Category Archives: Sidereal Times

From the Outreach Chair

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ST Editors

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair Greetings everyone. I hope your holiday season is going well. Have you noticed the days are getting longer? Our next star party will be held on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Hopewell Elementary Science … Continue reading →

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Poet’s Corner

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ST Editors

Submitted by David Kaplan                                                             CANIS MAJOR                                                             The great Overdog,                                                             That heavenly beast                                                             With a star in one eye,                                                             Gives a leap in the east.                                                             He dances upright                                                             All the way to the west,                                                             And never once drops                                                             On his forefeet … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ST Editors

Some Nearby Young Stars May Be Much Older Than Previously Thought Published: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 – 15:37 in Astronomy & Space Low in the south in the summer sky shines the constellation Scorpius and the bright, red super giant … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Finds Powerful Evidence for Ancient Liquid Water on Mars

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer NASA’s long lived Opportunity rover has discovered the most scientifically compelling evidence yet for the flow of liquid water on ancient Mars. The startling revelation comes in the form of a bright vein of the mineral … Continue reading →

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Sidereal Times Blog: 2011 in Review

Posted on January 1, 2012 by ST Editors

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,400 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on December 7, 2011 by ST Editors

by Ludovico D’Angelo, Director AAAP I hope you are all noticing that there is no snow on the ground, and the weather has been very mild for November and so far in December. Enjoy it. Get outside. Breathe the fresh … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on December 7, 2011 by ST Editors

by Ken Levy, Program Chair Many thanks to AAAP’s Dr. Ken Kremer for last month’s lecture ‘What’s Beyond for NASA”. Ken attended the launch of The Mars Science Laboratory (aka Curiosity) at the Kennedy Space Center on November 26th. The … Continue reading →

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From the Outreach Chair

Posted on December 7, 2011 by ST Editors

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair Many thanks go out to Jeff Bernardis and Mike Moreken and yours truly for giving a lively star party at the Newell Elementary School in Allentown, NJ on Friday evening, November 18th. Although it was … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2011 AAAP Meeting

Posted on December 7, 2011 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane, Secretary The meeting was called to order by Director Ludy D’Angelo Observatory Report: During the last storm, a power surge caused some damage to the circuit breaker box in the observatory. Director D’Angelo suggested that we wait … Continue reading →

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Treasurer’s Report

Posted on December 7, 2011 by ST Editors

by Michael Mitrano, Treasurer Membership has increased by 10 to 64 since my last report, as past members renew and new ones join. Setting aside StarQuest, we currently have a year-to-date surplus of about $2,200. The upcoming insurance payment (about … Continue reading →

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StarQuest, Pictures

Posted on December 7, 2011 by ST Editors

November 18, 2011

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First Light with Stellar Spectroscopy

Posted on December 7, 2011 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker Spectroscopy has always been an interesting and appealing branch of optics and chemistry ever since I made my first diffraction grating spectroscope for a junior-high science fair project. Of course spectroscopy has many scientific applications today, especially … Continue reading →

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