Author Archives: ST Editors

From The Program Chair

Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair Lecture and Book Signing this Month at Peyton HallThe February, 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, February 13th at 7:30 PM. As … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the January 9, 2024 Meeting

Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Due to the governor declaring a state of emergency, the meeting was convened on Zoom by Director Rex Parker at 1930. Following a brief introduction in which he displayed a star chart from The Sky X … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario Title: American Eclipse – A Nation’s Epic Race To Catch The Shadow Of The Moon And Win The Glory Of The World Author: David Baron Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York, NY Publication Date: 2017 Total Pages: … Continue reading →

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February 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, Astroimaging Chair Welcome to the new section of the Sideral Times dedicated to club member’s activities in astrophotography or called astronomical imaging. It is our intent to publish a few of our member’s latest images demonstrating our … Continue reading →

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The Sun God Aditya

Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti In Hindu mythology, Aditya is the Sun god, something akin to Ra in Egyptian mythology. Studying the Sun has been occurring for most of human history. In the last few decades done using telescopes – both … Continue reading →

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Milky Way From Mauna Kea

Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

by Greg Kutch These are pictures that my niece Allison Zaudke took with her phone on Mount Mauna Kea in Hawaii. I had no idea you could see the Milky Way this well without a telescope. It’s astonishing how a … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? It’s come to this. With Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its … Continue reading →

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From The Director

Posted on January 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org UPDATE: 01/08/2024Inclement weather is expected tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9th. AAAP meeting will be on Zoom only. Denizens of Planet Earth Declare another New Year!  I hope the beginning of 2024 finds you with recharged batteries … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on January 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair Welcome to the new year at Peyton HallThe January, 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, January 9th at 7:30 PM. As usual, … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the December 12, 2023 Meeting

Posted on January 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened on Zoom by Director Rex Parker at 1930. Following a brief introduction Program Chair Victor Davis introduced speaker Dr. Mario Motta, MD, who gave us a presentation entitled The Environmental and Medical … Continue reading →

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Mission Afterthought

Posted on January 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Different space missions have different goals. The scripting of operations is done accordingly. For example, the Hubble Space Telescope had the goal of looking at different parts of  the sky and capturing images of the stars … Continue reading →

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Nacreous clouds

Posted on January 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by Surabhi Agarwal Some days ago, I received this beautiful picture from David. He saw these lovely clouds appear high over Newcastle, UK, recently, at dawn and at dusk. I know a bit about the common clouds floating above us, … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on January 1, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Ancient Stars Forged Elements Heavier Than Anything Ever Found in Nature Stars at the very dawn of time must have been capable of creating elements far heavier than anything that has ever been found … Continue reading →

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