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Category Archives: September 2014
Congratulations Mangalyaan Team, Congratulations India!
by Prasad Ganti After a long journey of 300 days in the vacuum of space, Mangalyaan, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission was finally captured by the gravity of Mars. A nation heaved a sigh of relief, yours truly included. Congratulations followed … Continue reading
From the Director
by Rex Parker, PhD, Director Change is in the wind for AAAP. As director this season, my goal is to enhance the connections you make with AAAP, to expand your access to the Princeton Astronomy experience, to enrich the role … Continue reading
From the Assistant Director
by Larry Kane When I first heard that a group of interested people were getting together to form an organization that would be there to help Washington Crossing Park, I knew that I should offer my time and energy to … Continue reading
StarQuest 2014 – Sept 26 to 28 – Hope, NJ
Hope Conference and Renewal Center, Hope, NJ Friday, September 26, 2014 to Sunday, September 28th 2014 This is a great opportunity for members and their friends and families to enjoy the camaraderie of fellow astronomy enthusiasts and observe at the … Continue reading
Apollo 13
by S. Prasad Ganti By 1970, man had been to the moon twice on successful Apollo 11 and 12 missions. Jim Lovell the commander had dreamt for a long time to set his foot on the moon. Midway to the … Continue reading
A Pilgrimage to Palomar Observatory
by Michael Wright On a recent business trip to San Diego, I had the good fortune to have a free day before my red-eye flight home so I rented a car and headed up into the mountains to visit the … Continue reading
Summertime Favorites: Messier 13 and 92
Member Robert Vanberbei captured these stunning images of two favorite summertime deep sky objects: Messier 13 – the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules and Messier 92 another globular in the same constellation. For M13 and M92’s H-R diagrams and more of … Continue reading
Posted in September 2014, Sidereal Times
Tagged astrophotography, M13, m92, vanderbei
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15” f/4.2 Premium DHQ Discovery Dobsonian 15” f/4.2 split tube Dobsonian, great optics (Ronchi test photo of mirror included). The scope is solid tube, which helps prevent dew, but breaks into two pieces for easier transport. I’ve had this scope … Continue reading
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Dead Stars ‘Can Re-ignite’ and Explode Astronomers have shown that dead stars known as white dwarfs can re-ignite and explode as supernovas. The discovery appears to solve a mystery surrounding the nature of a particular category of stellar explosions known … Continue reading
My Journey Inside the Boeing CST-100 Astronaut Taxi
by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP and Universe Today KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – In the ‘new race to space’ to restore our ability to launch Americans to orbit from American soil with an American-built commercial ‘space taxi’, Boeing recently unveiled … Continue reading