#sciastro Channel Users
This page was last modified on
12/25/04.
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Algenib
has been into astronomy for about 15 years. The large picture shows her in front
of her Montreal, Canada area home with her trusty Celestron 4.5" reflector
on a Polaris mount. As everyone who has chatted with algenib knows, she also
loves the social part of astronomy. In fact, she runs her own little astronomy
club. "I love to teach it, show it and do it!" Algenib has started
doing some astrophotography, and also has done some lovely watercolor space art.
Antares,
Gina Fedon, is a native of Italy but now lives in Overland Park, Kansas, with
her husband, EverStar. Gina has an
8" Celestron dob and is building a 16" TeleKit. She is shown
here with EverStar's 24" Starmaster.
Astroman
is Steve Dodder in real life and lives about 40 miles Southwest of Phoenix in a
secluded spot called "Hidden Valley Estates" where he's
owner/operator/benefactor of a small observatory named Stone Haven. Stone Haven
contains a permanent pier for his 8" Celestron SCT and gives access to
fairly dark skies. The small picture shows Astroman and wife, Rosie. Click on it
and see them in the observatory & Steve with his C8. Visit his web
page to see more.
Astrosetz
(Jeff Setzer), from near Milwaukee, WI, has enjoyed astronomy for 15 years and
is show in the larger photo on the left with his new 22" f/4.1StarMaster.
He also has a 10" f/4.5 Coulter Odyssey Compact he got when he started high
school, a Dynascope RV-6 and a Meade ETX. AstroSetz has been editing the
Northern Cross Science Foundation's newsletter off and on for 10 years, and is
currently the group's president.
Dave_J
says, "I live in just outside of Chicago. The picture of me and my 60mm
Meade refractor (inset) were taken while I was in Nebraska to view the comet. I
guess you could say I'm a small-scope enthusiast, tackling the universe with
nothing more than a small refractor, a pair of binoculars, and my wits!
:-)"
Doug
Bock, or DougB on IRC, is from near Fenton,
MI and has been an amateur astronomer since 1965. He is pictured here with his
20" f/5 dobsonian. Doug also owns a 12.5" f/6, an 8" f/6 and a
4" f/10 SCT. He is Resident Observer for Northern Cross Observatory,
DeepSky Chairman of the Warren Astronomical Society, Member of Ford Amateur
Astronomy Club - Dearborn, Member of Lowbrow Astronomy Club - Ann Arbor and a
Member of Genesee Astronomical Society - Flint.
Eric
Greene from Atlanta, or erg on irc, is one
of the old pro's on #sciastro. If you encounter a weird problem and need advice,
chances are erg has already been there and fixed it! He is shown here with his
16" StarMaster dobsonian at the 1999 Chiefland Star party.
My
name is Karma Gardner, karmaG on mIRC, and I
live in North Carolina. I enjoy deep sky observing with my newly acquired
10" dobsonian and my 4.5" reflector. I recently earned my Messier
Certificate. I have attended advanced Astronomy Camp at U of AZ, and I hope to
attending again :-)
Neptunium,
or Gordon Garradd as the Kangaroos call him, hides from light pollution far
outside the small town of Loomberah, Australia, where he enjoys Mag. 7 skies. He
chose his nick to reflect his love for observing asteroids and comets.
Voyager
is Karen Healy in "real" life and lives somewhere that is cold.
This small picture shows Voyager a few years ago (perhaps 20???) and the larger
picture shows here with FlashCA at the 2002 Winter Star Party in the Florida
Keys :-D
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