Author Archives: ST Editors

From the Program Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans Adam Burrows, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, is the Director of the Princeton Planets and Life Certificate Program. Well-known as a pioneer in the theory of exoplanets, brown dwarfs, and supernovae, he has written numerous … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary with additions: Larry Kane, Assistant Director ● This was the second virtual / online general member’s meeting of the AAAP since the club’s inception. Attendees were invited to participate via the cloud-based Zoom communications software. About … Continue reading →

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From the Treasurer

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

By Michael Mitrano The income statements and balance sheet below show the AAAP’s financial results for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2020, and the AAAP’s financial position at the beginning and the end of the year. The … Continue reading →

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Timing Is Everything

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by Vincent A. DaGrosa A view from Lat. 41.4950 Long.-75.0808 July 20,2020 As amateur astronomers we all wait for that perfect combination of clear skies and time to practice our passion. This opportunity was unexpected days before but I was … Continue reading →

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From Rich Sherman, our camera and video guy

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors
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Poetry by Astronomers

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

         the cosmos doesn’t care          by Larry Kane          The cosmos doesn’t care that          in our striving to understand          the two extremes of relativity,          we take comfort          being nestled between          the very large and very small.          The cosmos doesn’t care that          we … Continue reading →

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Down Memory Lane

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

50th Anniversary Year – Children’s Poetry Contest

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Hubble Sees Summertime on Saturn

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn on July 4, 2020. Two of Saturn’s icy moons are clearly visible in this exposure: Mimas at right, and Enceladus at bottom. This image is taken as part of the Outer … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Beyond the Milky Way, a Galactic Wall Astronomers have discovered a vast assemblage of galaxies hidden behind our own, in the “zone of avoidance.” The South Pole Wall, as it is known, consists of … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on June 1, 2020 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Phd director@princetonastronomy.org Virtually Like the Professionals. While COVID has wiped out a lot of ground-based astronomy around the world, astronomers are ahead of the curve in virtual and robotic technologies. Astronomy and all the … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on June 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans, Program Chair Monthly Meetings Resume–Virtually The June meeting will be held on 9th at 7:30 PM using Zoom (See Using Zoom below for details). We will follow the same procedures that we did for May. This meeting … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the May 12, 2020 AAAP General Meeting (online)

Posted on June 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary This was the first virtual/online general member’s meeting of the AAAP since the club’s inception. Attendees were invited to participate via the cloud-based Zoom communications software. About 51 people were logged on at 7:45 p.m. This … Continue reading →

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Outreach Blotter

Posted on June 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Outreach Chair This may really be the summer of our discontent. Since Baldpate Mountain in late February, all scheduled outreach events at schools and other venues, and the hosting of groups at Simpson Observatory, have been cancelled.  … Continue reading →

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