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From the Director

Posted on January 1, 2021 by ST Editors

The third decade of the third millennium brings great opportunities for AAAP.  Where is amateur astronomy heading in the New Year?  What actions and decisions, what different directions might AAAP take as central New Jersey slowly emerges from the pandemic?  … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on December 14, 2020 by ST Editors

Join us for the great conjunction tonight, Friday, December 18 on solstice day, December 21 right after sunset (4:37pm).  You can join the live astro video session via Zoom produced by the AAAP astro-video group.  If conditions are favorable we will … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on November 30, 2020 by ST Editors

The Solstice Cometh                                                                            … Continue reading →

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Comet C/2020 M3 Atlas on 11-13-20

Posted on November 30, 2020 by ST Editors
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From the Director

Posted on November 1, 2020 by ST Editors

Be thankful for computerized star charts We’ll illuminate the history of celestial cartography at our next meeting via Zoom on Nov 10 at 7:30 (see Ira’s section below about the guest speaker and Zoom link). The premise that we stand … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on October 1, 2020 by ST Editors

Ancient astronomy comes to lifeWe’ll immerse ourselves in the history of astronomy from the ancient Greek perspective when we meet again via Zoom on Oct 13 at 7:30 (see Ira’s section below for info on the guest speaker and Zoom … Continue reading →

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From the Director

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

Zooming AAAP Meetings this Fall.It’s no surprise that we won’t have access to Peyton Hall auditorium in the near future, so we’ll be patient and go with Zoom this fall. Our May and June zooming experiments mostly succeeded, for example … Continue reading →

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From Rich Sherman, our camera and video guy

Posted on September 2, 2020 by ST Editors

Longtime member and current secretary John Miller recounting the intertwined history of AAAP and Princeton University.

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From the Director

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors

      by Rex Parker, Phd director@princetonastronomy.org Zooming AAAP Meetings this Fall. It’s no surprise that we won’t have access to Peyton Hall auditorium in the near future, so we’ll be patient and go with Zoom this fall. Our … Continue reading →

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From Rich Sherman, our camera and video guy

Posted on August 17, 2020 by ST Editors
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