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Glitches Gloomy

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by John Church This is not directly related to astronomy, but since many of our speakers rely on Macs and sometimes have compatibility issues with our system, Here is a parody on Longfellow’s “Hiawatha” that I included in one of … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by John Church Time, in and of itself, flows equably without relation to any external thing.– Isaac Newton My granddaughter Nora once asked her mother where time comes from. Hmm! No one has ever been able to really answer this … Continue reading →

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Life and the Universe

Posted on September 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by John Church Here is one of the best-framed and most evocative eclipse photos I’ve ever seen.  This was taken by a college friend (Meganne Skoug) of my granddaughter Nora. They were in Monroeville, Indiana, not far from the edge … Continue reading →

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Dr. John Church: Reflections on Six Decades with the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

Club Director Dr. Rex Parker interviews Dr. John Church who has been a member of the Amateur Astronomers Association since 1970. Dr. Church shares several stories, including the acquisition of the club’s historic Hastings-Byrne refractor and the building of the … Continue reading →

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Eclipse from Ohio

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by John Church I and my wife and two of our children were fortunate to have seen this spectacular eclipse under mostly cloud-free skies at a fairgrounds near Urbana, Ohio.  I had expected a large crowd, but there were only … Continue reading →

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Our Hastings Scope in March Month’s Sky & Tel

Posted on April 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by John Church For those of you who subscribe to Sky & Tel, there is an excellent reproduction of a drawing of the 1883 Caroline Island eclipse expedition on pages 28 and 29 of the April issue.  As show by … Continue reading →

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From The Director

Posted on November 6, 2023 by ST Editors

Captain John Smith and Thermodynamics by John Church, PhD, Former Director AAAP After various adventures in Europe and Africa, Captain John Smith helped found Jamestown in Virginia in 1607.   He also suggested the name “New England” for the northeastern part … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on November 6, 2023 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair Late Autumn at Peyton HallThe November, 2023 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall (on the campus of Princeton University) on Tuesday, November 14th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is … Continue reading →

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From The Program Chair

Posted on October 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Victor Davis, Program Chair Autumn at Peyton Hall The October, 2023 meeting of the AAAP will take place in Peyton Hall on Tuesday, October 10th at 7:30 PM. As usual, the meeting is open to AAAP members and the … Continue reading →

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Point of View

Posted on October 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by John A. Church “You’re home early, Dad!”“We only work half days at the office now because of the pandemic. I stopped on theway home to get you something because I know how much you like astronomy.”“Thank you! I bet … Continue reading →

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