Author Archives: ST Editors

stellar parallax in the news

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Aram Friedman unprecedented parallax measurement The folks at New Horizon are going to make an unprecedented parallax measurement on April 22nd & 23rd (1) as reported in a news article by Applied Physics Laboratory of John’s Hopkins University. They will compare … Continue reading →

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Go To or Go Broke

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet teach an amateur to fish Year three in amateur astronomy. I’ve met friends along the way. Mostly thru business. They often times appeared to be larger than life. Then time and experience sets in. The veil … Continue reading →

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my longest yard

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet a stitch in time saves nine Behold! A true moonless night, low humidity and no clouds. Unless you are the astrophotographer to my left. He kept on getting red smears in his semi-finished product, on screen. … Continue reading →

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The next amateur

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet to know a fly – dithier Today we look at the wing of a fly. Not much to see here. “Move on”, you say. I differ. Many are the weekends that I wait for. A trouble … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Google Doodle celebrates scientist Mary Somerville Mary Fairfax Somerville was a mathematician, geographer and astronomer, who was born in 1780 in Jedburgh but her childhood home was at Burntisland in Fife. Mary carried out … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on February 2, 2020 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Phd director@princetonastronomy.org What’s Happening in AAAP This month’s lecture on Feb 11 at Peyton Hall will deepen our look at our own favorite star, the sun, from the incredibly close perspective of NASA’s Parker … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on February 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans, Program Chair Featured Speaker The February meeting of the AAAP will be held on the 11th at 7:30 PM in the auditorium of Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. The talk is on Parker Solar Probe’s … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the January 14, 2020 AAAP General Meeting

Posted on February 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting, 7:30PM. He reviewed several current items on the club’s agenda (Keyholder and Member observatory training). It was announced that member Ted Frimet has volunteered as co-editor of Sidereal Times, taking … Continue reading →

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Let’s be naughty!

Posted on February 2, 2020 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet look under the bonnet Thank you all for allowing me to step up to the plate and learn how to co-edit Sidereal Times. From studying the banner pages, I’ve identified many good souls that have contributed … Continue reading →

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