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Minutes of the February 14, 2023, AAAP Members General Meeting (hybrid)

Posted on March 5, 2023 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker attempted to convene the meeting at 1930 in Peyton Hall and on Zoom but his laptop decided to install an upgrade. While scrambling for a backup machine it completed but was unable to … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the January 10, 2023, AAAP Members General Meeting (hybrid)

Posted on February 5, 2023 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker convened the meeting at 1930 on Zoom due to the Peyton Hall auditorium being closed for an audio/video upgrade. After a brief introduction listing the threat to the historic Holmdel Horn, the Rocket … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting, January 24, 2023,

Posted on February 5, 2023 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened on Zoom by Director Rex Parker at 1930 with the agenda for the evening. Officers also in attendance were Program Chair Victor Davis, Outreach Chair Bill Murray, Observatory Co-Chairs Dave & Jen … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the December 13, 2022, AAAP Members General Meeting (hybrid)

Posted on January 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Assistant Director Larry Kane convened the meeting at 1933 in the Peyton Hall auditorium and on Zoom and YouTube. We continue to work out the technical details to make our meetings hybrid by transmitting the in-person … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the November 08, 2022, AAAP Members General Meeting (hybrid)

Posted on December 3, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Director Rex Parker convened the meeting at 1937 in the Peyton Hall auditorium and on Zoom. We are thrilled to have been invited back to the Princeton University campus for the first time since the pandemic. … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the October 11, 2022, AAAP Members General Meeting (online)

Posted on October 27, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened on Zoom by Director Rex Parker at 1929. He briefly described his agenda items: Next month we return to Peyton Hall. Michael Strauss, Department Chair of Astrophysics at Princeton University, invited us … Continue reading →

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Drowning In Light Pollution

Posted on October 27, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen I live in an old folks home. Well, not really. It’s an “active adult living community” built by K Hovnanian in the early 2000s. It is riddled with obscene street lamps and blinding bollard post lights along … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the September 13, 2022, AAAP Members General Meeting (online)

Posted on October 3, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened on Zoom by Director Rex Parker at 1930. Twenty-three people were logged on at the start. He briefly described his four agenda items: Michael Strauss, Department Chair of Astrophysics at Princeton University, … Continue reading →

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I Tried!

Posted on August 8, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen Well, I did try to capture it on June 18. It was a fulfilling view: all the visible planets spread – in order – across more than half of the span of the brightening dawn. I walked … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the May 10, 2022, AAAP Members General Meeting (online)

Posted on June 3, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary Meeting was convened on Zoom by Director Rex Parker at 1930. Following a brief introduction and presentation of an agenda, Program Chair Victor Davis introduced Speaker/Member Dr. Robert Vanderbei. He described the background and evolution of … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the April 12, 2022, AAAP Members General Meeting (online)

Posted on May 1, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened on Zoom by Director Dr. Rex Parker at 1930 with the agenda for the evening. He noted that this marks two years of Zoomed meetings. His desktop computer failure disappointingly followed closely … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the March 8, 2022, AAAP Members General Meeting (online)

Posted on March 31, 2022 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen, Secretary The meeting was convened on Zoom by Director Dr. Rex Parker at 1930 with the agenda for the evening. Latest from NJDEP/WCSP is nothing further. Observatory carpet needs to be replaced and we are seeking someone … Continue reading →

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