Category Archives: Sidereal Times

From the Director

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

By Jeff Bernardis, Director It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of the club year.  It seems like just yesterday that we were celebrating our 50th anniversary over at the IAS. We are now entering into … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side Of The Universe

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

by Surabhi Agarwal What is the Universe made of? Observations suggest surprising results: not only most of the matter in the Universe is dark and unconventional but, more surprisingly, the major component of the Universe may be in the form … Continue reading →

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Treasurer’s Report

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

by Michael Mitrano, Treasurer New memberships and continued renewals have brought the AAAP member count to 97 for the fiscal year to date.  Dues income, however, is slightly below the level of a year ago. Monthly expenses continue to be … Continue reading →

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News Flash!!

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

by John A. Church Here is a news flash, hot off the wires! On Saturday April 26, Rex Parker, Jeff Bernardis, Dave Skitt and the writer successfully replaced the existing Paramount mount on the Hasting-Byrne refractor at Washington Crossing with … Continue reading →

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Minutes of April 8, 2014 AAAP Meeting

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

By Michael Wright, Secretary Director Jeff Bernardis opened the meeting. He awarded new keyholder Lee Sandburg with his key. Jeff introduced the nominations committee, Jim McHenry and John Giles. Jim announced the following slate of candidates for the 2014-15 Board … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

compiled by Surabhi Agarwal Hubble view: A hungry starburst galaxy Source: NASA; Published: Friday, May 2, 2014 in Science Daily A new Hubble picture is the sharpest ever image of the core of spiral galaxy Messier 61. Taken using the … Continue reading →

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Constants of our Universe

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti Life on Earth came into existence because of some favorable factors. Earth is located in our solar system at the right distance from the Sun where we get the light and heat for the sustenance of life, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Begins New Drilling Campaign on Mars

Posted on May 3, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP and Universe Today NASA’s Curiosity has begun her next drilling campaign on the Red Planet after scrutinizing an enticing slab of sandstone rock at “The Kimberley Waypoint”. See herein my custom photomosaics from Kimberley. The … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

By Jeff Bernardis, Director Well – another once in a lifetime opportunity to see an astronomical event, and another disappointment. This time, of course, it was the occultation of Regulus – the subject of last month’s meeting – that was … Continue reading →

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Imaging the Universe

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

by Surabhi Agarwal, Co-editor Spring is finally here. Amateur astronomers can now rejoice in the fact that they can look up at the sky without being part of the film “Frozen”. It is time to take out your cameras and … Continue reading →

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Treasurer’s Report

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

by Michael Mitrano, Treasurer Member renewals continue to come in; our member count at this writing is 93 and closing in on my personal goal of 100. Dues at this point in our fiscal year are 5% ahead of the … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the March 11, 2014 AAAP Meeting

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

By Michael Wright, Secretary Director Jeff Bernardis opened the meeting.  Program Chair Kate Otto introduced the speaker for the evening, Ted Blank of the International Occultation Timing Association.  Ted presented an engaging talk called Chasing Shadows for Planetary Science.  On March … Continue reading →

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