Category Archives: December 2011

From the Director

by Ludovico D’Angelo, Director AAAP I hope you are all noticing that there is no snow on the ground, and the weather has been very mild for November and so far in December. Enjoy it. Get outside. Breathe the fresh … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair Many thanks go out to Jeff Bernardis and Mike Moreken and yours truly for giving a lively star party at the Newell Elementary School in Allentown, NJ on Friday evening, November 18th. Although it was … Continue reading

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StarQuest, Pictures

November 18, 2011

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First Light with Stellar Spectroscopy

by Rex Parker Spectroscopy has always been an interesting and appealing branch of optics and chemistry ever since I made my first diffraction grating spectroscope for a junior-high science fair project. Of course spectroscopy has many scientific applications today, especially … Continue reading

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