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Category Archives: October 2023
Book Reviews
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
Posted in December 2023, October 2023, Sidereal Times
Tagged astrophysics, book reviews, marcus chown, neil degrasse tyson, science, Sherman
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First light from the Dark Universe
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
Posted in December 2023, October 2023, Sidereal Times
Tagged dark universe, ESA, Euclid, ganti, spacex
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From The Program Chair
by Victor Davis, Program Chair Late Autumn at Peyton HallThe November, 2023 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall (on the campus of Princeton University) on Tuesday, November 14th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is … Continue reading
Posted in October 2023, September 2023, Sidereal Times
Tagged church, DiMario, guest speakers, program
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From The Director
by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org October 10 Meeting at Peyton Hall on Campus. We will meet once again in person at Peyton Hall for our next monthly meeting. Thanks to Ira and Dave, we’ll also be running a hybrid meeting … Continue reading
Posted in October 2023, September 2023, Sidereal Times
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From The Program Chair
by Victor Davis, Program Chair Autumn at Peyton Hall The October, 2023 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on Tuesday, October 10th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open to AAAP members and the … Continue reading
Posted in October 2023, September 2023, Sidereal Times
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Minutes of the September 12, 2023 Meeting
by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened in Peyton Hall by Director Rex Parker at 1930. His announcements included crediting India’s Chandraayan 3 lander with capturing the best images for his Lunar South Pole Observation Challenge, Member Dr. Bob … Continue reading
Minutes of the September 5, 2023, Board Meeting (Online)
by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened at 1930 on Zoom by Director Rex Parker with the agenda for the evening. All other board officers were present: Assistant Director Larry Kane, Treasurer Michael Mitrano, Program Chair Victor Davis, Observatory … Continue reading
Equipment For Sale
Member Joseph Matthews has an 1. AVX Mount, 2. TriPod, 3. Counter Weight, 4. Hand Controller 5. Travel Bag to sell. He also has the original packing and can pack it up if needed. He is looking for $300 or … Continue reading
Introducing New Member
I am Purnendu Gupta. an engineer and MBA by training, a management consultant by profession and a backyard astronomer by passion. I have been doing astrophotography for a few years and have discovered AAAP a few months ago and attended … Continue reading
The Last Sunset: A Final Bloom
by Purnendu Gupta End of Days Where do stars like the sun go when they die? At five billion years old, our sun is a middle aged star. In the stellar spectral classification it is also a middle class, yellow … Continue reading
Point of View
by John A. Church “You’re home early, Dad!”“We only work half days at the office now because of the pandemic. I stopped on theway home to get you something because I know how much you like astronomy.”“Thank you! I bet … Continue reading