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From the Lens of Lisa

by Lisa Ann Fanning This months “From the Lens of Lisa” is largely Lunar! 🙂 11/2/22- A fun feature to look for the day after a First Quarter Moon is “Rupes Recta” or “the Straight Wall.” This is a linear … Continue reading

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From the Lens of Lisa

by Lisa Ann Fanning Hello and welcome to this month’s installment of “From the Lens of Lisa.” 10/5/22 11:58 PM EDT After days of rain here in Central New Jersey, there was finally a tiny window of clear skies before … Continue reading

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From the Lens of Lisa

by Lisa Ann Fanning Recently, I had some success in photographing Jupiter. Two single photos were used- one to record positioning of the moons and one to capture detail of Jupiter. I like the challenge of trying to capture detail with … Continue reading

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From the Program Chair

By Victor Davis Welcome back from summer hiatus!  Though we’re still Zooming, we’re kicking off the 2022-2023 academic year with a “double header;” two AAAP members each giving approximately half-hour talks. Michael DiMario tells the story of how a group … Continue reading

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From the Lens of Lisa

by Lisa Ann Fanning The skies just haven’t cooperated in pursuit of some of my targets. On the few nights/ early mornings I managed to get out, I made some captures, and embraced the clouds in some cases!  6/3/22 18% … Continue reading

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From the Lens of Lisa

by Lisa Fanning This month was very weather challenged.  I was hoping to see the May planets dance but awoke to find many clouds.   I did get lucky with the Total Lunar Eclipse on May 15 We managed to dodge the … Continue reading

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