Author Archives: ST Editors

From the Program Chair

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ST Editors

By Ira Polans The December AAAP meeting will be held on the 12th at 7:30PM in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. The talk is by AAAP member William Murray on “The Life and Legacy of Charles Messier”. Bill’s … Continue reading →

Posted in December 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

November 14, 2017 Meeting Minutes

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ST Editors

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary After the presentation and the break Rex called the meeting to order. Rex talked about light pollution and how LED lights blue shift and cause problems for viewing and astrophotography. He stressed the need to influence … Continue reading →

Posted in December 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

November 6, 2017 Board Meeting Minutes

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ST Editors

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary Minutes of the November 2017 Board Meeting of the AAAP The meeting was called to order at 7:30 The first topic of the evening was about making the outreach chairperson and observatory chairperson positions members of … Continue reading →

Posted in December 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Skynet exposed

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet dare you seize the galaxy? Hello Everyone, I am new to Skynet and am trying to get started.  I have watched the videos but am confused on a couple things and would appreciate any advice. For my first … Continue reading →

Posted in December 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Voyagers on a Grand Tour

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti For forty years, they have been traveling towards the outer solar system and beyond. They are the twin space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. Fueled by nuclear energy in the form of plutonium based thermal generators, … Continue reading →

Posted in December 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Snippets

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan A Nearby Earth-Size Planet May Have Conditions for Life There’s a new place to look for life in the universe. Astronomers announced on Wednesday the discovery of an Earth-size planet around a small red … Continue reading →

Posted in December 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment

From the Director

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Director Dark Skies, Our Eyes, and Outdoor Lighting. Nearly three-fourths of all Americans reside under skies where the Milky Way is not visible. It’s natural as we age to lose some night sky acuity, … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment

From the Program Chair

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ST Editors

By Ira Polans The November AAAP meeting will be held on the 14th at 7:30PM in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. The talk is by James Chen on his book “Astronomy for Older Eyes”. This month we are … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

October 10, 2017 Meeting Minutes

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ST Editors

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary Minutes of the October 2017 Meeting of the AAAP • Rex called the meeting to order at 7:30 • Two speakers for the evening     –  Arshad Jiliani showed the video he compiled of the trip … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Videos of Total Solar Eclipse taken by AAAP members.

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ST Editors

Total Eclipse Story 2017 – by Arshad Jilani The sky and horizon at totality – submitted by Joy Saxena, shot by Pallavi Narain Time lapse video of the sky before, during and after totality – submitted by Joy Saxena, shot … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Gravity Waves and the Higgs Boson

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti Gravity waves have been in the news for the last two years or so. Firstly, when the hundred year old prediction of Albert Einstein came true. Gravity waves were discovered when two black holes collapsed into one, … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fortuna ipsa muta

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet sheer dumb luck Not everything is as it seems. And sometimes, despite months or years of amateur training, a gain in insight can be chalked up to “sheer dumb luck”. As most of our AAAP club members … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2017, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment