Category Archives: October 2024

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compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Interstellar “tunnel” found that connects our solar system to other stars Space can surprise even those who spend their lives studying it. People often think of our solar system as just a few planets … Continue reading

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compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Vast Oceans of Water May Be Hiding Within Uranus and Neptune We might finally understand what’s going on inside Uranus and Neptune, and the answer is pretty surprising: They may each contain an ocean … Continue reading

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From The Director

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomers.org Meeting Oct 8 at Peyton Hall.  We hope to see you in person at Peyton Hall on campus for the next monthly meeting on October 8 (7;30pm). The guest speaker is widely read author and … Continue reading

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From The Program Chair

by Victor Davis, Program Chair October Meeting The October, 2024 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, October 8th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open to … Continue reading

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Minutes of the June 11, 2024 Meeting

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting in Peyton Hall and on Zoom at 1930 with 38 in attendance. The first ten minutes of his introduction were missed because the university had failed to arrange for the … Continue reading

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AAAP Store Has New Merchandise

by  Rich Sherman The AAAP Store has been updated with new merchandise for the colder weather.Hoodies, crew neck sweatshirts, long-sleeves, winter beanies?  Yup, we gotthem.  We added some new items this year such as the full-zip fleece jacketswith embroidered logos, and a … Continue reading

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The Night Sky: Key to Experiencing and Preserving Earth’s Beauty

By Razvan Dominic Ionescu Wanting to see the Milky Way again, and to reconnect with a childhood memory, in August 2019 I took my family on a trip to one of the darkest spots on the East Coast of the … Continue reading

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