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Cozy Layers

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Rich Sherman, Merchandise Chair Greetings from the AAAP Store! AAAP store! We will shift our inventory from warm weather to cool weather gear on October 15.  Don’t forget AAAP gear makes a great holiday present! If you want a different color … Continue reading →

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From Princeton to Pleiades: Adventures with a Smart Telescope

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei, Assistant Director I’ve been having lots of fun with my Seestar S30 smart telescope. Over the last week or so I took pictures of the Andromeda galaxy, the Orion Nebula, and the Pleiades. As I’m sure many/most … Continue reading →

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The Bubble Nebula

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, Astrophotography Chair The Bubble Nebula NGC 7635 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia 7100 light year from Earth. It is 7 light years across and is a glowing molecular cloud due to a very hot central star. … Continue reading →

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The Pulsar Map

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti A recent news item piqued my interest. The National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC opened 5 new galleries. In the “Boeing milestones of flight hall”, etched on the floor is a set of radial … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on the Fermi Paradox

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Abhinav Sukla, Student Editor The Fermi Paradox refers to a simple question that has eluded us all for decades: If aliens exist, then why haven’t we seen any yet? Billions of Earth-like planets exist in the Milky Way alone, … Continue reading →

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Uncovering the Sky’s Light Switch

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

By Hasan Hafiz, High School Student Birds become shrouded in confusion, sunflowers twist in uncertainty, yet I gaze in awe. The sky plunges into darkness, so fast it makes you question the possibility of a cosmic light switch. This infamous … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Something Very Tiny Is Following Earth Around the Sun The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair Are We Alone? … Maybe Science and science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously speculated, “Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”  September’s guest … Continue reading →

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Defending the Night Sky: A Call to Resist Reflect Orbital’s Satellite Plan

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, PhD, AAAP Astroimaging Chair Astroimagers, Environmentalists, and Fellow Stewards of our Planet, It has come to my attention by the AAS in regard to the plans and seeking FAA approval by Reflect Orbital to light up our … Continue reading →

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Visitors from outer space

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti We are used to sending our spacecraft to nearby astronomical bodies like the moon, the asteroids and the planets in our solar system. What is new over the last few years is the passage of transiting … Continue reading →

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