Category Archives: June 2026

From the Director

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomy.org Next Meeting at NJ State Planetarium – Bring Friends & Family. We want to see you in person at the season finale monthly meeting on Tuesday June 9 (7:30pm) at the NJ State Museum Planetarium … Continue reading

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From The Program Chair

by Victor Davis, Program Chair June Meeting at NJ State Museum PlanetariumThe June, 2026 monthly meeting of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton will take place at the planetarium of the NJ State Museum in Trenton. The museum is located … Continue reading

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AAAP Meeting Minutes for May 12, 2026

By Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting in the Sherrerd Hall lecture room 101 at 1940 with44 of the 48 seats occupied. He showed numerous images of the many galaxies visible in the spring sky. He then … Continue reading

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Book Reviews

Book Review  by Michael DiMarioTake Me To Your Leader, Perspectives On Your First Alien Encounter by Neil DeGrasse TysonPublisher: Simon Six – Simon & SchusterPublication Date: 2026Total Pages: 240$18.18, Hardcover on Amazon Take Me to Your Leader by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, director … Continue reading

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Snippets

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Astronomers find atmosphere around a solar system object that shouldn’t have one Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a tiny celestial body in the outer solar system for the first time — an object … Continue reading

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