Category Archives: Sidereal Times

The Rise of The Twin

Posted on January 1, 2023 by ST Editors

Artemis, the twin sister of Apollo, rises after five decades. The recent Artemis mission is NASA’s attempt to send astronauts back to the moon after a lapse of five decades. Continue reading →

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The Dark Side of Astro Imaging

Posted on January 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Bill Murray My first foray into the “dark side” of astroimaging … The image of the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) below, was taken at my home in MA in September with my … Continue reading →

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Checking the Dark Side with Bill’s Co-ordinates

Posted on January 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Rex A. Parker I was curious about how wide, so I put Bill’s specs into TheSkyX along with the club’s C14/ASI294 and my AGO12.5”/ASI071.  The latter are those two tiny purple rectangles in the middle, Bill’s FoV is the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Present

Posted on January 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Bill Murray Here’s another Christmas present for AAAP astro imagers – The image below is of the Veil Nebula (NGC 6992-5 on the left and NGC 6960 on the right with Pickering’s Triangular Whip, NGC 6979, in the middle) … Continue reading →

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From the Lens of Lisa

Posted on January 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Lisa Ann Fanning Having survived this December’s popular games of “cloud dodging” and “schedule Tetris,” I’m happy to share these photos which sum up December 2022!   I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! Sending wishes for … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on January 1, 2023 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Artemis: Nasa’s Orion capsule breaks distance records The US space agency’s Orion capsule has reached a key milestone on its demonstration mission around the Moon. The ship is uncrewed on this occasion, but if … Continue reading →

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From Peyton Hall

Posted on December 3, 2022 by ST Editors

Director Rex Parker is traveling. He will be out for December’s meeting AAAP’s Return to Peyton Hall, Nov 8.  At long last AAAP members met again in person at Princeton University’s Peyton Hall auditorium on Nov 8.  Peyton has been … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on December 3, 2022 by ST Editors

By Victor Davis AAAP Revisits Peyton Hall on the Campus of Princeton University The December 2022 meeting of the AAAP will take place IN PERSON on Tuesday, December 13th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open to AAAP … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the November 08, 2022, AAAP Members General Meeting (hybrid)

Posted on December 3, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker convened the meeting at 1937 in the Peyton Hall auditorium and on Zoom. We are thrilled to have been invited back to the Princeton University campus for the first time since the pandemic. … Continue reading →

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