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Observatory Report

Posted on December 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Dave and Jennifer Skitt, Observatory Co-Chairs Solar Observing on November 29, 2025 Upon hearing of the Grand Re-Opening of the Nature Center in Washington Crossing State Park on Thanksgiving weekend, I wondered what AAAP could do to entice park … Continue reading →

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From Princeton to Pleiades: Adventures with a Smart Telescope

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei, Assistant Director I’ve been having lots of fun with my Seestar S30 smart telescope. Over the last week or so I took pictures of the Andromeda galaxy, the Orion Nebula, and the Pleiades. As I’m sure many/most … Continue reading →

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The North Star of Indian Cosmology

Posted on June 3, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Famed Indian astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr. Jayant Narlikar has recently passed away. What follows is my tribute to this great scientist. Narlikar worked under the tutelage of Fred Hoyle, the eminent British astrophysicist and cosmologist at … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Astronomers Have Discovered a New Hidden Galaxy Near Andromeda—And It’s Unlike Anything Seen Before A previously unknown dwarf galaxy has been discovered on the outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy, adding to the growing list … Continue reading →

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The Curse is Broken!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen For many reasons I’m sure, I have been unable to observe any comet, either visually or with photography, with the naked eye, binoculars, iPhone cameras, DSLRs, telescopes with eyepieces, or telescopes with cameras. This condition has prevailed … Continue reading →

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Starlink Astronomical Pollution

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

This article is reproduced from https://www.astron.nl/starlink-satellites/ Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations. New observations with the LOFAR radio telescope, the … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

by Richard Sherman Astrophysics for People in A Hurry by Neil deGrasse TysonPublished 2017Grade: AHardback $9.99 on Amazon224 pages Okay, so it’s not a new book but with the holidays right around the corner “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” … Continue reading →

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