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Minutes of the November 8, 2016 Meeting of the AAAP

Posted on December 3, 2016 by ST Editors

by James Poinsett, Secretary • Rex called the meeting to order and outlined the agenda for the evening. He also read a letter to the club from Gene Ramsey’s widow. • After the lecture StarQuest 2016 was discussed. There were … Continue reading →

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Moon Over Mexico

Posted on December 3, 2016 by ST Editors

 

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Snippets

Posted on December 3, 2016 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Telescope That ‘Ate Astronomy’ Is on Track to Surpass Hubble Like the petals of a 20-foot sunflower seeking the light, the 18 hexagonal mirrors that make up the heart of NASA’s James Webb Space … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Fireworks

Posted on December 3, 2016 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti Stars are born, they live, and then they die. Like any living beings. They are born when lot of gas and dust comes together under the influence of gravity and a nuclear furnace gets lit. Hydrogen powers … Continue reading →

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Near Infrared Telescope or how I said no to Cal-Tech

Posted on December 3, 2016 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet Ok, so maybe it isn’t so fair of me to say, I said “no” to Cal-Tech. What really happened was that I stumbled upon their article, on infrared astronomy. And right out of the gate they designated … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on November 3, 2016 by ST Editors

        by Rex Parker, Director November 8 Meeting. This is a pretty important date, and to help you get through it we’ve arranged for a high-impact speaker for the AAAP guest lecture at Peyton Hall Nov 8 … Continue reading →

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Using computers to study astrophysics- Nov. 8, 2016 Lecture

Posted on November 3, 2016 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans, Program Chair The November meeting is on the 8th at 7:30PM in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. The talk is on “From accreting black holes to merging galaxies: using computers to study astrophysics” by Dr. … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the October 11, 2016 AAAP Meeting

Posted on November 3, 2016 by ST Editors

by James Poinsett, Secretary Rex called the meeting to order and gave a brief outline of the night agenda The lecture was by Steven K. Korotky titled “Restoration of the 6 ½ inch Prin telescope of the Daniel Schanck Observatory.” … Continue reading →

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The Astronomical Vantage Point

Posted on November 3, 2016 by ST Editors

By Prasad Ganti Last winter, I was driving across Pennsylvania in the middle of the night from the western border with Ohio to the south eastern border with New Jersey. I saw Orion the hunter, the most prominent constellation in … Continue reading →

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