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March 26, 2018 Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the March 26, 2018 meeting of the AAAP Board of Directors Meeting started and Rex welcomed and thanked all 14 members and board members present. Nominations update – Nominations chairman, Jim Fling, announced all current board members have … Continue reading

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February 13, 2018 Meeting Minutes

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary Minutes of the February 2018 Meeting of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton The meeting was called to order at 7:30. Director Rex explained the amendment to the constitution that was to be voted upon, adding … Continue reading

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January 9, 2018 Meeting Minutes

by Victor Davis on behalf of Jim Poinsett, Secretary Minutes of the January 2018 meeting of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton Director Rex Parker opened the meeting by challenging members to spot several new comets well placed for observation … Continue reading

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December 12, 2017 Meeting Minutes

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary Minutes of the December 2017 meeting of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton • The meeting was called to order at 7:30 by Michael Mitrano standing in for Rex Parker. • Bill Murray gave a presentation … Continue reading

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November 14, 2017 Meeting Minutes

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary After the presentation and the break Rex called the meeting to order. Rex talked about light pollution and how LED lights blue shift and cause problems for viewing and astrophotography. He stressed the need to influence … Continue reading

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November 6, 2017 Board Meeting Minutes

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary Minutes of the November 2017 Board Meeting of the AAAP The meeting was called to order at 7:30 The first topic of the evening was about making the outreach chairperson and observatory chairperson positions members of … Continue reading

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October 10, 2017 Meeting Minutes

by Jim Poinsett, Secretary Minutes of the October 2017 Meeting of the AAAP • Rex called the meeting to order at 7:30 • Two speakers for the evening     –  Arshad Jiliani showed the video he compiled of the trip … Continue reading

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From Hendersonville, Tennessee

by James Poinsett, Secretary The AAAP was represented in Hendersonville, Tennessee, a little north of Nashville. I set up my telescope and over 100 people, mostly kids, came up to look through it at the eclipse. Great clear skies, what … Continue reading

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Minutes of the April 11, 2017 meeting of the AAAP

by James Poinsett, Secretary • The director, Rex Parker, called the meeting to order. • There will be a night sky refresher at the planetarium of the NJ State Museum on Saturday, May 13th at 10:00 AM, all members are … Continue reading

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Minutes of the January 18th AAAP Board Meeting

by James Poinsett, Secretary • Rex called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm • A brief overview of 2016’s accomplishments and 2017’s objectives was presented. • The main topic of the evening was next, what to do about the … Continue reading

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