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Mid-Summer 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on August 6, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, AAAP Astroimaging Chair The summer thus far in eastern PA and NJ has been self-evident in poor weather from clouds, humidity, storms, and extreme heat making astroimaging difficult to say the least. However, a few tremendous images … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on August 6, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Moon craters with NASA’s Shadowcam When a NASA spacecraft passes over Shackleton Crater on the moon and peers in, it sees this: a sea of blackness and nothing more. This 13-mile-wide crater lies close … Continue reading →

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Calling All Amateurs: Do Your Bit to Save the Planet

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Surabhi Agarwal, Editor As amateur astronomers, our passion for observing the cosmos often brings us face-to-face with the delicate balance of our planet’s environment. In the May 2024 article from The New York Times, astronomers emphasize the urgent need … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair June MeetingThe June 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place Tuesday, June 11th at 7:30 PM.  The location will be the planetarium at the NJ State Museum in Trenton, NJ. The club’s custom for … Continue reading →

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Aurora from Titusville

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Dan Opdyke Just wanted to share some time-lapse footage of the aurora over my house in Titusville NJ right down the road from the observatory. It was recorded on a Wyze V3 pan cam around 4 am. My son … Continue reading →

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June 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, AAAP Astroimaging Chair The month of May has been one of the cloudiest months negating many DSO astronomical quests. However, solar activity has been the mainstay with April’s solar eclipse and May’s extraordinary Aurora Borealis visible to … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Solar Storm Crashes GPS Systems Used by Some Farmers, Stalling Planting The powerful geomagnetic storm that cast the northern lights’ vivid colors across the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend also caused some navigational systems in tractors and … Continue reading →

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From The Director

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org May 14 Meeting of AAAP. Our meeting in Peyton Hall, Princeton University will be the last regular meeting on campus until Sept.  For the June 11 meeting we’ll convene at the State Planetarium in Trenton, … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair May MeetingThe May, 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, May 14th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open to AAAP … Continue reading →

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Dr. John Church: Reflections on Six Decades with the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

Club Director Dr. Rex Parker interviews Dr. John Church who has been a member of the Amateur Astronomers Association since 1970. Dr. Church shares several stories, including the acquisition of the club’s historic Hastings-Byrne refractor and the building of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario Title: For The Love Of Mars: The Human History Of The Red PlanetAuthor: Matthew ShindellPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, ChicagoPublication Date: 2023Total Pages: 248 National Air and Space Museum curator and science historian Matthew Shindell describes … Continue reading →

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Eclipse from Ohio

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by John Church I and my wife and two of our children were fortunate to have seen this spectacular eclipse under mostly cloud-free skies at a fairgrounds near Urbana, Ohio.  I had expected a large crowd, but there were only … Continue reading →

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Partial Solar Eclipse Report Observed April 8, 2024 Ewing, NJ

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Tom Swords The images that AAAP members have captured and animated are a true visual record of the event, inspiring and amazing. I did something different. I watched the eclipse and recorded the temperature! I had two telescope rigs … Continue reading →

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