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From the Director

Posted on November 2, 2014 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, PhD, Director Mt Lemmon Adventures.  I’ve been reflecting on my recent trip to Tucson for the astronomy imaging workshop “Making Every Pixel Count”, run by Adam Block at the Univ. of Arizona’s Steward Observatory … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD  director@princetonastronomy.org A crispness to the skies and a sense of urgency with the temperatures give October an auspicious feel for amateur astronomers.  New constellations well positioned include Perseus, Andromeda, and Pegasus – three of the original … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on September 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD, Director Change is in the wind for AAAP.  As director this season, my goal is to enhance the connections you make with AAAP, to expand your access to the Princeton Astronomy experience, to enrich the role … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on September 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane When I first heard that a group of interested people were getting together to form an organization that would be there to help Washington Crossing Park, I knew that I should offer my time and energy to … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on July 18, 2014 by ST Editors

        by Rex Parker, PhD, Director May your mid-summer night dreams include starry vistas and glimpses of the great arc of the Milky Way Galaxy across the splendid constellations from Cygnus to Sagittarius!  On July 12, we … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker, PhD, Director Embracing the future with an eye on 50 proud years of AAAP’s past, it is an honor for me to return to the helm as Director for the next season.  I extend my thanks and … Continue reading →

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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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