Tag Archives: video

From Rich Sherman, our camera and video guy

Longtime member and current secretary John Miller recounting the intertwined history of AAAP and Princeton University.

Posted in September 2020, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

From Rich Sherman, our camera and video guy

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Online Astronomy Training

by Michael Wright The Internet has made delivering training courses easy for teachers and professors so that students and adult learners now have many options in addition to books for studying their chosen topic. This is true for astronomy too. … Continue reading

Posted in January 2016, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Moon Occults Venus in the Daytime

by Michael Wright On December 7, 2015, a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon was visible from most of North and Central America. I observed from my office parking lot at lunchtime using IS binoculars, but member Robert Vanderbei created … Continue reading

Posted in December 2015, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Observatory Video Project

By Larry Kane, Assistant Director Following up on a suggestion from Director Rex Parker, a group of members met at the observatory on Wednesday, September 17 to discuss the possibility of adding video viewing.  Several configurations of video equipment and … Continue reading

Posted in October 2014, Sidereal Times | Tagged , | Leave a comment