Category Archives: June 2024

Calling All Amateurs: Do Your Bit to Save the Planet

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Surabhi Agarwal, Editor As amateur astronomers, our passion for observing the cosmos often brings us face-to-face with the delicate balance of our planet’s environment. In the May 2024 article from The New York Times, astronomers emphasize the urgent need … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair June MeetingThe June 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place Tuesday, June 11th at 7:30 PM.  The location will be the planetarium at the NJ State Museum in Trenton, NJ. The club’s custom for … Continue reading →

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Aurora from Titusville

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Dan Opdyke Just wanted to share some time-lapse footage of the aurora over my house in Titusville NJ right down the road from the observatory. It was recorded on a Wyze V3 pan cam around 4 am. My son … Continue reading →

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June 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, AAAP Astroimaging Chair The month of May has been one of the cloudiest months negating many DSO astronomical quests. However, solar activity has been the mainstay with April’s solar eclipse and May’s extraordinary Aurora Borealis visible to … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Solar Storm Crashes GPS Systems Used by Some Farmers, Stalling Planting The powerful geomagnetic storm that cast the northern lights’ vivid colors across the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend also caused some navigational systems in tractors and … Continue reading →

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