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The Cycle of Eclipses

Posted on October 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by John Church Many of my fellow AAAP members will have heard of the “saros”: the 18 years, 11 and one-third day cycle when eclipses of the sun and moon recur with nearly the same circumstances. To be more precise, … Continue reading →

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From Hendersonville, Tennessee

Posted on September 6, 2017 by ST Editors

by James Poinsett, Secretary The AAAP was represented in Hendersonville, Tennessee, a little north of Nashville. I set up my telescope and over 100 people, mostly kids, came up to look through it at the eclipse. Great clear skies, what … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on August 2, 2017 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane, Assistant Director As some of you may know, the last five months have been, health-wise, somewhat tough going for me. While I am confident that I can carry out existing and future projects for the AAAP, I … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on June 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane, Assistant Director I have two brief items of import to the AAAP membership that need updating. The first is the status of our group purchase of AAAP logo shirts and hats. At this writing, the order is … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on April 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane, Assistant Director There are a couple of issues that needed to be brought to your attention: I wanted to provide the AAAP membership an update on the planned trip to view the total solar eclipse on August … Continue reading →

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The Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017

Posted on January 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by John Church As many club members are already aware, we have arranged for a prime viewing site in Oregon for this year’s total solar eclipse. Totality will last for slightly over 2 minutes, beginning shortly after 10 am PDT, … Continue reading →

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From the Assistant Director

Posted on October 4, 2016 by ST Editors

by Larry Kane I am starting the logistical work to put together an AAAP trip to view the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017.   While it seems to be an event far into the future, if we wait too … Continue reading →

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