Category Archives: Sidereal Times

The March of the Monkeys

Posted on November 4, 2018 by ST Editors

by Theodore R Frimet The March of the Monkeys Cassini crashed the party After writing the Void, I came to the conclusion that it did not service the mindset of the Amateur Astronomy community, one IOTA. So be it my … Continue reading →

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The Goldilocks Zone

Posted on November 4, 2018 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti The Goldilocks Zone While there are billions of galaxies and each galaxy harboring billions of stars, the probability of finding life elsewhere in the universe is significant. There may not be life resembling humans, in our neighborhood. … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on November 4, 2018 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Nasa ‘fixes’ Hubble malfunction Nasa believes it has fixed a malfunction with the Hubble telescope which threatened to limit the orbiting observatory’s performance. Earlier this month, one of Hubble’s gyros – needed to point … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on October 3, 2018 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Phd director@princetonastronomy.org October 9 Meeting – “It’s Elemental, My Dear Watson”! Hope to see you at Peyton Hall auditorium on the Princeton Campus for our next meeting (Tuesday, Oct 9 at 7:30pm). Please see … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on October 3, 2018 by ST Editors

By Ira Polans The October AAAP meeting is on the 9th at 7:30PM in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. The talk is on the “Stellar Nucleosynthesis” by Dr. Jack Hughes, Rutgers University. Dr. Hughes will focus on the … Continue reading →

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September 2018 Meeting Minutes

Posted on October 3, 2018 by ST Editors

by Jim Poinsett Minutes of the September 2018 Meeting of the AAAP The meeting was called to order after the lecture. The first topic was StarQuest 2018. It will be held on October 5th through 7th at the Hope Conference … Continue reading →

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September, 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

Posted on October 3, 2018 by ST Editors

by Jim Poinsett Minutes of the September 2018 Board Meeting of the AAAP There was a discussion about StarQuest and the fact that it loses money every year. Should we keep having it or cancel it. The board decided to … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Dick Peery

Posted on October 3, 2018 by ST Editors

by John Church In Memoriam: Dick Peery Richard D. “Dick” Peery, former Director of the AAAP, passed away on April 3, 2017 at age 75. He held bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Rutgers University and was the former Director of … Continue reading →

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Planetary Protection

Posted on October 3, 2018 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet Planetary Protection and then there were none There are some pretty cool things that come into your email inbox, from time to time. And September 24th was no exception. Hailing from The National Academies of Science … Continue reading →

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