Category Archives: May 2024

From The Director

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org May 14 Meeting of AAAP. Our meeting in Peyton Hall, Princeton University will be the last regular meeting on campus until Sept.  For the June 11 meeting we’ll convene at the State Planetarium in Trenton, … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair May MeetingThe May, 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, May 14th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open to AAAP … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario Title: For The Love Of Mars: The Human History Of The Red PlanetAuthor: Matthew ShindellPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, ChicagoPublication Date: 2023Total Pages: 248 National Air and Space Museum curator and science historian Matthew Shindell describes … Continue reading →

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Eclipse from Ohio

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by John Church I and my wife and two of our children were fortunate to have seen this spectacular eclipse under mostly cloud-free skies at a fairgrounds near Urbana, Ohio.  I had expected a large crowd, but there were only … Continue reading →

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Partial Solar Eclipse Report Observed April 8, 2024 Ewing, NJ

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Tom Swords The images that AAAP members have captured and animated are a true visual record of the event, inspiring and amazing. I did something different. I watched the eclipse and recorded the temperature! I had two telescope rigs … Continue reading →

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Dispatch from Stowe, VT.

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis Unsettled weather along the path of totality upended the viewing plans of many umbraphiles on the week leading up to April 8th’s total solar eclipse. So it was with our intrepid band of me, my wife Susanna, … Continue reading →

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Chasing the Eclipse

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Surabhi Agarwal In Dallas, storm clouds made me flip,To Niagara, where clouds could eclipse.Then Watertown, I tried,But the clouds did deride,In Burlington, at last, caught the eclipse’s grand trip! Now with joy, I recall that eclipse,Though my journey had … Continue reading →

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Darkness at Noon

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Millions of people made long journeys across the US to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse on April 8th 2024. The totality lasted up to 4 mins. First I will write about the logistics … Continue reading →

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Chasing Shadows: Witnessing the Total Solar Eclipse from Pine Tree State

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans My wife and I had long planned to travel to outside of Waco Texas to see the April 8 eclipse. But as the eclipse drew near, the weather in Texas, didn’t seem to be matching long-reange predictions. … Continue reading →

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May 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, AAAP Astroimaging Chair The month of April 2024 has brought out the tremendous skills, innovative engineering, techniques, excitement, and frankly the true astro-grit of AAAP members chasing the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. Many members, including those … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Glamping With the Stars As I exited Harry Reid International Airport on a bright March afternoon, my hand flew up to protect my eyes, which had grown accustomed to the dull light of a … Continue reading →

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