perfect combination of clear skies and time to practice our passion. This opportunity was unexpected days before but I was … Continue reading →

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From Rich Sherman, our camera and video guy

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Poetry by Astronomers

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

         the cosmos doesn’t care          by Larry Kane          The cosmos doesn’t care that          in our striving to understand          the two extremes of relativity,          we take comfort          being nestled between          the very large and very small.          The cosmos doesn’t care that          we … Continue reading →

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Down Memory Lane

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50th Anniversary Year – Children’s Poetry Contest

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Hubble Sees Summertime on Saturn

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn on July 4, 2020. Two of Saturn’s icy moons are clearly visible in this exposure: Mimas at right, and Enceladus at bottom. This image is taken as part of the Outer … Continue reading →

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