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Telescope Longevity

Posted on June 13, 2016 by ST Editors

by John Church Our historic 6¼-inch Hastings-Byrne refractor, with its objective lens dating from 1879, was ready for the morning of May 9th and the transit of Mercury. We comfortably followed and photographed the transit with a 55-mm Plossl eyepiece … Continue reading →

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Mercury Transit, May 9th, 2016

Posted on June 6, 2016 by ST Editors

Mercury crosses the face of the sun just 13 times a century. Most recently it did on May 9th. Our club members gathered at the observatory and viewed the event together. Some of our member astrophotographers took some wonderful pictures.

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Galaxies too die

Posted on June 6, 2016 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti About three decades ago, when I came out of college I heard that all Stars are born and eventually die, it was a shocking revelation for me. Like it is for a child who learns that a … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on June 6, 2016 by ST Editors

compiled by David Kaplan A new, expandable “room” has been opened up on the space station.The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (Beam) is a demonstrator for the type of habitats that may be used to build future orbiting labs. Kepler telescope … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on April 25, 2016 by ST Editors

        by Rex Parker, Director May 10 is the AAAP Annual Meeting.  Your attendance is requested at the May 10 meeting at Peyton Hall, Princeton campus.  Once again it’s time to elect officers for the coming year … Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Web – Mysterious Architecture of the Universe

Posted on April 23, 2016 by ST Editors

The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton is proud to present J. Richard Gott for a discussion of The Cosmic Web – Mysterious Architecture of the Universe on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 7:30 pm in Peyton Hall, Princeton University. Professor Gott is noted … Continue reading →

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Nominations for Board of Directors

Posted on April 23, 2016 by ST Editors

by Bill Murray, Nominations Chair At the April meeting, the following slate of candidates was approved for the AAAP Board of Directors election at our meeting in May: Director: Rex Parker Assistant Director: Larry Kane Treasurer: Michael Mitrano Program Chair: Ira … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the April 12, 2016 AAAP Meeting

Posted on April 19, 2016 by ST Editors

by James Poinsett, Secretary The meeting was called to order by the Director and the lecture for the evening was by Dr. James Green entitled “New Discoveries in the Outer Solar System: Ceres, Pluto and Planet X.” After the lecture, … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the March 29, 2016 AAAP Board of Directors Meeting

Posted on April 19, 2016 by ST Editors

by James Poinsett, Secretary The meeting was called to order by the Director, Rex Parker at 7:00. The entire five member board was present along with the Observatory Chairs and several members. Bill Murray volunteered to be the Nominating Chair … Continue reading →

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Reusable Launch Vehicle

Posted on April 19, 2016 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was recently launched from Cape Canaveral. It was a routine launch on a routine mission except for a couple of differences, which are important steps for a brighter future. SpaceX or Space Exploration … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on April 18, 2016 by ST Editors

Compiled by David Kaplan, Michael Wright and William Gray Firefighters forced to backtrack on meteorite fire claim Firefighters in Maryland backtrack after blaming a meteorite for a brush fire. Extending the New Horizons mission “We call this mission to explore … Continue reading →

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Maine Astronomy Retreat

Posted on April 18, 2016 by ST Editors

Dear AAAP, We are reaching out to inform you and the members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton about the Maine Astronomy Retreat at Medomak Retreat Center in Washington, Maine – a vacation for you and your telescope! Washington, Maine has some of … Continue reading →

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