Author Archives: ST Editors

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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NJAA 7th Annual Open House and Astro Flea-Market

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Michael Franzyshen, NJAA Open House Coordinator The NJAA 7th Annual Open House and Astro Flea-Market event is Sept. 13, 2025 @ 10 AM (Rain Date: Sept. 20, 2025).  Register to sell at our Astro flea market here:https://www.njaa-openhouse.org/flea-market-registration More information can … Continue reading →

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Jet Transit

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Aram Friedman The picture below is 100% pure luck. The right place, the right time. I had just re-aligned my mount and slew to the Moon as a test. On a whim I pulled out my phone and just … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the Summer Sky

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by David Wilton All pictures here are taken with a Redcat 51 telescope, ZWO ASI2600MCDuo camera, Optolong L-Pro filter, and a ZWO AM3 mount. Processed with PixInsight.

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Perseid Meteor Showers

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Kathy Goff Every year I look forward to viewing the Perseid Meteor Showers. This year did not disappoint. After seeing a spectacular fireball Friday, August 8th night, I decided to chance the full moon and put out some equipment … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on September 1, 2025 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Observes Interstellar Comet NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Aug. 6, with its Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. The research team has been analyzing insights from Webb’s data, and … Continue reading →

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From The Director

Posted on August 12, 2025 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomy.org It’s Mid-Summer in AAAP.  Enjoying your “summer vacation” in Jersey or other exotic destination? It’s been a good stretch of weather for nature and green plants around here in central Jersey.  That’s a favorable trade-off … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the June 10, 2025 Meeting

Posted on August 12, 2025 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting in the NJ State Museum Planetarium at 1930 with 66 attending. He introduced Treasurer Ira Polans who introduced Dr. Jacob Hamer, Assistant Curator of Planetarium Education at the NJ State … Continue reading →

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Treasurer’s Report

Posted on August 12, 2025 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans, Treasurer, treasurer@princetonastronomy.org The income statement and balance sheet below show the AAAP’s financial results for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2025, and our financial position at the beginning and end of the year. The … Continue reading →

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