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Arshad Jilani, Our Rocket Scientist

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

by Surabhi Agarwal On November 8th, 2018, we lost yet another of our members and keyholder, Arshad Jilani. I had the honor and pleasure to get to know Arshad and his family for the past few years. He came to … Continue reading →

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Videos of Total Solar Eclipse taken by AAAP members.

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

Total Eclipse Story 2017 – by Arshad Jilani The sky and horizon at totality – submitted by Joy Saxena, shot by Pallavi Narain Time lapse video of the sky before, during and after totality – submitted by Joy Saxena, shot … Continue reading →

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From the Program Chair

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

By Ira Polans The October AAAP meeting is on the 10th at 7:30PM in Peyton Hall on the Princeton University campus. The presentation will be divided into two 30 minute parts. The first part is “The AAAP’s 2017 Total Solar … Continue reading →

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When I Worked on Mars

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

by Arshad Jilani Canopus is a bluish-white star, about 300 light years away. This star, the second brightest in the sky after Sirius, became a major focus of my life, thirty-five years ago. In April, 1977, I moved from the … Continue reading →

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