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The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton, Inc. (CRF ID #372)

ALTERNATE NAME
AAAP

ADDRESS
PO Box 2017
Princeton, NJ 08543

PHONE
609-737-2575 - Simpson Observatory, Washington Crossing State Park; voice-mail
609-730-0670 - Rex Parker, PhD
609-882-9336 - Ludovico D'Angelo, Secretary

EMAIL
info@princetonastronomy.org

URL
http://www.princetonastronomy.org

ADMINISTRATOR
Rex Parker, Ph.D., Director

CONTACT PERSON
Jeff Bernardis, Public Outreach Coordinator

DESCRIPTION
A local organization which promotes the interests of amateur astronomers in the area, and provides joint programs with the state planetarium. The club has two observatories: one located near the Nature Center in Washington Crossing State Park, with a computer controlled 14" Schmidt Cassigrain and 6.5" refractor telescopes is open to the public on the first and last friday nights of each month, March through October. The other is in Jenny Jump State Park near Hope, New Jersey. This observatory is on the grounds of the United Astronomy clubs of New Jersey and houses a 12.5" Newtonian telescope and is open only to members of the AAAP.

SERVICES
Public education - Lecture series

PROGRAMS
The organization features lectures on current topics of astronomy by professional astronomers from Princeton University, Rutgers, The Institute for Advanced Study, and other scientific institutions.

PUBLICATIONS
Sidereal Times (monthly newsletter) - available on-line at the above Internet address

MEETING PLACE
Peyton Hall, Ivy Lane, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

MEETING TIME
Second TUE of each month SEPT-MAY; 8:00 PM
June meeting held at NJ State Planetarium - second TUE

MEMBERSHIP
Open to all; must be 18 or older to become a key holder

FEES/DUES
$40 per year

SPECIAL EVENTS
New Jersey StarQuest Weekend -new moon weekend in June, with speakers and all night observing

FOUNDED
1962

SUBJECT
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS

DATE MODIFIED
07-10-06