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The Amateur Astronomers Association of
Princeton, Inc.
ALTERNATE NAME
AAAP
ADDRESS
PO Box 2017
Princeton, NJ 08543
PHONE
609-737-2575 - Simpson Observatory, Washington Crossing
State Park; voice-mail
609-252-1223 - John Miller
INTERNET ADDRESS
http://www.princetonastronomy.org
ADMINISTRATOR
John Miller, Ph.D., Director
CONTACT NAME
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 every
Friday night of each month, April 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.
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.
FOUNDED
1962
SUBJECTS
Cultural Organizations
LAST UPDATED
4/08