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Meeting of the AAAP Fund-Raising Committee

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane, Assistant Director The first on-line meeting of this committee will be held on Wednesday evening, October14 at 7:30 PM. This will be a “Zoom” meeting that I will set up and host. If you are interested in … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the September 9, 2020 AAAP General Meeting (virtual / online)

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary This was the first AAAP for the club’s new 2020 – 2021 year. Again, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this meeting was virtual using the Zoom interface. Approximately 60 participants were logged in during the first … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the September 1, 2020 AAAP Board of Trustees Meeting (virtual / online)

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary ● Rex Parker opened the Zoom meeting at 7:30 P.M. ● There was a brief review of the May and June 2020 online general meetings. Both        were reported to have gone well with members. Rex … Continue reading →

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Through Freddy Missel’s wonderful lens

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ST Editors

Falcon Heavy, shutter (1/4000 sec), f/5, 200mm, ISO 100 Falcon Heavy Booster, shutter (1/4000 sec), f/5, 200mm, ISO 100 SolarProbe, Nikon D7000, shutter (10 minutes), f/14, 11mm, ISO 100 SpaceX Starlink, shutter (15 minutes), f/6.3, 11mm SpaceX Dragon Resupply, shutter … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan  Super telescope’s giant camera spies broccoli                               How do you test the new sensor for the world’s largest digital camera? You … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

Zooming AAAP Meetings this Fall.It’s no surprise that we won’t have access to Peyton Hall auditorium in the near future, so we’ll be patient and go with Zoom this fall. Our May and June zooming experiments mostly succeeded, for example … Continue reading →

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From the Program Director, a reminder to join the

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans The new season starts with the meeting on September 8th at 7:30 PM using Zoom (See Using Zoom below for details). This meeting is open to AAAP members, UACNJ, and the general public. Due to the number … Continue reading →

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From The Observatory

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Dave Skitt, Observatory Chairperson As of this moment, the Labor Day Solar Observing Session hosted by AAAP and Wayne Henderek at the WCSP Nature Center is still scheduled to take place either Saturday or Monday afternoon.  This is a call … Continue reading →

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From Rich Sherman, our camera and video guy

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

Longtime member and current secretary John Miller recounting the intertwined history of AAAP and Princeton University.

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Editor’s Pick

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

Of Ancient Star-Gazers and Story-Spinners 

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Snippets

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Amazon Satellites Add to Astronomers’ Worries About the Sky Welcome to the age of the satellite megaconstellation. Within the next few years, vast networks, containing hundreds or even thousands of spacecraft, could reshape the … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Phd director@princetonastronomy.org Zooming AAAP Meetings this Fall. It’s no surprise that we won’t have access to Peyton Hall auditorium in the near future, so we’ll be patient and go with Zoom this fall. Our … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane As was mentioned at our last on-line business meeting, I volunteered to form a committee/task force to look into raising funds to pay for the observatory repair project. I would like to hold the first on-line, Zoom … Continue reading →

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