Category Archives: Sidereal Times

Annie Jump Cannon and the Creation of Stellar Classification

Posted on February 1, 2021 by ST Editors

by Athena Basu Many of you are probably familiar with the Harvard System of Stellar Classification. In this system, the O B A F G K M sequence groups stars in terms of apparent color and effective/surface temperature. O describes … Continue reading →

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Meet our new member Lisa Ann Fanning

Posted on February 1, 2021 by ST Editors

My name is Lisa Ann Fanning – I live in Marlboro Twp., NJ. I have been very casually observing since 2019. My husband, Rob  and I, are avid birders, so my beginning efforts have been utilizing a Swarovski 65mm spotting scope … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on February 1, 2021 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Did an Alien Life-Form Do a Drive-By of Our Solar System in 2017? On Nov. 12, 2018, Avi Loeb, then the chairman of the astronomy department at Harvard, and a young research associate, Shmuel … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on January 1, 2021 by ST Editors

The third decade of the third millennium brings great opportunities for AAAP.  Where is amateur astronomy heading in the New Year?  What actions and decisions, what different directions might AAAP take as central New Jersey slowly emerges from the pandemic?  … Continue reading →

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From the Program Director

Posted on January 1, 2021 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis The first AAAP meeting of 2021 will take place (virtually) on Tuesday, January 12th at 7:30 PM. (See Joining the Meeting with Zoom below for details). This meeting is open to AAAP members and the general public. … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the December 8, 2020 AAAP General Meeting

Posted on January 1, 2021 by ST Editors

by John Miller, Secretary ● Online meeting, via Zoom, began at 7:30 pm. There were about 62 attendees. ● Rex Parker reviewed current membership count, which the Secretary records at 28 paid new members (2020); 52 paid renewed members (2020) … Continue reading →

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