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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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Minutes of July 9, 2013 Board Meeting

Posted on July 19, 2013 by ST Editors

Attendees: Jeff Bernardis, Director Larry Kane, Assistant Director Michael Mitrano, Treasurer Kate Otto, Program Chair Michael Wright, Secretary James Poinsett David Letcher Gene Ramsey John Church Bill Murray Jennifer Skitt David Skitt John Giles Arshad Jilani 1. StarQuest Director Jeff … Continue reading →

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Appropriation for New Observatory

Posted on July 19, 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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2013 Annual Meeting Minutes

Posted on June 12, 2013 by ST Editors

Submitted by Michael Wright, Secretary Director Ludy D’Angelo called the annual meeting to order.[1]  He announced that the only item of business is the election of the 2013-14 Board of Trustees. Ludy announced the slate of candidates, which was presented … Continue reading →

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Three Decades On the Front Lines of Astrophysics Lecture and Book Signing with Michael Lemonick

Posted on April 5, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Our monthly lectures will continue on Tuesday, April 9 at 8:00 pm in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University Campus. Author Michael Lemonick will discuss his three decades on the front lines of astrophysics. For people … Continue reading →

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March 12, 2013 AAAP Meeting Minutes

Posted on April 5, 2013 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary The meeting was called to order by Director Ludy D’Angelo. He welcomed everyone to the meeting. Michael Wright, Secretary, introduced the speaker, Dr. Rachel Somerville, Professor of Astrophysics at Rutgers. He congratulated her on the 2013 … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Mr. Ramsey.

Posted on April 5, 2013 by ST Editors

by Micheal Wright On January 22, 2103, Gene Ramsey, David and Jen Skitt, and I hosted one of the coldest star parties in recent memory at Hopewell Elementary School. The temperature was 17°F, but the children enjoyed “space up close.” … Continue reading →

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