Author Archives: ST Editors

Robert Vanderbei’s Mars Photo

Posted on November 1, 2020 by ST Editors

Bob Vanderbei is a professor in the Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University. He is an amazing astro-photographer and a club member.  His photo of Mars below taken at 3:15 a.m. on October 6 makes you … Continue reading →

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Mars Opposition Photos from the Past

Posted on November 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Church Left Picture: August 18, 1971         Right Picture: Oct. 11, 1973 Edmund 4-inch refractor            Hastings-Byrne 6¼ inch refractor Angular diameter 24.7 arcsec           Angular diameter 21.4 arcsec Central Meridian 10º              Central Meridian 328º                        Published in Sky & Telescope, March … Continue reading →

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Super Nova 2020SSF in NCG7722 – EAA With The AAAP C14

Posted on November 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Tom Swords For the October 3rd AAAP members observatory night, one of the target suggestions on my list was for a recently discovered SuperNova I had read about on Cloudy Nights. The previous night I had attempted to capture … Continue reading →

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Symphony of the Stars

Posted on November 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Samuel Sherman Asteroseismology is the use of sounds produced by the Sun and other stars to expand our knowledge of the physical traits and characteristics of stars and better understand our Sun. From the stellar sound we can learn … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on November 1, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan NASA Mission Springs a Small Leak After Touching an Asteroid   The OSIRIS-REX spacecraft collected rock and dirt samples from Bennu, but it appears to be losing some of what it grabbed. NASA’s effort to … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ST Editors

Ancient astronomy comes to lifeWe’ll immerse ourselves in the history of astronomy from the ancient Greek perspective when we meet again via Zoom on Oct 13 at 7:30 (see Ira’s section below for info on the guest speaker and Zoom … Continue reading →

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From the Program Director

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans The October meeting is on the 13th at 7:30 PM via Zoom (See Using Zoom below for details). This meeting is open to AAAP members, UACNJ, and the general public. Due to the number of possible attendees … Continue reading →

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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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