Daily Archives: November 2, 2024

From The Director

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org Meeting Nov 12 at Peyton Hall.  We hope to see you in person at Peyton Hall on campus for the next monthly meeting on November 12 (7:30pm).  Our speaker will be Princeton University post-doc Manuel … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair November Meeting The November, 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, November 12th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open to … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the October 8, 2024 Meeting

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting in Peyton Hall and on Zoom at 1934. There were 35 in attendance and 43 were noted online. Rex reported that the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded … Continue reading →

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Documentary Screening at IAS

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Lee Sandberg I have an event that will likely be of interest to the membership. On Nov. 15 at 5:00pm, the Institute for Advanced Study will host a public screening of the documentary film “The Hunt for Planet B“. … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by John Church Time, in and of itself, flows equably without relation to any external thing.– Isaac Newton My granddaughter Nora once asked her mother where time comes from. Hmm! No one has ever been able to really answer this … Continue reading →

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Hubble Tension

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Edwin Hubble was the legendary astronomer of the early twentieth century. Credited with the discoveries of the Andromeda galaxy and the expansion of the universe. With these, he brought the concept of galaxies to our lexicon. … Continue reading →

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The Curse is Broken!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen For many reasons I’m sure, I have been unable to observe any comet, either visually or with photography, with the naked eye, binoculars, iPhone cameras, DSLRs, telescopes with eyepieces, or telescopes with cameras. This condition has prevailed … Continue reading →

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Chasing the Northern Lights: A Dream Come True!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Kathy Goff After waiting my whole life to see auroras, they finally came to me! Here are some of the better shots I got from my backyard in Crosswicks, NJ. I worked as a musician in Alaska for six … Continue reading →

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Astrophotos

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

Oleg ShargorodskyC/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) cometLocation: Van Sant Airport Date: Wednesday, October 16th Equipment: iOptron CEM40 eq mount ASKAR FRA600 Quintuplet ASKAR 0.7x f/3.9 Full Frame Reducer ZWO ASl2600mc pro ZWO ASI 120MM-mini ZWO EAF ASIAIR Plus Filters: None Processing: Pixinsight, Lightroom IC63Location: Feasterville PAEquipment: iOptron CEM40 eq mount ASKAR FRA600 Quintuplet ASKAR … Continue reading →

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Starlink Astronomical Pollution

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

This article is reproduced from https://www.astron.nl/starlink-satellites/ Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations. New observations with the LOFAR radio telescope, the … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Ion engines could take us to the solar gravitational lens in less than 13 years, suggests paper Sending an object to another star is still the stuff of science fiction. But some concrete missions … Continue reading →

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