Tag Archives: astronomy

Observatory Report

Posted on December 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Dave and Jennifer Skitt, Observatory Co-Chairs Solar Observing on November 29, 2025 Upon hearing of the Grand Re-Opening of the Nature Center in Washington Crossing State Park on Thanksgiving weekend, I wondered what AAAP could do to entice park … Continue reading →

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From Princeton to Pleiades: Adventures with a Smart Telescope

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei, Assistant Director I’ve been having lots of fun with my Seestar S30 smart telescope. Over the last week or so I took pictures of the Andromeda galaxy, the Orion Nebula, and the Pleiades. As I’m sure many/most … Continue reading →

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The North Star of Indian Cosmology

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Famed Indian astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr. Jayant Narlikar has recently passed away. What follows is my tribute to this great scientist. Narlikar worked under the tutelage of Fred Hoyle, the eminent British astrophysicist and cosmologist at … Continue reading →

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Neutron Stars: The Mysterious Engines of Cosmic Creation

Posted on January 1, 2025 by ST Editors

by Abhinav Sukla, co-editor Neutron stars are the dense remnants of massive stars that underwent supernova explosions. When a star goes supernova, it collapses in on itself as it no longer has any materials inside of it to fuse. Normally, … Continue reading →

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The Curse is Broken!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen For many reasons I’m sure, I have been unable to observe any comet, either visually or with photography, with the naked eye, binoculars, iPhone cameras, DSLRs, telescopes with eyepieces, or telescopes with cameras. This condition has prevailed … Continue reading →

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a few astrophotographs taken this past week

Posted on June 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei Below is the picture I took two night’s ago of the Needle Galaxy (aka NGC 4565). For those who are interested in more details about the telescope, the camera, and the exposure, check out this webpage. And, … Continue reading →

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Gene’s Tele Vue Baseball Cap

Posted on April 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Dave Skitt Observatory Chairperson Gene’s Tele Vue Baseball Cap To keep the memory of Gene Ramsey alive, I wrote a short piece about Gene and his Tele Vue baseball cap. It was posted in Tele Vue’s February 2020 Blog.

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