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Annual Planetarium Show – June 9

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ST Editors

by Ira Polans, Program Chair AAAP member Bill Murray will once again host the AAAP’s last program of the season on June 9th at the New Jersey State Museum Planetarium. Members will gather at 7:30 for a private show. Friends and family … Continue reading →

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From Backyard to Mountaintop: The Adventures of History’s Best Worst Telescope

Posted on December 30, 2014 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright Our first meeting of the new year will be on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in a new location:  Bowen Hall (see Princeton campus maps for building and parking locations).  Alan Hirshfeld, Professor of Physics at the University … Continue reading →

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Imaging the Universe

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

by Surabhi Agarwal, Co-editor Spring is finally here. Amateur astronomers can now rejoice in the fact that they can look up at the sky without being part of the film “Frozen”. It is time to take out your cameras and … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on November 30, 2013 by ST Editors

by Kate Otto, Program Chair A happy 2013 holiday season to all!  Thanks again to Rex Parker who gave the club a virtual tour of the University of Arizona’s Mt. Lemmon Sky Center at last month’s meeting.  The Mt. Lemmon Sky Center … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on November 7, 2013 by ST Editors

Kate Otto, Program Chair AAAP’s next meeting will be on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in Peyton Hall. Member Rex Parker , PhD. (Indiana University, 1985, Biochemistry) will present “Galaxies, Comets, and Pixels from the High Desert” in … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on June 12, 2013 by ST Editors

Kate Otto, Program Chair AAAP member Bill Murray will once again host the Club’s last program the second Tuesday, June 11th at the New Jersey State Museum Planetarium. The Club will gather at 7:30 for a brief business meeting followed … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on May 6, 2013 by ST Editors

Kate Otto, Program Chair AAAP member Bill Murray will once again host the Club’s last program the second Tuesday, June 11th at the New Jersey State Museum Planetarium. The Club will gather at 7:30 for a brief business meeting followed … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on January 28, 2013 by ST Editors

Kate Otto, Program Chair Our next meeting will be on Monday, February 4, at 8:00 p.m. in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University Campus. Our speaker this month will be Dr. Jim Green, who will present a lecture entitled “The … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on January 6, 2013 by ST Editors

Kate Otto, Program Chair Does it really matter when the AAAP Club was founded? What really matters is that AAAP is a great club for amateur astronomers. For fifty years, AAAP members have enjoyed sharing their enthusiasm for astronomy. We … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on November 11, 2012 by ST Editors

Kate Otto, Program Chair Our speaker for the November 13 meeting will be Renée Hlozek, a Lyman Spitzer Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow in the Astrophysical Sciences Department at Princeton University. In her talk entitled “The Cosmic Shopping List: Constituents and Symmetries … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on October 3, 2012 by ST Editors

Kate Otto, Program Chair In an effort to make the evening interesting and informative, we have invited Dr. Rashid Sunyaev to join us on October 9th. Those of you who heard David Spergel speak last month on “Illuminating the Evolution … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on August 8, 2012 by ST Editors

Kate Otto, Program Chair Our monthly lectures will resume on September 11, 2012 at 8:00 pm in Peyton Hall with a lecture from AAAP’s friend, Prof. David Spergel, Chair of the Princeton’s Department of Astrophysical Sciences. Prof. Spergel’s talk is … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on June 4, 2012 by ST Editors

Ken Levy, Program Chair Many thanks to Mario Livio for a great lecture on the latest scientific achievements of the Hubble Space Telescope to close the season. It’s been a great experience serving as Program Chair. Great thanks to Ludy … Continue reading →

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