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white dwarf – black hole

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore Frimet oh my! Ok. I’ll take what I can get. It is a dangerous thing to shout out a Hypothesis. Especially when professional scientists are doing the math, and writing their journal entries. And then you find a … Continue reading →

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The Einstein Cross

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet How to measure a Gravitational Lens The daily commute to backfill, in Norristown, sometimes has me waiting in the off-ramp. Car is idle, and I spy a bird on the left shoulder. She sits atop a … Continue reading →

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The Milner Experiment

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet Ok. I am going to actually write about the Milgram Experiment (2). That was where volunteers gave shocks to people. The shocks were make-believe, and the persons receiving the shocks faked their pain and suffering. A … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Nobel physics prize Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for “ground-breaking” discoveries about the Universe. James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were announced as this year’s winners at … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on October 1, 2019 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Phd director@princetonastronomy.org Speakers for Astronomy Our guest speaker at the October 8 meeting will be John Church, PhD. John is a former Director and longtime member of AAAP. See Ira’s article below for information … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on October 1, 2019 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans The October meeting of the AAAP will be held on the 8th at 7:30 PM in the auditorium of Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. The talk is When Ireland Was the Center of the Universe … Continue reading →

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Outreach Blotter

Posted on October 1, 2019 by ST Editors

by GeneAllen Our meeting schedule resumed in September and the Observatory will be closing at the end of October. The Outreach season should be ramping down, but it really is not. We still have three or maybe four for this … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the September 19, 2019 AAAP General Meeting

Posted on October 1, 2019 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. AAAP overview and upcoming events schedule were discussed. Program Chair Ira Polans then introduced the guest lecturer. Prior to the AAAP progress meeting, member Jeff Pinyan presented … Continue reading →

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Outreach at Jenny Jump

Posted on October 1, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet star party for two Awesome is our outreach from AAAP. Gene led the way, this past year, with receiving event after event. Everyone, it seems, except yours truly, volunteered to be on or off site, and … Continue reading →

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