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When the Moon Pulls the Earth: Encounters with the Tides

Posted on August 12, 2025 by ST Editors

by Jim Peck I’ve had two recent encounters with the moon but not the usual visual ones where you can notice the phases but the gravitational ones where you can notice the tidal cycles. I used to work at the … Continue reading →

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Gott Map Projections

Posted on March 30, 2025 by ST Editors

by James Peck I logged in to the March 11th meeting late so didn’t really understand too much of the first part of Richard Gott’s talk. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the map projection discussion. My father was a navigator in … Continue reading →

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Gravitational Waves: Everywhere, All the Time

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by James Peck I thought Kim Burtnyk’s Feb. 11th talk was fascinating and it got me thinking about the nature of the universe. These are just some musings from an amateur scientist that may seem batty, but some ideas from … Continue reading →

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Comparing the sky in Newark versus the Bahamas

Posted on April 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by James Peck I teach electives to 8th graders at Link Community Charter School in Newark. Ten students are lucky enough to be going to the Island School in the Bahamas for a week of enrichment at the end of … Continue reading →

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