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Minutes of the January 12, 2021 AAAP General Meeting

by Larry Kane, Assistant Director ●  The meeting convened at 7:30 PM via Zoom. ●  A presentation on the physics of a refracting telescope, including a history of several instruments, including our own Hastings-Byrne was provided by member John Church. … Continue reading

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Minutes of the December 8, 2020 AAAP General Meeting

by John Miller, Secretary ● Online meeting, via Zoom, began at 7:30 pm. There were about 62 attendees. ● Rex Parker reviewed current membership count, which the Secretary records at 28 paid new members (2020); 52 paid renewed members (2020) … Continue reading

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Minutes of the October 6, 2020 AAAP Board of Trustees meeting (virtual)

by John Miller, Secretary ● Rex Parker opened the Zoom meeting at 7:00 P.M. ● Rex and David Skitt indicated that the previous plan of opening the Washington Crossing Observatory to six people inside the building had failed to consistently … Continue reading

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Minutes of the September 9, 2020 AAAP General Meeting (virtual / online)

by John Miller, Secretary This was the first AAAP for the club’s new 2020 – 2021 year. Again, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this meeting was virtual using the Zoom interface. Approximately 60 participants were logged in during the first … Continue reading

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Minutes of the September 1, 2020 AAAP Board of Trustees Meeting (virtual / online)

by John Miller, Secretary ● Rex Parker opened the Zoom meeting at 7:30 P.M. ● There was a brief review of the May and June 2020 online general meetings. Both        were reported to have gone well with members. Rex … Continue reading

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Minutes of the June 9, 2020 AAAP General Meeting (virtual / online)

by John Miller, Secretary with additions: Larry Kane, Assistant Director ● This was the second virtual / online general member’s meeting of the AAAP since the club’s inception. Attendees were invited to participate via the cloud-based Zoom communications software. About … Continue reading

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Minutes of the May 2019 meeting of the AAAP

by James Poinsett Sr. ♦ Rex opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. He then talked about the Apollo memorabilia he brought and put on display. He also brought a telescope to look at the Apollo landing sites after the meeting. … Continue reading

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Minutes of the January 18th AAAP Board Meeting

by James Poinsett, Secretary • Rex called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm • A brief overview of 2016’s accomplishments and 2017’s objectives was presented. • The main topic of the evening was next, what to do about the … Continue reading

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Minutes of September 9, 2014 AAAP Meeting

by James Poinsett, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting with a brief introspective of the AAAP and expressed his thanks to Princeton University for the use of their facilities. The Board meetings are scheduled for this coming year. They … Continue reading

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