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Minutes of the April 11, 2023, AAAP Members General Meeting (online)

Posted on May 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was opened in Peyton Hall at 1931 by Director Rex Parker. There were 27 attending in person and 18 logged in on Zoom. After a brief summary of his agenda items, Rex invited Program … Continue reading →

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Images from NEAF

Posted on May 1, 2023 by ST Editors

Some of our members attended NEAF.

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Before our universe and beyond

Posted on May 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Two questions interested me since my early years. One is what happened before ?  Another is what lies beyond ? Scientific advances over the years have lighted these two paths to an extent. But the path … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on May 1, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Back Then, Baby Galaxies. Next, a Super-Mega Galactic Cluster? Like basketball scouts discovering a nimble, super-tall teenager, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope reported recently that they had identified a small, captivating group … Continue reading →

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From The Director

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org April 11 Meeting – Archeoastronomy.  After last month’s wind driven last minute decision to go virtual only, we’ll again plan to convene at Peyton Hall on the Princeton campus on Tues April 11 (7:30pm).  The … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

By Victor Davis Welcome to Peyton HallThe April 2023 meeting of the AAAP will take place on Tuesday, April 11th at 7:30 PM in Peyton Hall. As usual, the meeting is open to AAAP members and the public. Options for … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the March 14, 2023, AAAP Members General Meeting (online)

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker convened the meeting at 1930 on Zoom due to inclement weather. He presented an outline of topics for the meeting that will follow the speaker. At 1940 Program Chair Victor Davis introduced speaker … Continue reading →

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Spring is here!

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Rich Sherman, Chair AAAP Merchandise Spring is here and so is warm weather apparel at our AAAP store.  Out goes the hoodies and in come the t-shirts and the like.  Visit https://aaap1962.logosoftwear.com/ or you can just go to the AAAP’s main … Continue reading →

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Beware the Eye’ds of March

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by David Skitt, Observatory Chairperson As many visual astronomers do, I happen to like Albireo, the Binary star in the Constellation Cygnus.  Albireo A and B have two incredibly bold, blue and gold colors that make it simple to explain … Continue reading →

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