Category Archives: Sidereal Times

man bites dog

Posted on July 28, 2018 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet man bites dog There comes a time in every amateur astronomers life, when they have to come to terms with real astronomy. I used to be fond of saying, from time to time, that “real men eat … Continue reading →

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The Space Barons

Posted on July 28, 2018 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti The Space Barons “The Space Barons” is a book by Christian Davenport. It is the story of how the four billionaires are taking on the mantle of space exploration. To fill a void left by NASA. In … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on July 28, 2018 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Methane ice dunes found on Pluto by Nasa spacecraft Scientists say they have found evidence of dunes of frozen methane on Pluto. Pluto’s atmosphere was believed to be too thin to create the features … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Director Members Night at Observatory Saturday, June 16. Hoping third time is a charm after clouds and rain washed us out on May 12 and May 19. Mark your calendar for a Members Night … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ST Editors

By Ira Polans The June meeting of the AAAP, and our last until next September, will take place on June 12th at the http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum/ in Trenton. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM. In addition to our normal club meeting, attendees … Continue reading →

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From the Outreach Chair

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ST Editors

Gene Allen, Outreach Chair Upcoming Outreach Events Response to requests for AAAP member support has recently blossomed. We have good numbers for our Solar Observation session, held annually at the Nature Center on Memorial Day weekend and jointly with Washington … Continue reading →

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May 8, 2018 Meeting Minutes

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ST Editors

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary Minutes of the May 8, 2018 of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton Director Rex Parker called the meeting to order and called upon the nominating committee to run the election of the board of directors. … Continue reading →

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momma’s red shoe

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet momma’s red shoe Wow! It wasn’t too long ago when I joined an astronomy forum, at Google+. And yes, the name of the forum is “Astronomy”. Therein lay over 24,000 members; of which there are a dozen … Continue reading →

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let there be light

Posted on June 2, 2018 by ST Editors

by Dave Skitt let there be light Let there be light! And it was good. You may believe from the title that I will be writing about the beginning of the universe, some formula for the speed of light or … Continue reading →

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