Daily Archives: March 2, 2025

From The Director

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomy.org The Ides of March Approacheth — Yet We Shall Nonetheless Meet.  Shakespeare showed how the Ides of March (mid-month marked by the full moon) were treacherous times for Julius Caesar, but we’ll fearlessly convene at … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair Unweaving the Cosmic WebThe March, 2025 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, March 11th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei, PhD  assist.director@princetonastronomy.org The Star Party Event at the Institute for Advanced Study.  On Friday, February 21, 2025, there was an evening star party event at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) here in Princeton NJ.   Lia Medeiros … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the February 11, 2025 Meeting

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting on Zoom at 1935. There were 44 attending on Zoom. He pointed out the upcoming launch of the SPHEREx orbiter on February 26 and reviewed the line up of planets … Continue reading →

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AAAP Board Meeting Minutes February 5, 2025

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary A brief meeting was convened on Zoom at 1930. The session was not recorded.In attendance were: Rex reported that Michael Mitrano intends to retire, so we are seeking a replacement for his position of Treasurer. An … Continue reading →

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Glitches Gloomy

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by John Church This is not directly related to astronomy, but since many of our speakers rely on Macs and sometimes have compatibility issues with our system, Here is a parody on Longfellow’s “Hiawatha” that I included in one of … Continue reading →

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Methods for Measuring Neutron Star Parameters: A Comprehensive Review

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Rees W. Morrison What celestial object is so densely compact that a teaspoonful of it would weigh as much as Mount Everest (800 trillion kilograms last time it stepped on the scales)?  What object has a gravitational force that … Continue reading →

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Grasping Time: The Lifespans of Cosmic Objects

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Abhinav Sukla Most of us will only be around for less than a century. With a lifespan that short, even the times of ancient civilizations feel unimaginably far away. When the frame of reference shifts to cosmic objects, the … Continue reading →

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A lot from “almost nothing”

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti “There is plenty of room at the bottom” exclaimed the Nobel Prize winning Physicist Richard Feynman. He was referring to the room in the atoms. The nucleus is very tiny, about ten thousand times smaller than … Continue reading →

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Gravitational Waves: Everywhere, All the Time

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by James Peck I thought Kim Burtnyk’s Feb. 11th talk was fascinating and it got me thinking about the nature of the universe. These are just some musings from an amateur scientist that may seem batty, but some ideas from … Continue reading →

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