Category Archives: April 2017

From the Director

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomy.org New Season Begins at AAAP’s Washington Crossing Observatory. The late winter surge that Punxsutawney Phil warned about made our preparations for the new season at Washington Crossing a little harder. But we’re … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane, Assistant Director There are a couple of issues that needed to be brought to your attention: I wanted to provide the AAAP membership an update on the planned trip to view the total solar eclipse on August … Continue reading →

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‘The Glass Universe’- April 11, 2017 Lecture

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans, Program Chair The April AAAP meeting is on the 11th at 7:30PM in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. The talk is by author Dava Sobel, author of “Longitude”, on her latest book “The Glass Universe”. … Continue reading →

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Outreach Report

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair The weather has been a “thorn in our sides” during this winter and early spring season of 2017. A star party at one of our regular schools, the Stuart Country Day School was scheduled in … Continue reading →

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Treasurer’s Report

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by Michael Mitrano, Treasurer At this point in our fiscal year, which will end on June 30, we have just hit the 100-member mark. Dues revenue at this point is up about 14% from a year ago. Total revenue for … Continue reading →

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Member Resolutions for Astronomy 2017

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, Director Here’s a synopsis of resolutions offered by members during the January meeting at Peyton Hall, shortly after the start of the new year. Encouraging and provocative! • Do not let every clear sky night go unobserved … Continue reading →

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Elysium Planitia, al dente – to the teeth

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

Theodore R. Frimet Really? I went to UACNJ, at Jenny Jump, the other day for a pasta dinner, and let me tell you fellow Astronomers, it was simply scrumptious! Janet and I had taken to the road much earlier, than … Continue reading →

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The States of Matter

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti As I listened to a science lecture on a Saturday morning, “Science on Saturdays” at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, the title was related to interaction of plasma with the surfaces. It made me think when the … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan What Does SpaceX’s Reusable Rocket Mean for Space Travel? This week a major milestone in spaceflight took place. SpaceX, the private company with big dreams for manned spaceflight, launched a partly used rocket into … Continue reading →

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