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Minutes of the March 19, 2014 AAAP Board Meeting

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Attendees: Director Jeff Bernardis, Assistant Director Larry Kane, Treasurer Michael Mitrano, Program Chair Kate Otto, Secretary Michael Wright, Observatory Co-chairs Jennifer and David Skitt, John Church, Kevin Mooney, Bill Murray and Gene Ramsey. Director Jeff Bernardis … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the February 11, 2014 AAAP Meeting

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Director Jeff Bernardis opened the meeting.  He congratulated and awarded an observatory key to new keyholder Kevin Mooney and requested a volunteer to form the nominating committee for next year’s officers. Program Chair Kate Otto introduced … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the November 12, 2013 Meeting

Posted on November 30, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Director Jeff Bernardis opened the meeting and announced that the club has 2014 Astronomy calendars for sale at $10 each. Program Chair Kate Otto introduced the speaker for the evening, member Rex Parker who presented “Galaxies, … Continue reading →

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How to Buy Your First Telescope

Posted on November 30, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright Around the holidays, astronomers get asked by friends and family members about how to buy a first telescope.  In fact, the club received just such a questions last week from someone whose interest was sparked by a … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the October 8, 2013 AAAP Meeting

Posted on November 7, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Director Jeff Bernardis opened the meeting by welcoming and recognizing new members. Jeff announced that former Director Kirk Alexander recently passed away in his home in California after a battle with cancer. John Church remembered Kirk … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the September 10, 2013 AAAP Meeting

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Director Jeff Bernardis opened the meeting by welcoming and recognizing new members. Jeff announced that PPL will be holding a series of colloquia. Interested members can email him for details. Also, he announced that 2013-14 dues … Continue reading →

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Minutes of the September 18, 2013 Board Meeting

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ST Editors

Submitted by Michael Wright, Secretary Attendees: Jeff Bernardis, Director                        Gene Ramsey Larry Kane, Assistant Director            Brian Van Liew Michael Mitrano, Treasurer                 Bill Murray Michael Wright, Secretary                   John Giles Saul Moroz                                              Ludy D’Angelo Ira Polans                                                … Continue reading →

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Appropriation for the New Observatory

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary At the July 9, 2013 Board meeting, the Board unanimously approved the following motion: The Board of Trustees recommends that $12,000 of AAAP’s reserves be appropriated for construction of the new observatory structure at Washington-Crossing State … Continue reading →

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The Quest to Understand the Sun and the Space Weather It Produces

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Our monthly lectures will resume on September 10, 2013 with a lecture by Clayton E. Myers of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory entitled “The Quest to Understand the Sun and the Space Weather It Produces.” The lecture … Continue reading →

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StarQuest

Posted on July 19, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary StarQuest, our annual star party, will be held the first weekend in September (Sept. 6 to 8) at the Hope Conference and Renewal Center, Hope, NJ. Of all the star parties in the region, StarQuest has … Continue reading →

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