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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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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair First, I am pleased to report that my four lectures on backyard astronomy were successfully delivered on the Friday evenings of September 14 through October 5. We had a good turnout ranging from about a dozen … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair The four Friday evening public lectures on backyard astronomy, by yours truly, are in full swing. My first class met on Friday evening, September 14. I introduced the audience to vocabulary and the objects commonly seen … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair On Sunday August 12, the D & R Greenway Organization and AAAP are hosting a ‘Perseid Meteor Shower party’ at a recently acquired preserve known as the Cider Mill Grasslands Preserve in E. Amwell Township, Hunterdon County. … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair Scout troop 556 will be camping overnight at the Washington-Crossing State Park on Saturday, June 9th. Volunteers Jeff Bernardis and Ira Polans will lead sky viewing at the observatory. One or two additional volunteers to help … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair Director D’Angelo reports that “we had a good crowd at the Super Science Day” during which the following members volunteered to help out: David Kaplan, Ludy, Michael Wright, Pat and Mary Hays, Victor Davis, and Larry … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

David Letcher, Outreach Chair We had a star party at the Hopewell Elementary School on Friday evening, March 16.  The weather was touch-and-go and I was not able to attend but presumably the other volunteers were there. I know Gene Ramsey … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair We have two star parties this month. The first one is Friday, March 16 at Hopewell Elementary School and the second one is Wednesday, March 26 at Stuart Country Day School. This second party has … Continue reading

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From the Outreach Chair

by David Letcher, Outreach Chair So far this 2012 season has seen us scheduled for three star parties. January 26th was to be our first of the season at Antheil School in Ewing, NJ, but very cloudy weather put a … Continue reading

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