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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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From the Director

Posted on May 6, 2013 by ST Editors

Ludovico D’Angelo, Director May is upon us, and our last 2 meetings for the season are imminent. On May 11th, our 50th Anniversary dinner/panel discussion/observing will take the place of our annual meeting that would have occurred on May 14th. … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on April 5, 2013 by ST Editors

Ludovico D’Angelo, Director Get excited; get motivated. Spring is back; put some spring in your step. We start our public open houses at Washington Crossing on April 5th. This is a great opportunity to become trained as a keyholder. Come … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on January 28, 2013 by ST Editors

Ludovico D’Angelo, Director We had a fairly low key Board meeting on the 15th of January. Other than the Board, only a few members attended. I think this was the lowest attended Board meeting in quite a while. We did … Continue reading →

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