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Tag Archives: observatory
From the Observatory Chair
By David Skitt The Solar Observing Memorial Day Weekend event on Saturday, May 27th, held at AAAP’s Observatory in Washington Crossing State Park was awesome! We had 10 volunteers/keyholders. Not sure of the breakdown of members in attendance versus general public … Continue reading
The Columns of Observation
by Dave Skitt, Observatory Chairperson After two+ years of planning, coordination and an unnerving NJDEP permitting process, the columns that allow for open sky observation from within the walls of AAAP’s Simpson Observatory have finally been replaced. The original cinder-block … Continue reading
Sunny Solar Observing Success! – May 29, 2022
by Dave Skitt, Observatory Chair After several weeks of rains outs on public Friday nights and scheduled members nights, AAAP finally got a break with its Solar Observing event hosted at our observatory in Washington Crossing State Park. The skies … Continue reading
Extension of our Friday Night Public Observing Season
by Dave and Jennifer Skitt, Observatory Chairperson(s) The AAAP Board has voted to extend the Friday night public season until the last Friday in November. We felt that the delayed season start due to pandemic restrictions and poor weather warranted giving … Continue reading
From the Director
Astronomy in Summertime. The AAAP Observatory at Washington Crossing State Park is up and running and ready for members to see the stars! We are still limited by the state to having no more than 12 people in the building … Continue reading
Posted in Mid-summer 2021, Sidereal Times
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From the Director
June 8 Meeting via Zoom. We hope to see you on June 8 for the presentation by Dr. Anna Schauer, NASA Hubble Fellow from the University of Texas, who will join us from Austin. See Program Chair Victor Davis’s section … Continue reading
Posted in June 2021, Sidereal Times
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From The Observatory
by Dave Skitt, Observatory Chairperson As of this moment, the Labor Day Solar Observing Session hosted by AAAP and Wayne Henderek at the WCSP Nature Center is still scheduled to take place either Saturday or Monday afternoon. This is a call … Continue reading
Observatory Public Nights Postponed. Our Skies Remain Open
by Dave Skitt, Observatory Chairperson The State of New Jersey closed our public state park buildings. This is part of the COVID 19 virus response. AAAP delayed the opening of our observatory for Friday Night Public Observing for your safety. This delay will remain in effect until … Continue reading
Member Night at Simpson Observatory!
by Gene Allen, Outreach Chair Have you been enjoying the wonderful speakers but feeling uncomfortable or intimidated about visiting the Observatory? Not worth making the drive or staying up late to look at dim fuzzies? Time to shake that off … Continue reading
let there be light
by Dave Skitt let there be light Let there be light! And it was good. You may believe from the title that I will be writing about the beginning of the universe, some formula for the speed of light or … Continue reading
Winter use of the observatory
by Dave and Jennifer Skitt The cold weather has set in but that doesn’t mean the observatory can’t be used to catch that elusive asteroid or your favorite winter galaxy or star cluster. Here are a few considerations to keep … Continue reading