Category Archives: Sidereal Times

From The Program Chair

Posted on November 4, 2025 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis The Universe in a Computer The November, 2025 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on the campus of Princeton University on Tuesday, November 11th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the October 14, 2025 Meeting

Posted on November 4, 2025 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting in Peyton Hall at 1931 with 25 attending. He reported: Power has finally been restored to the observatory. Members who are exploring Electronically Assisted Astronomy, EAA, are now formally invited … Continue reading →

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Translating Faust: Science, Fate, and Free Will

Posted on November 4, 2025 by ST Editors

by John Church As a chemistry major planning to go to graduate school, I took four years of German.  In my final year we read Goethe’s masterpiece “Faust,” based on the legend of a Doctor Faust who sold his soul … Continue reading →

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Are Velocity calculations from Spectral Measurements creating the Hubble Tension and Dark Energy theories?

Posted on November 4, 2025 by ST Editors

by William H. Davis jr. Astronomers collect and use spectral shift data to estimate the velocity of objects or photon emitters (E) beyond Earth. This spectral data is one of the most important and often the only tool used to … Continue reading →

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The case for multi-messenger astronomy

Posted on November 4, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti In the beginning, there was only visible light astronomy which meant viewing distant objects in space using our naked eye or with the help of an optical telescope. Gradually things changed and we started doing astronomy … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on November 4, 2025 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80 George F. Smoot, an American physicist and Nobel laureate who helped elucidate the story of cosmic creation, providing evidence of what … Continue reading →

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From The Director

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD director@princetonastronomy.org October 14, 2025 Meeting on Campus.  I look forward to seeing you for our monthly meeting Oct 14 at Peyton Hall of Astrophysics.  Our guest speaker will be Becka Phillipson, Asst Prof in Physics at … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair He Who Lives in Harmony with Himself Lives in Harmony with the UniverseMarcus Aurelius Smooth Moves: Why Strain Wave Mounts are Taking OverThe October, 2025 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the September 9, 2025 Meeting

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting in Peyton Hall at 1930 with 54 attending. He reported: The new website, under construction by Member Jeff Pinyan for many months, is available as a beta version to try … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the September 15, 2025 AAAP Board Meeting

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Minutes taken from the Zoom recording of the meeting. The meeting convened at 1900 on September 15, 2025 In attendance: Director Rex ParkerTreasurer Ira PolansProgram Chair Victor DavisSecretary Gene Allen (joined late)Observatory Co-Chairs Jenn & Dave … Continue reading →

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