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Editor’s Pick

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

Of Ancient Star-Gazers and Story-Spinners 

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Snippets

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Amazon Satellites Add to Astronomers’ Worries About the Sky Welcome to the age of the satellite megaconstellation. Within the next few years, vast networks, containing hundreds or even thousands of spacecraft, could reshape the … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Phd director@princetonastronomy.org Zooming AAAP Meetings this Fall. It’s no surprise that we won’t have access to Peyton Hall auditorium in the near future, so we’ll be patient and go with Zoom this fall. Our … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane As was mentioned at our last on-line business meeting, I volunteered to form a committee/task force to look into raising funds to pay for the observatory repair project. I would like to hold the first on-line, Zoom … Continue reading →

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From the Program Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans Adam Burrows, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, is the Director of the Princeton Planets and Life Certificate Program. Well-known as a pioneer in the theory of exoplanets, brown dwarfs, and supernovae, he has written numerous … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the June 9, 2020 AAAP General Meeting (virtual / online)

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary with additions: Larry Kane, Assistant Director ● This was the second virtual / online general member’s meeting of the AAAP since the club’s inception. Attendees were invited to participate via the cloud-based Zoom communications software. About … Continue reading →

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