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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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From the Assistant Director

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei, PhD  assist.director@princetonastronomy.org The Star Party Event at the Institute for Advanced Study.  On Friday, February 21, 2025, there was an evening star party event at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) here in Princeton NJ.   Lia Medeiros … Continue reading →

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June 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, AAAP Astroimaging Chair The month of May has been one of the cloudiest months negating many DSO astronomical quests. However, solar activity has been the mainstay with April’s solar eclipse and May’s extraordinary Aurora Borealis visible to … Continue reading →

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May 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, AAAP Astroimaging Chair The month of April 2024 has brought out the tremendous skills, innovative engineering, techniques, excitement, and frankly the true astro-grit of AAAP members chasing the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. Many members, including those … Continue reading →

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April 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on April 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, AAAP Astroimaging Chair The astroimaging section of this month’s Sidereal Times displays several images from the AAAP membership. The solar eclipse of April 8th may reveal Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, nick named the Devil Comet, shown as the first … Continue reading →

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RIP John Miller

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

John Miller Remembered by Robert J. Vanderbei I am very saddened to hear that John Miller is no longer with us.  I met him back in 1999 when I first got started in astronomy and joined the AAAP.  He and … Continue reading →

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Vanderbei did it again!

Posted on December 3, 2022 by ST Editors

Here’s the picture of the Andromeda Galaxy that Bob Vanderbie took during the AstroVideo Live event on November 22, 2022. Telescope:   10” Ritchey-Chretien Camera:      ZWO ASI2400MC-Pro Image Capture Software:   SharpCap Exposures:   30 seconds automatically aligned/stacked and … Continue reading →

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