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Snippets

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan InSight Diary: Mars mission ready to rumble The InSight mission will investigate the interior structure and composition of Mars. Prof Tom Pike from Imperial College London is part of the science team on the … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Director NEAF Impressionism. Energized from attending the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF), I returned to Princeton contemplating our roles on the stage of science, exploration, and community. The “World’s Largest Astronomy & Space Expo” was … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

By Ira Polans The May meeting will be held on the 8th at 7:30PM in the auditorium (Room 145) of Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. Featured Speaker: The featured speaker is Dr. James Lowenthal of Smith College. His … Continue reading →

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Naming Uranus

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

by David Lechter While looking through a cornucopia of astronomical images at the Pinterest web site I came across the following image that is actually page 49 of an old book entitled “Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy”(3). I was able to download … Continue reading →

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Daystar

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

by John Church Fear no more the heat o’ the sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages. – Cymbeline, Act IV Whenever I have trouble getting to sleep, which sometimes happens to people as they get older, I just think about … Continue reading →

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Communiversity Day 2018

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane, John Miller We had a great turnout by AAAP members and we had an opportunity to speak with, and provide literature to, a lot of attendees. When I had the time, I took a few pictures, shown … Continue reading →

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Wiggly Jiggilies

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet or when black holes collide Commercial break. All had a great time, during our AAAP outreach. Three telescopes were present, one manned by Dr David Letcher, the other by Outreach Chair, Gene Allen. The third telescope, my … Continue reading →

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The new exoplanet hunter

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off into space like what has now become a routine launch. This time the payload was a space telescope on a mission, a more powerful set of eyes, peeping into the heavens … Continue reading →

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Fiddle Dee Dee

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet Fiddle Dee Dee A complementary portal to an impressionists viewpoint As most know, I am not an astrophotographer. However false coloring does provide some interesting views into deep space by the Hubble Space Telescope. And I had … Continue reading →

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luminous distance

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet how to ride a light beam AAAP board member Gene Allen programmed outreach to a Scout Group, for Wednesday night, April 18th, at Bordentown, NJ. No problem, so I thought! These Scouts had an ulterior motive, though. … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on May 1, 2018 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan ‘Ground-breaking’ galaxy collision detected Scientists have detected a cosmic “pileup” of galaxies in the early Universe. Imaged almost at the boundary of the observable Universe, the 14 unusually bright objects are on a collision … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on April 2, 2018 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Director New Tech for AAAP. “Electronic Assisted Astronomy” (EAA) has reached new levels of performance capability, enabling one to see the deep sky like never before in small and medium sized telescopes even in … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on April 2, 2018 by ST Editors

By Ira Polans The April meeting will be held on the 10th at 7:30PM in Peyton Hall, in the auditorium (Room 145), on the Princeton University campus. Featured Speaker: The talk is by Princeton University Professor Frans Pretorius regarding the … Continue reading →

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