Category Archives: Sidereal Times

From the Program Chair

Ken Levy, Program Chair Many thanks to our April lecturer, Professor Gregory Matloff, for his talk on Biosphere Extension. Our 2011-2012 Peyton Hall lecture season concludes with a real cosmic bang – a definite not to be missed lecture by … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair Director D’Angelo reports that “we had a good crowd at the Super Science Day” during which the following members volunteered to help out: David Kaplan, Ludy, Michael Wright, Pat and Mary Hays, Victor Davis, and Larry … Continue reading

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Treasurer’s Report

Michael Mitrano, Treasurer As of April 27, there has been little financial activity during the past month.  Our member count now stands at 90, and our year-to-date surplus is about $1,700.  On a cumulative basis, our surplus remains about $22,500.

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April 10, 2012 AAAP Meeting Minutes

by Larry Kane, Secretary The meeting was called to order by Director Ludy D’Angelo. AAAP Board Elections: Ludy announced the nominees for the Board of Directors for the 2012-2013 year. They are: a.   Director                      Ludy D’Angelo b.   Assistant Director     Jeff Bernardis c.   … Continue reading

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First Ever ISS Sighting & Star Party at AAAP Monthly Meeting

by Dr. Ken Kremer April was a great month for overhead viewing of the International Space Station all across the US and in our astronomy club’s hometown of Princeton. Coincidentally, there was an ISS over flight set for the evening … Continue reading

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Snippets

South Pole Telescope provides new insights into dark energy and neutrinos Published: Monday, April 2, 2012 – 15:02 in Astronomy & Space Analysis of data from the 10-meter South Pole Telescope is providing new support for the most widely accepted … Continue reading

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From the Director

Ludovico D’Angelo, Director Spring is here, and with that our renewed club activities. Starting April 6th and running every Friday until the end of October, will be the AAAP open houses in our observatory at Washington Crossing State Park. Keyholders … Continue reading

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From the Program Chair

Ken Levy, Program Chair Many thanks to Dr. Mark Trodden for our March lecture “Modern Cosmology and the Building Blocks of the Universe”. Our April speaker heralds from my home base of Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Greg Matloff is a leading expert in interstellar … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair We had a star party at the Hopewell Elementary School on Friday evening, March 16.  The weather was touch-and-go and I was not able to attend but presumably the other volunteers were there. I know Gene Ramsey … Continue reading

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