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Minutes of the September 18, 2013 Board Meeting

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ST Editors

Submitted by Michael Wright, Secretary Attendees: Jeff Bernardis, Director                        Gene Ramsey Larry Kane, Assistant Director            Brian Van Liew Michael Mitrano, Treasurer                 Bill Murray Michael Wright, Secretary                   John Giles Saul Moroz                                              Ludy D’Angelo Ira Polans                                                … Continue reading →

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Observing Barnard’s Star

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ST Editors

by Robert J. Vanderbei Barnard’s Star is one of the closest stars to us. It is also the star that has the fastest apparent motion across the sky moving about 11 arcseconds per year. With a right ascension of 17h … Continue reading →

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No More Peeping into a Telescope

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti The word “telescope” conjures an image of a long scope with lenses or mirrors and an eyepiece to peep in to see the light collected by the lenses and mirrors. Well, this is the traditional optical telescope, … Continue reading →

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NASA Successfully Launches Historic Pair of Missions to the Moon and Space Station from NASA Wallops in Virginia

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer In an unprecedented event in space history, NASA and Orbital Sciences Corporation successfully blasted a pair of historic and high stakes missions to the moon and the International Space Station from NASA’s Wallops Island center in … Continue reading →

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From the Director – Welcome to the 51st Year of the AAAP

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by Jeff Bernardis, Director In addition to the tremendous slate of speakers that we will have at our monthly meetings, there are several other exciting things going on. I’d like to get more people involved in these activities because there … Continue reading →

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Appropriation for the New Observatory

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary At the July 9, 2013 Board meeting, the Board unanimously approved the following motion: The Board of Trustees recommends that $12,000 of AAAP’s reserves be appropriated for construction of the new observatory structure at Washington-Crossing State … Continue reading →

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Jersey StarQuest 2013

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Again this year, Chef Ludy D’Angelo will be catering sumptuous breakfast and dinner on Saturday. Already over twenty members and guests are registered. Don’t miss out on a great weekend of observing and camaraderie. More information … Continue reading →

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The Quest to Understand the Sun and the Space Weather It Produces

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Our monthly lectures will resume on September 10, 2013 with a lecture by Clayton E. Myers of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory entitled “The Quest to Understand the Sun and the Space Weather It Produces.” The lecture … Continue reading →

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Construction of our Universe

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti The greatest achievement of Cosmology in the last hundred years has been the Big Bang theory. How it was formulated and how it was proved. For most of the time human beings spent on the Earth, … Continue reading →

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Daystar

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by John A. Church Whenever I have trouble getting to sleep, which sometimes happens to people as they get older, I just think about the sun. I first learned interesting things about the sun from The Beginner’s Star-Book. a delightful … Continue reading →

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Historic Lunar and Space Station Launches from NASA Wallops

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer Just a few hours south of Princeton, NASA plans a pair of historic launches from the Wallops Island center in Virginia on Sept. 6 & 17. Both launches are open to the public. A spectacular nighttime … Continue reading →

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