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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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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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From the Director

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ST Editors

By Jeff Bernardis, Director I’m always intrigued by new discoveries, and many times, it’s the method of discovery that grabs me more than the discovery itself.  An example of this is the detection of exoplanets.  While I like to imagine … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on February 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by Jeff Bernardis, Director I’ve never been one to be into the cosmology aspects of our hobby, particularly in the areas dealing with general relativity.  Some of the concepts are really paradoxical to think about, although I can appreciate the … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ST Editors

by Jeff Bernardis So comet ISON has come and gone with a lot less fanfare than had been anticipated – at least by me.  There was a fear that perihelion would consume so much of the comet that it would … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on November 30, 2013 by ST Editors

By Jeff Bernardis, Director Looking back on the 2013 public observing season at the Simpson Observatory, one cannot help but notice that we had remarkably good luck with respect to the weather this year. The numbers of the public attending … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on November 7, 2013 by ST Editors

by Jeff Bernardis, Director Based on the teaser that Rex showed at the last meeting, I am full of anticipation – both at Rex’s upcoming talk, and on the actual events to come in the sky over the next few … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ST Editors

by Jeff Bernardis, Director As most of you know by now, the Board has decided to withdraw its motion from last month seeking member approval of funding to build a new observatory to house a major donation that was being … Continue reading →

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From the Director – Welcome to the 51st Year of the AAAP

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by Jeff Bernardis, Director In addition to the tremendous slate of speakers that we will have at our monthly meetings, there are several other exciting things going on. I’d like to get more people involved in these activities because there … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on July 19, 2013 by ST Editors

Jeff Bernardis, Director I remember sitting in science class in grade school learning about Halley’s Comet, thinking that it was cool – that it was something I’d be able to see in my lifetime. Its last appearance was in 1910, … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on June 12, 2013 by ST Editors

Jeff Bernardis, Director So here I am with my first newsletter article as Director.  I have to start by thanking Ludy for his past 3 years serving as director, and for the several years of other board positions prior to … Continue reading →

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