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Poohs’ Hunney Pot

Posted on March 4, 2018 by ST Editors

asteroid velocity reprise by Ted Frimet I attended a presentation on asteroid occultation and IOTA, hosted at Montclair State University, by NJAG member Albert Carcich. I found Alberts lecture and slide presentation on measuring asteroid size and shape to be … Continue reading →

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How to haul tail

Posted on February 2, 2018 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet baby its cold outside Before our end of season, our Observatory Chair hosted a couple of school aged teenagers that needed to make celestial observations on a particular Friday night. Skipping ahead from the experiences of … Continue reading →

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Bare Naked Ladies

Posted on December 31, 2017 by ST Editors

castor and pollux exposed by Ted Frimet No, we haven’t changed the sex of our favored Gemini twins. This title has been haunting my mind, for a few days now. The Father of Advertising, David Mackenzie Ogilvy bombards my mind … Continue reading →

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no more buwwets

Posted on December 31, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood ? I bring you tidings of a final essay, as I have spent all of my Shekels from 2017. And have no coin left … Continue reading →

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Skynet exposed

Posted on December 4, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet dare you seize the galaxy? Hello Everyone, I am new to Skynet and am trying to get started.  I have watched the videos but am confused on a couple things and would appreciate any advice. For my first … Continue reading →

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Fortuna ipsa muta

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet sheer dumb luck Not everything is as it seems. And sometimes, despite months or years of amateur training, a gain in insight can be chalked up to “sheer dumb luck”. As most of our AAAP club members … Continue reading →

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Trifinder Trouble

Posted on October 3, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet It’s the end of the world as we know it. A brief recapitulation on the status of my cats endeavor to improve the sighting accuracy of my 12 inch dobsonian telescope by way of collapsing his cat … Continue reading →

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Frimet is cool!

Posted on September 6, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet Although my A/C quit on my, this weekend, my remote Australian observatory didn’t. Thank you Skynet. You made me feel cooler, despite the heat! NGC 253, R-COP 40 second observation, time taken at Aug 20, 2017 10:33 … Continue reading →

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Skynet Lesson

Posted on September 6, 2017 by ST Editors

by Ted Frimet ———————————————————-END LESSON—————————————————-

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Ted Frimet’s second attempt at remote astrophotography

Posted on August 2, 2017 by ST Editors

(We won’t talk about his first attempt!) Observation of Albireo was made with three exposures for Red, Green, and Blue Colorized and composited in Gimp for Mac OS X – adjusted curves and thresholds. Telescope Prompt8 Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory … Continue reading →

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