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| The great "John Dobson". The "Sidewalk Astronomer". The Dobsonian Telescope man himself. His talks on the creation of the Universe are very interesting. But you had better follow every word or you'll be lost. |
| Here I am with John Dobson at the 2003 NEAF vendors convention. I have listened to the man on several occasions. Still don't know what the hell he is talking about. |
| Al Nagler and myself at the Stellafane Telescope Builders Convention in Springfield, Vermont. Al is the inventor of some of the worlds best Eyepieces and Astronomical Equipment. |
| On the left is the famous Comet Hunter, David Levi. Best known for the discovery with the Shoemakers of Comet "Shoemaker-Levi 9". "SL9" is the only Planet impactor witnessed by mankind. I watched the rusults of the impact on Jupiter for over 6 months with my 10 inch reflector. Know as the "String of Pearls", it broke into 21 pieces. It got too close on one of its passes and was broken apart by the gravatational pull of Jupiter. Gravity then pull it into the planet itself. David Levi has many Comet Discoveries to his credit and is an excellent speaker. |
| On the right is "THE MAN" himself, Jerry Lodriguss. Considered one of the top astrophotographers in the world. His skills have been published in every major astronomy publication. Sky and Tel, Astronomy Magazine, Petersons Astronomy Guide and many more. I have several links to his website throughout my website, but hell, he deserves another. http://www.astropix.com. |
| The great "Derrick Pitts". Heads the "Fels Planetarium" and Observatory at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was keynote speaker at the 2001 Stellafane Convention. |
| Through the years, I have been fortunate enough to meet some very important people in astronomy. Here are some photos of those people. |
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