Category Archives: December 2023

From The Director

Posted on December 9, 2023 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org Reasons to Look Up.  As the year 2023 winds down and the holiday spirit ascends, we can  share some pride in our organization and its accomplishments. The membership roster has exceeded 200 for a couple … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair December Meeting Is Zoom only (not meeting at Peyton Hall in Dec) The December, 2023 meeting of the AAAP will take place virtually via Zoom only, December 12th at 7:30 PM (link below). As usual, … Continue reading →

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Post Office Box 2017 is Being Retired

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

by Michael Mitrano As AAAP treasurer for the past seventeen years, one of my duties has been collecting the mail each week at our post office box in Carnegie Center.  For many years that was a productive task since members … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the November 14, 2023 Meeting

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened in Peyton Hall by Director Rex Parker at 1930. Following a brief introduction Program Chair Victor Davis introduced speaker Professor Gary Rendsberg of Rutgers University who gave us a presentation entitled The … Continue reading →

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RIP John Miller

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

John Miller Remembered by Robert J. Vanderbei I am very saddened to hear that John Miller is no longer with us.  I met him back in 1999 when I first got started in astronomy and joined the AAAP.  He and … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

by Richard Sherman Astrophysics for People in A Hurry by Neil deGrasse TysonPublished 2017Grade: AHardback $9.99 on Amazon224 pages Okay, so it’s not a new book but with the holidays right around the corner “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” … Continue reading →

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First light from the Dark Universe

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti Euclid is a space based telescope launched by ESA (European Space Agency) in July 2023. Since then it has traveled to its home at the L2 Lagrangian point in space about a million miles from Earth. And … Continue reading →

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