Monthly Archives: February 2021

Minutes of the January 12, 2021 AAAP General Meeting

Posted on February 1, 2021 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane, Assistant Director ●  The meeting convened at 7:30 PM via Zoom. ●  A presentation on the physics of a refracting telescope, including a history of several instruments, including our own Hastings-Byrne was provided by member John Church. … Continue reading →

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How Did Hastings Design Our Objective?

Posted on February 1, 2021 by ST Editors

by John Church PART I I’ve often wondered what actual methods Charles Hastings used when designing the 6-1/4” objective now sitting at the business end of our fine refractor in Washington Crossing State Park.  I’ll start by quoting Hastings’ own … Continue reading →

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Annie Jump Cannon and the Creation of Stellar Classification

Posted on February 1, 2021 by ST Editors

by Athena Basu Many of you are probably familiar with the Harvard System of Stellar Classification. In this system, the O B A F G K M sequence groups stars in terms of apparent color and effective/surface temperature. O describes … Continue reading →

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Meet our new member Lisa Ann Fanning

Posted on February 1, 2021 by ST Editors

My name is Lisa Ann Fanning – I live in Marlboro Twp., NJ. I have been very casually observing since 2019. My husband, Rob  and I, are avid birders, so my beginning efforts have been utilizing a Swarovski 65mm spotting scope … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on February 1, 2021 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Did an Alien Life-Form Do a Drive-By of Our Solar System in 2017? On Nov. 12, 2018, Avi Loeb, then the chairman of the astronomy department at Harvard, and a young research associate, Shmuel … Continue reading →

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