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From the Outreach Chair

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair Well, star party season has started with our usual visits. Monday evening, October 28 saw us at the Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick showing Ms. McCarthy’s astronomy class a few sky objects. Unfortunately, there … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Coordinator

David Letcher, Outreach Coordinator Ms. Stephanie Williams of the Newell Elementary School in Allentown, NJ has invited us to participate in their science night on Friday, November 15, 2013. This is one of our regular star parties. We have been … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Coordinator

David Letcher, Outreach Coordinator Mr. Jay Watson of the D & R Greenway Land Trust has invited us to join them during the evening of August 12 to view the meteor shower. Last August about a half-dozen of us brought … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair We have two invitations for which we can do our usual star parties. From Elena Nickerson at the Stuart Country Day School: Once again, I would like to arrange a night of star gazing for … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair Hello Everyone, The following are the current outreach opportunities for us. Let me know if you can participate in any or all events. On March 17, Sunday at 3:00 p.m., a film called The City … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair Community outreach opportunity: On Thursday, February 21, 2013 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM AAAP Members are invited to set up their telescopes on the playground and share their expertise at Mill Lake School’s annual Astronomy Night. … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair The evening of Nov. 28th saw a group of AAAP members hosting a star party at the Millstone River School in Plainsboro, NJ. We had clear skies with a bright full moon. Jupiter was prominent too … Continue reading

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