Author Archives: ST Editors

Note from a Member

Posted on August 12, 2025 by ST Editors

by Robert Caivano Jr. I am a returning member to the AAAP. My interest in astronomy really never waned but life, as they say, got in the way. And yes the weather has not cooperated, I barely find an opportunity … Continue reading →

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The Vera Rubin Telescope

Posted on August 12, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti In the Andes mountains in Chile, a new telescope has captured the first light and produced the first pictures. It is exciting new technology. The pictures are equally exciting as well. Whenever a new telescope comes … Continue reading →

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When the Moon Pulls the Earth: Encounters with the Tides

Posted on August 12, 2025 by ST Editors

by Jim Peck I’ve had two recent encounters with the moon but not the usual visual ones where you can notice the phases but the gravitational ones where you can notice the tidal cycles. I used to work at the … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on August 12, 2025 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Possible Planet Is Spotted Around Neighboring Alpha Centauri Star Alpha Centauri has gripped the imaginations of sci-fi aficionados for decades. Only four light-years from Earth, the three-star system inspires fictional alien worlds and journeys through interstellar space….more A … Continue reading →

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From The Director

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomy.org Next Meeting at the Planetarium – in Person Only – Bring Friends and Family!  We want to see you (and your family and friends) in person at the next monthly meeting of AAAP on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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In case you are dying from suspense…..

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ST Editors

by David A. Ackerman Here’s the fourth page of the Chant article on measuring the diameter of Betelguese.  I needed to know how it worked out and the end of the story just increased the suspense.  Answer, of course, they … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair A Change of VenueThe June, 2025 meeting of the AAAP will take place in the planetarium at the NJ State Museum in Trenton. Traditionally, the club’s last meeting of the academic year takes place in … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the May 13, 2025 Meeting

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting in Peyton Hall at 1931. There were 36 attending and 23 online. He introduced Nomination Chair Dan Opdyke who reported that no additional nominations had been submitted and he called … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ST Editors

by Tony Vinayak In the past couple of months, I read a few books that delve into astronomy – some more than the others. Here is a short overview to help you decide if they are to your taste: A … Continue reading →

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The North Star of Indian Cosmology

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Famed Indian astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr. Jayant Narlikar has recently passed away. What follows is my tribute to this great scientist. Narlikar worked under the tutelage of Fred Hoyle, the eminent British astrophysicist and cosmologist at … Continue reading →

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