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December 11, 2012 AAAP Meeting Minutes

Posted on January 6, 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 and announced that the club has Astronomy magazine’s 2013 Deep Sky Mysteries calendars on sale and speaker Ken Kremer will … Continue reading →

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November 13, 2012 AAAP Meeting Minutes

Posted on December 4, 2012 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary The meeting was called to order by Director Ludy D’Angelo. He welcomed everyone to the meeting and noted that five new members have joined since October. Ludy recognized the new members in the attendance. He announced … Continue reading →

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A Candle in the Dark

Posted on December 4, 2012 by ST Editors

An Editorial, by Michael Wright, Co-Editor November 5, 1962: A few weeks before, the Cuban missile crisis had been resolved and the Soviets were removing their missiles from the island nation. Wally Schirra had just completed the fifth Mercury flight, … Continue reading →

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Sidereal Times Needs You

Posted on October 3, 2012 by ST Editors

Michael Wright and Surabhi Agarwal, Co-editors To celebrate the kick-off of AAAP’s 50th year, we would like the November issue to be a celebration of the club’s history and accomplishments. We are producing an illiustrated commemorative booklet with specially written … Continue reading →

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May 8, 2012 AAAP Meeting Minutes

Posted on June 4, 2012 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Secretary Director Ludy D’Angelo called the meeting to order. Ludy introduced Renee Hlozek, a post-doc in Princeton’s Astrophysics Department, who invited the club to join the Department’s Transit of Venus program on June 5. They plan to … Continue reading →

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The Ordeal of Guillaume Le Gentil

Posted on February 6, 2012 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright, Co-Editor Does this scenario sound familiar? You buy a new piece of gear; say an eyepiece that you are dying to try out on your favorite deep sky object. It arrives in the mail on a weekday … Continue reading →

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Space Capsule on Display

Posted on September 5, 2011 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright Local space enthusiasts have an opportunity to see and touch the capsule that returned entrepreneur and space tourist, Greg Olson, to Earth after his 2005, 8-day stay at the International Space Station. The three-man craft is on … Continue reading →

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Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico

Posted on September 5, 2011 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright While on vacation in Puerto Rico over Memorial Day weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the Arecibo Observatory, the largest single-dish radio telescope ever constructed. The 1000-foot diameter dish was impressive, but the antenna platform grabbed … Continue reading →

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Miss Mitchell’s Telescope, Part 2

Posted on April 3, 2011 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright Last month I wrote about Maria Mitchell’s connection to the Vassar Telescope, which is on display at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian.  This second installment covers the telescope itself and its maker, Henry … Continue reading →

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Miss Mitchell’s Telescope

Posted on March 1, 2011 by ST Editors

by Michael Wright On a recent trip to National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, I was pleasantly surprised to find this interesting telescope as the landmark object for museum’s science and technology wing.  The description merely stated that … Continue reading →

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