Category Archives: May 2026

From the Director

Posted on May 3, 2026 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD  director@princetonastronomy.org May 12 Meeting on Campus at Sherrerd Hall.  This meeting is an important event for members to attend in person if possible, and by Zoom if you cannot be there on campus.  Here I will … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on May 3, 2026 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair Pay Attention!The May, 2026 monthly meeting of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton will take place in Sherrerd Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, May 12th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the April 14, 2026 Meeting

Posted on May 3, 2026 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting in PeytonHall at 1930 with 28 in the auditorium and 24-some online. He informed us that Peyton will be unavailable in May due to exams. We will relocate to the … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the March 31, 2026 AAAP Board Meeting

Posted on May 3, 2026 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Minutes taken from the Zoom recording of the meeting.The meeting convened at 1900 on March 31, 2026 In attendance: Director Rex Parker Assistant Director Bob Vanderbei Secretary Gene Allen Observatory Co-Chairs Jenn & Dave Skitt Outreach … Continue reading →

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From Doorstep to Deep Space: Finding the Heart

Posted on May 3, 2026 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei Here’s a picture I took of the Heart Nebula (aka IC 1805) on April 27.I used my Seestar S30 smart telescope sitting on the walkway just outside the front door of my house. The picture is a … Continue reading →

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Artemis II: A Lunar Flyby with Modern Comforts

Posted on May 3, 2026 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti More than five decades after the last Apollo flight and three years after the unmanned Artemis I flight to the moon, Artemis II went to the moon along with four astronauts and came back successfully with … Continue reading →

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The velocity calculations using frequency shift are not accurate

Posted on May 3, 2026 by ST Editors

by William H Davis Why do the text books give different redshift equations for the observer stationary versus the observer in motion? Why do we use the equation for the observer stationary when the Earth is clearly moving through space … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on May 3, 2026 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Telling Time on Other Worlds From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. … Continue reading →

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