Category Archives: Sidereal Times

Spring is here!

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Rich Sherman, Chair AAAP Merchandise Spring is here and so is warm weather apparel at our AAAP store.  Out goes the hoodies and in come the t-shirts and the like.  Visit https://aaap1962.logosoftwear.com/ or you can just go to the AAAP’s main … Continue reading →

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Beware the Eye’ds of March

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by David Skitt, Observatory Chairperson As many visual astronomers do, I happen to like Albireo, the Binary star in the Constellation Cygnus.  Albireo A and B have two incredibly bold, blue and gold colors that make it simple to explain … Continue reading →

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A Valuable Resource Against Light Pollution Emerges from An Unusual Location

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Rich Sherman, the self-appointed co-chair of the Extreme Southern Princeton chapter of the AAAP. On a warm and extremely buggy night in Big Cypress National Preserve in late March, Mike DiMario and I had the opportunity to chat with … Continue reading →

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Comparing the sky in Newark versus the Bahamas

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by James Peck I teach electives to 8th graders at Link Community Charter School in Newark. Ten students are lucky enough to be going to the Island School in the Bahamas for a week of enrichment at the end of … Continue reading →

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What we “see”

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti We heard in the last couple of lectures how the data from the James Webb telescope is processed by visual specialists using tools like specialized algorithms and Photoshop to come up with the stunning images of … Continue reading →

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Flaming Star Nebula

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by David Ackerman, AAAP member, astro-imagers subgroup Since the Comet, I have not had time and clear skies coincide so it is a relief this mid-March weekend, that the recent New Moon allowed a peek at the Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) … Continue reading →

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