Author Archives: ST Editors

Saul’s 108th Story

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by David Kaplan My good friend Saul Moroz was an active member of AAAP, who reintroduced me to our beautiful science, astronomy. But there was another part of Saul’s life, just as there are with all our members, but Saul’s … Continue reading →

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A Close-Focusing Test with the Hastings-Byrne Refractor

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by John Church In recent issues of Sidereal Times I’ve been discussing whether our 1879 Hastings objective was designed using John Herschel’s 1822 procedure.  Herschel’s method was a major advance that gave very good results for its time.  As part … Continue reading →

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ISS capture by AAAP member

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by John Miller Fellow AAAP member, John Harding, sent this ISS image he shot some years ago (he describes just below). Grab your camera and tripod for the next flyby.  Contest time! Send in your entries to secretary@princetonastronomy.org by August … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

by Rich Sherman First Light: Switching on the Stars at the Dawn of Time by Emma Chapman Published 2021 Grade:  B+ Hardback $23.40 on Amazon 276 pages Award-winning astrophysicist Dr. Emma Chapman (Imperial College, London) just published “First Light: Switching on the … Continue reading →

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Club member Dennis Miller needs help with his telescope

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

Club member looking for (paid) onsite help with various AP-related software and hardware issues, including checking polar alignment, slewing troubles, achieving successful meridian flip and proper installation and use of filters/Barlows. Hardware consists of Skywatcher Esprit 100 ED (triplet refractor), … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on June 2, 2021 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan James Webb Space Telescope’s golden mirror in final testThe technological marvel that is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is going through final testing before being shipped to the launch site. The successor to … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on April 29, 2021 by ST Editors

Zoom meetings continue for May and June meetings. There is some light beaming through the dark nebula, and a tiny sliver of hope emerges that we might be able to return to Peyton Hall next fall.  Meanwhile we hope that … Continue reading →

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From the Program Director

Posted on April 29, 2021 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis The May 2021 meeting of the AAAP will take place (virtually) on Tuesday, May 11th at 7:30 PM. (See How to Join the May Meeting below for details). This meeting is open to AAAP members and the … Continue reading →

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Minutes from the April 13, 2021 Members General Meeting (Online)

Posted on April 29, 2021 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary ●  The meeting convened at 7:30 PM via Zoom and Yahoo (online).  There were initially about 47 Zoom attendees. ●  Victor Davis, Program Chair, introduced the evening’s guest speaker: Professor Alexandra Krull Davatzes, Associate Professor in … Continue reading →

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