Monthly Archives: September 2025

From The Program Chair

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair Are We Alone? … Maybe Science and science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously speculated, “Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”  September’s guest … Continue reading →

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Defending the Night Sky: A Call to Resist Reflect Orbital’s Satellite Plan

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, PhD, AAAP Astroimaging Chair Astroimagers, Environmentalists, and Fellow Stewards of our Planet, It has come to my attention by the AAS in regard to the plans and seeking FAA approval by Reflect Orbital to light up our … Continue reading →

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Visitors from outer space

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti We are used to sending our spacecraft to nearby astronomical bodies like the moon, the asteroids and the planets in our solar system. What is new over the last few years is the passage of transiting … Continue reading →

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NJAA 7th Annual Open House and Astro Flea-Market

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Michael Franzyshen, NJAA Open House Coordinator The NJAA 7th Annual Open House and Astro Flea-Market event is Sept. 13, 2025 @ 10 AM (Rain Date: Sept. 20, 2025).  Register to sell at our Astro flea market here:https://www.njaa-openhouse.org/flea-market-registration More information can … Continue reading →

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Jet Transit

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Aram Friedman The picture below is 100% pure luck. The right place, the right time. I had just re-aligned my mount and slew to the Moon as a test. On a whim I pulled out my phone and just … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the Summer Sky

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by David Wilton All pictures here are taken with a Redcat 51 telescope, ZWO ASI2600MCDuo camera, Optolong L-Pro filter, and a ZWO AM3 mount. Processed with PixInsight.

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Perseid Meteor Showers

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Kathy Goff Every year I look forward to viewing the Perseid Meteor Showers. This year did not disappoint. After seeing a spectacular fireball Friday, August 8th night, I decided to chance the full moon and put out some equipment … Continue reading →

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