Monthly Archives: June 2021

Posted on June 5, 2021 by ST Editors

Observatory will be open for public nights beginning Friday June 11.

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From the Director

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

June 8 Meeting via Zoom.  We hope to see you on June 8 for the presentation by Dr. Anna Schauer, NASA Hubble Fellow from the University of Texas, who will join us from Austin.  See Program Chair Victor Davis’s section … Continue reading →

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From the Program Director

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis The June 2021 meeting of the AAAP will take place (virtually) on Tuesday, June 8th at 7:30 PM. (See How to Join the June Meeting below for details). This meeting is open to AAAP members and the … Continue reading →

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Minutes from the May 11, 2021 Members General Meeting (Online)

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary ●  The meeting convened at 7:30 PM via Zoom and Yahoo (online).  There were initially about 59 Zoom attendees. ●   The Board of Trustees candidate slate, for 2021 – 2022, presented at last month’s meeting, was … Continue reading →

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Observatory Report

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by Dave and Jennifer Skitt, Observatory Chairperson(s) Figured I give everyone an update on a recent Keyholder (KH) refresher training session.  We had nine persons total, 6 KH’s and 3 KH’s in training.  Rafael Caruso received his key at the … Continue reading →

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Black Brandt XII Rocket Launch

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by Janet Pickover Even though this video is not of the stars, planets or other celestial objects   I thought  it would still be of interest to our members.  This is the launch of the Black Brandt XII about two weeks … Continue reading →

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Saul’s 108th Story

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan My good friend Saul Moroz was an active member of AAAP, who reintroduced me to our beautiful science, astronomy. But there was another part of Saul’s life, just as there are with all our members, but Saul’s … Continue reading →

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A Close-Focusing Test with the Hastings-Byrne Refractor

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by John Church In recent issues of Sidereal Times I’ve been discussing whether our 1879 Hastings objective was designed using John Herschel’s 1822 procedure.  Herschel’s method was a major advance that gave very good results for its time.  As part … Continue reading →

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ISS capture by AAAP member

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by John Miller Fellow AAAP member, John Harding, sent this ISS image he shot some years ago (he describes just below). Grab your camera and tripod for the next flyby.  Contest time! Send in your entries to secretary@princetonastronomy.org by August … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by Rich Sherman First Light: Switching on the Stars at the Dawn of Time by Emma Chapman Published 2021 Grade:  B+ Hardback $23.40 on Amazon 276 pages Award-winning astrophysicist Dr. Emma Chapman (Imperial College, London) just published “First Light: Switching on the … Continue reading →

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