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Secretary’s Scribblings

by Gene Allen, Secretary As the recently appointed Secretary of the AAAP, I have been deeply immersed in learning how to accomplish the duties of the position and tweaking the tools to better fit my use. There has been a … Continue reading

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Minutes from the May 11, 2021 Members General Meeting (Online)

by John Miller, Secretary The June meeting convened at 7:30 PM via Zoom and Yahoo (online).  There were initially about 49 Zoom attendees. ●   Rex Parker introduced the evening’s topics and included a video of a model rocket launch (several … Continue reading

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Minutes from the May 11, 2021 Members General Meeting (Online)

by John Miller, Secretary ●  The meeting convened at 7:30 PM via Zoom and Yahoo (online).  There were initially about 59 Zoom attendees. ●   The Board of Trustees candidate slate, for 2021 – 2022, presented at last month’s meeting, was … Continue reading

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Minutes from the April 13, 2021 Members General Meeting (Online)

by John Miller, Secretary ●  The meeting convened at 7:30 PM via Zoom and Yahoo (online).  There were initially about 47 Zoom attendees. ●  Victor Davis, Program Chair, introduced the evening’s guest speaker: Professor Alexandra Krull Davatzes, Associate Professor in … Continue reading

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Minutes of the April 6, 2021 AAAP Board of Trustees meeting (online)

by John Miller, Secretary ● Director Rex Parker opened the Zoom meeting at 7:30 P.M. ● The agenda included:            * Calling for a slate of Trustee candidates for 2021-2022.            * Observatory policies for the upcoming season.            * … Continue reading

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Minutes from the March 9, 2021 Members General Meeting (Online)

by John Miller, Secretary ●  The meeting convened at 7:30 PM via Zoom and Yahoo (online).  There were initially about 52 Zoom attendees. ●  Rex Parker briefly reviewed “Galaxy Season” as seen from our latitude. He included a few Parker … Continue reading

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Minutes of the May 12, 2020 AAAP General Meeting (online)

by John Miller, Secretary This was the first 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 51 people were logged on at 7:45 p.m. This … Continue reading

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Minutes of the April 22, 2020 AAAP Board of Trustees meeting (online)

by John Miller, Secretary This meeting was initiated via an online video conferencing.session lasting about one hour. Attendees included: Larry Kane, Assistant Director Michael Mitrano, Treasurer Rex Parker, Director John Miller, Secretary Ira Polans, Program Chair David and Jennifer Skitt, … Continue reading

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Minutes of the February 11, 2020 AAAP General Meeting

by John Miller, Secretary Assistant Director, Larry Kane opened the meeting, 7:30PM Ira Polans introduced guest speaker, David McComas – PPPL and Princeton University. McComas’s presentation centered on the ongoing Parker Solar Probe mission, 2018 through 2025. There were about … Continue reading

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Minutes of the January 14, 2020 AAAP General Meeting

by John Miller, Secretary Director Rex Parker opened the meeting, 7:30PM. He reviewed several current items on the club’s agenda (Keyholder and Member observatory training). It was announced that member Ted Frimet has volunteered as co-editor of Sidereal Times, taking … Continue reading

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